Syria continues to see violence toward media workers
Man holding a camera. Reporters Without Borders condemns today’s bombing of the state TV station’s headquarters in the high-security district of Omeyyades in Damascus. The bomb exploded on the third floor of the building, where the management offices are located. The exact number of casualties and the positions they held are not known. The station did […]
Read More →Syria: Senegalese general Babacar Gaye arrives in Damascus to head pared down team of UN observers
Babacar Gaye, a Senegalese general with a reputation for straight talking, has arrived in Damascus to head up a pared down team of unarmed UN observers who remain unable to carry out their mission amid spiralling violence. A 30-day extension to the monitoring mission was all that the deeply divided UN Security Council managed to […]
Read More →Iraqi soldier killed as militants shoot down army helicopter
Aircraft forced to make emergency landing as al-Qaida ‘surge’ kills 11 policemen in clashes on the ground Iraqi soldiers bring a suspected al-Qaida member to a detention centre in Baghdad on Wednesday, after a surge in militant activity. Photograph: AP Militants shot down an Iraqi army helicopter on Thursday and killed nearly a dozen security […]
Read More →US to sell 60 Patriot missiles to Kuwait
WASHINGTON:- The Pentagon said Wednesday it planned to sell 60 Patriot missiles to Kuwait in a deal worth an estimated $4.2 billion, as the emirate tries to bolster its defenses against the threat from Iran. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which is in charge of US weapon sales to foreign countries, notified the […]
Read More →Iraq war will haunt west, says Briton who advised US militaryExclusive: Emma Sky – British civilian who advised US commanders in Iraq – say Muslim world sees a war on Islam
Emma Sky was civilian governor of Kirkuk and political advisor to General Odierno, commander of US forces in Iraq. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian A British academic who became a top adviser to the US military during the most troubled periods of the Iraq war has said she fears the west has yet to see how […]
Read More →Syria working to secure chemical weapons, say Israeli officials Move is in response to international concern that chemical arsenal could fall into terrorist hands or be damaged in fighting
Messages of western and Israeli concern about weapons proliferation have been passed to Syria via Russia. Photograph: Sipa/Rex Features Syria‘s armed forces have taken steps to secure deadly chemical weapons in response to mounting international concern that they could fall into rebel or terrorist hands or be accidentally damaged in fighting, according to Israeli […]
Read More →Syria crisis: first diplomat has defected, reports say – live updates
• Baghdad envoy said to have abandoned Assad • SNC criticises Russia after meeting Lavrov in Moscow • Egypt’s supreme court cancels Morsi’s decree on parliament • Read the latest summary This page will update automatically every minute: On | Off The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, meets leaders of the Syrian National Council […]
Read More →Taliban commander: we cannot win war and al-Qaida is a ‘plague’
Interview:senior Taliban commander admits insurgents must seek settlement with other political forces in Afghanistan One of the Taliban‘s most senior commanders has admitted the insurgents cannot win the war in Afghanistan and that capturing Kabul is “a very distant prospect”, obliging them to seek a settlement with other political forces in the country. In a […]
Read More →UN envoy presses Syrian peace plan with Iran, Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.N.’s special envoy on the Syrian crisis sought to build support for his peace efforts Tuesday with the leaders of Iran and Iraq, saying President Bashar Assad has agreed to a plan to quell the bloodshed in the most violent areas of Syria and then expand the operation to the whole country. Top diplomat Kofi […]
Read More →Blasts and gunshots rock Kandahar province
At least two children killed by suicide bombers in Kandahar province, as fighters also attack police headquarters. Last Modified:Â 09 Jul 2012 18:15 Three suicide bombers were on a motorcycle when their explosives went off in Kandahar, killing children [EPA] At least 19 people are reported to have been killed and 39 others wounded in four […]
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