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Turkey and Russia on same page regarding territorial integrity of Iraq, Syria, Erdoğan says

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Turkey and Russia are on the same page regarding the territorial integrity of both Iraq and Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday in a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The two leaders held a meeting at the presidential complex in capital Ankara, which lasted for about three hours. Speaking to press representatives after the bilateral meeting, Erdoğan said that regional issues, including latest developments in Syria and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) controversial independence referendum were discussed. The president also said that Turkey and Russia agreed on the joint will and close cooperation to solve the Syrian crisis through diplomacy, adding that he was happy with the progress made in the Astana process, sponsored by Turkey, Russia and Iran. Meanwhile, Russian President Putin praised Erdoğan for his efforts and initiative to establish de-escalation zones in Syria, saying they “have de-facto created the necessary conditions for the end of the fratricidal war in Syria and the final defeat of terrorists as well as for the Syrian people’s return to normal life”.

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NATO “concerned” over Thaci’s rehashed “Kosovo army” plan

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NATO is concerned about a proposal to turn Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into an armed force without constitutional changes, writes the daily Vecrnje Novosti. “The secretary general also conveyed this message directly to the Kosovo authorities. He also urged the Kosovo authorities to stay in close contact with Belgrade. NATO’s position on this issue has not changed,” reads the reply that the Belgrade newspaper received from NATO officials in Brussels. “We welcome the willingness to involve all communities in a debate about the future of the KSF. NATO has been supporting the development of the KFS as a professional and growing multiethnic force for years. The structure, mandate and mission of the KSF are issues for local Kosovo institutions in accordance with their constitutional law”, a NATO official told the daily. That the formation of an army is the primary goal of the newly formed government in Pristina is evidenced in Minister of Security Forces Rustem Berisha saying in Tirana on Wednesday – where he met with the Albanian defense minister – that “the strengthening of security institutions is a priority, which involves the transformation of the KSF into an armed force”.

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Public Prosecutor’s Office reveals results of interrogations on ISIS terror Group

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The press conference at the Public Prosecutor’s Office in central Tripoli by the head of the Interrogations Office of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Siddiq Soor,was held to reveal the results of preliminary interrogations with ISIS captives held in custody after their loss in the war in Sirte. Some of the main revelations indicated thAt the very first man to introduce the idea of ISIS in Libya was a man by the name of Hassan Bilaraj, who was jailed in Iraq in 2005 yet returned to Libya in 2012. Bilaraj and his early associates planned the creation of three ISIS emirates in Libya; four main institutions would make up the foundation of each emirate.The main institutions were arms, recruitment, immigration and border control and finally media. Brigades were formed to protect these institutions, the main ones being Border Protection Brigades, Recruitment Brigades and the Desert Brigades. Looking at the slideshow presented by the Prosecutor’s Office, it was clear to see that the terror group was extremely organized and well on their way to creating a full functioning state.

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Seven IS leaders, including top security chief killed in airstrike in Kirkuk

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Seven Islamic State leaders, including a top security chief, were killed as U.S.-led Coalition jets bombarded the group’s holdout, southwest of Kirkuk, a local source said. “Coalition jets bombarded an IS location, where several leaders were there, in Hawija”, the source told AlSumaria News. “Preliminary information indicate death of around seven leaders including member in charge of securing the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi”. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source added that the airstrike left several vehicles and tactic units of the group destroyed. Earlier on the day, the Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell said 557 IS militants were killed, while more than 100 villages and regions were liberated during the first phase of offensives in Hawija.

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Kurdistan: 92% voted “yes” for independence from Iraq

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Initial results have shown that 92% of Kurdistan citizens support independence from Iraq, the autonomous region’s electoral commission said Wednesday as regional pressures mount from neighbors opposed to the secession plans. The Independent High Elections and Referendum Commission (IHERC)  said ‘Yes’ vote scored 92.73 percent, compared to only 7.27  of ‘No’ vote. The commission previously stated that the turnout for Monday’s referendum was 72.16 percent. The results announced come amid opposition from the Arab-led Iraqi government in Baghdad, the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and regional powers Iran and Turkey who view the move as untimely due to Iraq’s unfinished campaign to expel Islamic State militants.

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Iran ready to cooperate with Iraq army in shared borders

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Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Bagheri said Iran only accepts the unified and integrated Iraq legally governed by the constitution and the vote of Iraqi people, and doesn’t recognize separation of a part of the country. Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri made the remarks following the meeting with Iraq’s chief of army, expressing his felicitations on the victories of Iraq’s army in the fight against terrorists. The two sides discussed Iran’s unconditional support of Iraq’s government and army as well as their disapproval of Kurdish referendum of independence in the North of Iraq. Bagheri stressed that Iran only recognizes its shared borders with the official and legal government of Iraq and it regards no sovereignty for any nonconformist party in the North of Iraq.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister, UN Chief Meet in New York

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York to discuss various issues. Working to a busy schedule on the sidelines of the 72nd regular session of the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Zarif had a meeting with Guterres on Wednesday evening. In the gathering, the two sides discussed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear agreement between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), and the latest regional and international developments.

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Egypt, Armenia hold first cooperation committee meetings since 2005

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Egypt and Armenia have kicked off a new round of talks on economic and technical cooperation for the first time in over a decade. Experts from the two countries met in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. The talks are especially important as they highlight “the determination of the two sides to push forward economic, trade and technical cooperation”. A number of agreements are expected to be signed on bilateral cooperation.In July, Egypt and Armenia launched a regular flight connection between the two countries, as they celebrated 25 years since the signing of a 1992 agreement creating bilateral diplomatic ties. The Armenian embassy in Cairo was opened in March 1992 and the Egyptian embassy in Armenia was set up almost a year later, according to the website of Egypt’s State Information Service. In 2015, Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox pope, Tawadros II, visited Armenia to commemorate the victims of the Armenian genocide.

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Libya arrests Daesh militant involved in beheading Egyptians in 2015

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Libyan authorities have arrested a man they say is suspected of involvement in the 2015 murder of 20 Egyptian Christians in Libya by the militant group Daesh. Chief of investigations at the Libyan public prosecution Al-Sadiq Al-Sour told reporters on Thursday that the murders took place behind a hotel in the coastal city of Sirte. Another victim, reportedly from Ghana, was killed along with the 20 Egyptian Copts. The arrested militant, who “watched and oversaw the incident”, gave authorities details about the killings, Al-Sour said at a press conference in Tripoli, describing the suspect as “one of most dangerous” fighters in the Group. The militant also informed authorities about where the victims’ bodies are buried.Following the killings, which were documented in a video shared online by Daesh shortly after the murders, Egypt bombed Daesh targets in Libya one day after the video was released.

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China steps up security on North Korea, India and Myanmar borders for Communist Party congress

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China’s border police will maintain the highest security on the country’s frontiers with North Korea, India and Myanmar as the Communist Party gears up for its all-important national congress next month. The border forces under the People’s Armed Police. The police said in an online statement, they would also tighten monitoring of coastal areas and ramp up counterterrorism work. Still in a online statement the police said: we will stick to the highest standards, strictest requirements and strongest measures to ensure absolute border security for the party’s 19th national congress”. The congress, expected to start on October 18, is expected to see Xi named the party’s general secretary for a second term and a dozen officials named to key positions. Zhang Baohui, a Chinese politics specialist at Lingnan University, said that although the offshore conflicts were unlikely to pose any real danger to the congress, the police must declare their determination to stamp out risk. Zhang said. “It’s a way to show loyalty” Bayanqolu, party chief of Jilin, which borders North Korea, ordered the province to strengthen “frontline border control” in the run-up to the congress. And said: “we must firmly prevent major incidents that will harm political security and border stability”, he said. “We will take action to show absolute loyalty, pure loyalty to the party and general secretary Xi Jinping”.

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