Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland region say security forces have destroyed a base belonging to fighters aligned with militant group Islamic State. Admiral Abdirizak Dirie Farah, the commander of the Puntland Marine Police forces, said police launched an attack Sunday on the base in El Ladid, […]
The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a truck rampage through a Berlin Christmas market that killed 12 people, as German police hunted for the attacker. “A soldier of the Islamic State carried out the Berlin operation in response to appeals to target […]
In his first remarks after the formation of the new government, President Michel Aoun said he is keen on the presence of “a harmonious Cabinet,” hoping its members will show “solidarity” among each other. “There is no time to waste, especially that the Lebanese are […]
Lebanon’s new prime minister, Saad Hariri, is promising his new government will do all it can to shield the country from the war and terror in neighboring Syria. After announcing the formation of a new 30-member cabinet Sunday, Hariri told reporters his priority is to […]
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has confirmed that trilateral Russian, Turkish and Iranian negotiations on Syria won’t be delayed despite the murder of Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov. A Turkish foreign ministry official told reporters on Monday, “(The meeting) will be to understand the views […]
In a televised statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Ankara a clear provocation aimed at derailing the Syrian peace negotiations. “This crime is obviously a provocation aimed at hampering the normalization of Russia-Turkey relations, as well as at […]
Andrey Gennadievich Karlov was the Russian ambassador to Turkey. Only a few minutes into a public speech at the Ankara Center for Contemporary Art, Karlov was reportedly shot in the back nine times by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, a 22-year-old Turkish police officer. Karlov died of […]
AP reported that the attacker shouted “Allahu Akbar” before he fired at Karlov. He was also heard shouting in Turkish, “Don’t forget Aleppo! Don’t forget Syria!” and seen smashing some photos in the exhibition. “We are currently in contact with Turkish authorities who are assuring […]
A Turkish policeman has shot dead Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia’s involvement in Aleppo. The killer has been identified as Mevlut Mert Aydintas, 22, a member of the Ankara riot police. It was not clear if he had links […]
An articulated lorry has ploughed into a busy Christmas market in the heart of Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48. Germany’s Interior Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, said “many things” pointed to a deliberate attack. Police said on Twitter that the lorry driver had been […]
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