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Post by DavidH on Mar 20, 2017 17:32:08 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 20, 2017 17:33:47 GMT
UN wants probe into refugee boat attack off YemenThe United Nations called Monday for an inquiry into last week's attack on a boat off Yemen's coast that killed 42 people, mostly Somali refugees. "Many questions remain unanswered on the circumstances of this horrific event," the head of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, said in a statement. "We call on all parties to the conflict to make proper inquiries to ensure accountability and to prevent this from happening again," he added. www.france24.com/en/20170320-un-wants-probe-refugee-boat-attack-off-yemen
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Post by DavidH on Mar 20, 2017 19:46:07 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 20, 2017 19:48:46 GMT
Aron Lund‏ @aronlund Not a "base" in Efrin, clarifies the Russian Defense Ministry, but a team of truce monitors to maintain calm on the YPG-rebel line.
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 11:07:39 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 12:36:43 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 14:30:59 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 16:37:12 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 16:39:27 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 17:03:49 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 18:16:50 GMT
Latest Map of Control Afghanistan
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 18:32:40 GMT
Iran steps up support for Houthis in Yemen's warIran is sending advanced weapons and military advisers to Yemen's rebel Houthi movement, stepping up support for its Shi'ite ally in a civil war whose outcome could sway the balance of power in the Middle East, regional and Western sources say. Sources with knowledge of the military movements, who declined to be identified, say that in recent months Iran has taken a greater role in the two-year-old conflict by stepping up arms supplies and other support. A senior Iranian official said Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Qods Force - the external arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - met top IRGC officials in Tehran last month to look at ways to "empower" the Houthis. "At this meeting, they agreed to increase the amount of help, through training, arms and financial support," the official said. www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-iran-houthis-idUSKBN16S22R?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 18:37:36 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 18:48:36 GMT
Emirati air power turned Haftar's Libyan oil ports disaster to victoryOn 14 March, General Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army launched a counterattack against the fighters of the Saraya Defend Benghazi and the Petroleum Facilities Guard coalition, which had managed to take most of the coastal cities near the oil terminals 10 days earlier. Ten days later, after several counter-attacks, the LNA retook the cities one by one as well as the airport at Ras Lanouf. Air support played a decisive role with many strikes - some very accurate - carried out during the night of 13-14 March. But how did an air force, reduced to five old MiGs and a few helicopters, manage this feat only 10 days after losing the territory? The most plausible hypothesis is that the LNA has benefited from the aid of the United Arab Emirates or Egypt - or both. Sometime between May and June 2016, the UAE deployed six Air Tractors and three Wing Loong drones at Al-Khadim air field. Full- www.middleeasteye.net/columns/how-did-libyan-national-army-manage-retake-oil-crescent-such-short-time-393617622
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Post by DavidH on Mar 21, 2017 21:39:26 GMT
Libya force accused of killing Benghazi captivesLibya's eastern-based self-styled army says it is investigating abuses allegedly committed by its fighters in the city of Benghazi. It comes after several videos were posted online showing its men killing captured fighters. The graphic videos have been condemned by Libyans and human rights groups. In one piece of footage, a senior LNA commander kills three men lined up against a wall on their knees; they were shot at point-blank range. In another, soldiers drag a captured, unarmed man, who they believe is a militant. He gets thrown into a pile of rubble, slapped, and is asked if he has anything to say before he dies. Then at least three in the group can be seen opening fire on him with assault rifles. In a statement, the LNA condemned the summary executions and said they were individual acts not sanctioned by top commanders. The LNA's General Command says it has asked army unit chiefs to hand over the men shown in the videos to military police for questioning. They say the perpetrators will be held to account for their actions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-39344944
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