13 September 2016 – Page 3

Syria cease-fire enters into effect, but rebels don’t commit

13 September 2016

BEIRUT (AP) — A cease-fire came into effect in Syria at sunset Monday in the latest attempt led by the United States and Russia to bring some quiet in the 5 1/2-year civil war. Residents and observers reported quiet in most of the country hours […]

For refugees in Greece, long wait for asylum is ‘like death’

13 September 2016

Life in Greece has become so difficult for Amir and Walaa, teachers from Syria, that they sometimes think about returning to the home they risked everything to flee. “I know in Syria we have war and bombs every day,” says Amir, visibly exhausted. But there, […]

AP photographer recalls drama of Mediterranean rescue

13 September 2016

OFF THE COAST OF LIBYA (AP) — When the camera’s viewfinder is in “night vision” mode, a hidden world appears that is invisible to the naked eye in the darkness of night. Bathed in green, the view is even more dreamlike — or nightmarish. I […]

Ahead of truce, Assad vows to retake Syria from ‘terrorists’

13 September 2016

BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed on Monday that his government would take back land from “terrorists” and rebuild the country in remarks made just hours before the start of a cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia. Assad spoke during a rare public […]

Turkey removes two dozen elected mayors in Kurdish militant crackdown

13 September 2016

Turkey appointed new administrators in two dozen Kurdish-run municipalities on Sunday after removing their elected mayors over suspected links to militants, triggering pockets of protest in its volatile southeastern region bordering Syria and Iraq. Police fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse demonstrators outside […]

Libyan General Seizes Key Oil Terminals from Militia

13 September 2016

BENGHAZI, LIBYA — Libyan forces loyal to a powerful general say they have seized a third oil terminal from a rival militia, giving the divisive leader a bargaining chip in negotiations with rival U.N.-backed authorities in the capital, Tripoli. Forces led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter […]

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Day: September 13, 2016

Syria cease-fire enters into effect, but rebels don’t commit

For refugees in Greece, long wait for asylum is ‘like death’

AP photographer recalls drama of Mediterranean rescue

Ahead of truce, Assad vows to retake Syria from ‘terrorists’

Turkey removes two dozen elected mayors in Kurdish militant crackdown

Libyan General Seizes Key Oil Terminals from Militia