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Tödlicher Überfall auf HSV Investor:Täter vermutet im Libanon geflüchtet

23 October 2016

In diesem Einfamilienhaus in Stade-Bützfleht haben zwei maskierte Täter den 79-jährigen HSV-Investor Ernst Burmeister angegriffen Mit internationalem Haftbefehl sucht die Polizei nach einem mutmaßlichen Haupttäter des tödlichen Raubüberfalls auf den HSV-Investor Ernst Burmeister in Stade. Ein Sprecher der Staatsanwaltschaft bestätigte am Donnerstag zudem, dass gegen […]

Geagea reviews with Pheraon developments in presidency issue

23 October 2016

NNA – Head of Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea on Wednesday received in Maarab Tourism Minister Michel Pheraon and discussed with him recent developments relevant to the presidential election issue. Minister Pheraon welcomed that duality between General Michel Aoun as President for the Republic and Saad […]

Zahra: Having Aoun strong president restores prosperity to state

23 October 2016

NNA – “Lebanese Forces” parliamentary bloc member, MP Antoine Zahra confirmed that the election of a strong president would restore to the state its affluence, adding “this is what we are seeking to achieve by electing MP Michel Aoun as president.” “Lebanese Forces head Samir […]

Raad: Hizbullah’s efforts in Syria accomplished security, stability

23 October 2016

NNA – “Loyalty to Resistance” parliamentary bloc head, MP Mohammad Raad confirmed that Hizbullah’s fights in Syria against the region’s enemies have accomplished a high level of security and stability in Lebanon and shunned the country strategic dangers. Raad’s words came during a commemoration in […]

US Coalition’s Victory in Mosul ‘to Come at High Humanitarian Cost’

23 October 2016

The Mosul operation will come at a great humanitarian cost, given the large number of Iraqi civilians held hostage by Daesh terrorists. The jihadists are using the civilians and their children as human shields to discourage the US-led coalition’s airstrikes. While there are no doubts […]

Mosul Operation to Include a ‘Corridor’ for Daesh Terrorists Fleeing to Syria

23 October 2016

During the planned operation to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from Daesh a corridor will be left for terrorists to escape to Syria, a Kurdish representative said. Daesh fighters in Mosul, Iraq in 2014. © AP Photo/ STR Daesh Rigs Mosul With Bombs Ahead […]

UK combat jets buzz Russian carrier in English Channel to ‘take photos’ – media

23 October 2016

Two UK Royal Airforce (RAF) combat jets flew over the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetzov in a “show of presence” as it passed the English Channel, the Times reports. The vessel, accompanied by seven more ships, is heading to the Mediterranean. Read more Overreaction? Russia’s […]

US, Kurdish Commanders Expect Drawn-out, Costly Battle for Mosul

23 October 2016

Islamic State leaders accept they will lose control of the city of Mosul but are planning to defend their last major urban stronghold in Iraq tenaciously, U.S. and Kurdish officials say, in much the same way they fought last year at Ramadi, leaving that town […]

Iraqi Refugees Visit Homes They Fled Amid IS Onslaught

23 October 2016

KAZIR, IRAQ — “Of course we are afraid there are bombs planted in our homes,” said Badirkhan Moussa, who fled his home on foot two years ago when Islamic State militants stormed his village. “But we won’t be happy again until we go home, and […]

Iraq Rejects Turkish Bid to Participate in Mosul Fight

23 October 2016

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally rejected a bid from Turkey to participate in the military push to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State extremists. Abadi, speaking Saturday, said the existing alliance would handle the battle without Turkey’s help. Abadi […]

Iraq pushes into town near Mosul after IS assault on Kirkuk

23 October 2016

BARTELLA, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi army pushed into a town near the Islamic State-held city of Mosul on Saturday, a day after dozens of IS militants stormed into the northern city of Kirkuk, setting off two days of clashes and killing at least 80 […]

Under fire in Mosul, IS attacks another Iraqi city

23 October 2016

KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — Islamic State militants launched a wave of pre-dawn attacks in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, killing at least 14 people and setting off fierce clashes with Kurdish security forces that were still raging after sundown. The […]