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January 17, 2020
11 US troops wounded in last week's Iran attack on Iraq base
WASHINGTON — At least 11 American troops were injured in an Iranian attack on an Iraqi base where American soldiers were deployed, US Central Command said on Thursday, although the US military had previously maintained there were no casualties."While no US service members were killed in the Jan. 8 Iranian attack on Al-Asad Air Base, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and are still being assessed," US ...
January 17, 2020
UK adds entire Hezbollah movement to terror blacklist
LONDON — Britain's finance ministry on Friday said it had added Lebanon's entire Hezbollah movement to its list of terrorist groups subject to asset freezing.The ministry previously only targeted the Shiite organization's military wing but has now listed the whole group after the government designated it a terrorist organization last March.The change requires any individual or institution in Britain with accounts or financial services connected to Hezbollah to suspend them ...
January 17, 2020
Khamenei plays down protests, says Iran foes exploiting plane tragedy
TEHRAN — Iran's supreme leader said on Friday that demonstrations at home over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner were unrepresentative of the Iranian people and accused the country's enemies of exploiting it for propaganda purposes.Leading the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran for the first time since 2012, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the Jan. 8 downing was a "bitter" tragedy but should not be allowed to overshadow the ...
January 17, 2020
Putin to attend Libya peace conference
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a peace conference on Libya in Germany on Sunday, as world powers step up efforts to find a lasting ceasefire.The peace talks in Berlin will focus on stopping the fighting and launching a "broad political dialogue" under the auspices of the United Nations, the Kremlin said.Libya has been in turmoil since dictator Muammar Kadhafi was killed in a 2011 NATO-backed ...
January 17, 2020
Lebanese block roads as protests enter fourth month
BEIRUT — Protesters blocked several main roads across Lebanon on Friday as unprecedented demonstrations against a political elite accused of corruption and incompetence entered their fourth month.The protest movement rocking Lebanon since Oct. 17 has resurged this week, over delays in forming a new cabinet to address the country's growing economic crisis.No progress seemed to have been made on a final lineup, which protesters demand be made up solely of ...
January 17, 2020
Russia's Lavrov calls for US-Iran de-escalation
MOSCOW — Russia's acting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday urged Iran and the United States to wind down tensions after Iranian forces accidentally downed a Ukrainian passenger jet.Lavrov said the tragedy was a "very serious red flag" and a signal that everyone should "start working on de-escalation and not on constant threats"."An increase in tensions between Iran and the United States will not help settle any single crisis in ...
January 17, 2020
Khamenei says plane tragedy should not overshadow loss of commander
TEHRAN — Iran's supreme leader called the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner a "bitter" tragedy on Friday but said it should not overshadow the "sacrifice" of a top commander killed in a US drone strike.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was giving the sermon at the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran, after a traumatic month in which the country had appeared on the brink of war with the United States and ...
January 17, 2020
Libya strongman Haftar in Greece ahead of peace meeting
ATHENS — Libyan National Army General Khalifa Haftar was holding talks in Athens on Friday, just two days ahead of a peace conference in Berlin which he and the head of the Tripoli-based Government of National Alliance Fayez Al-Sarraj are expected to attend.His visit comes as world powers step up efforts for a lasting ceasefire, nine months since an assault on Tripoli by Haftar's forces sparked fighting that has killed ...
January 16, 2020
More than 500 dead in Syria's Al-Hol camp in 2019: Medics
AL-HOL CAMP, Syria — At least 517 people, mostly children, died in 2019 in an overstretched Syrian camp housing displaced people and relatives of Daesh (the so-called IS) fighters, the Kurdish Red Crescent said on Thursday.The Kurdish-run Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria is home to around 68,000 people who are reliant on humanitarian assistance, especially during the harsh winter months.A Kurdish Red Crescent spokesperson said 371 children were among the ...
January 16, 2020
Haftar ready to join Libya talks: Germany
BERLIN — Libyan National Army (LNA) commander has agreed to abide by a cease-fire and said he was ready to participate in an international conference in Berlin on Sunday, Germany's foreign minister said.Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Alliance has been under attack since April from Haftar's forces, with clashes killing more than 280 civilians and 2,000 fighters and displacing tens of thousands.The leaders of the North African state's warring factions ...
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