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Iraqi warplanes launch air raids on Islamic State hideouts in Anbar

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ANBAR – A security source announced to IKH News that on Monday Iraqi Air Force have launched air raids on Islamic State hideaways in the desert area linking Anbar to Nineveh and Salahuddin provinces. According to the source, “It is the first airstrike to be launched on this area within three years”, and the targets are hideouts that were used by IS militants to launch attacks on the areas recently liberated. During the airstrikes many of IS were killed and many IS secret tunnels, weapons and ammunition were destroyed. These operations are combined with those that have been undertaken to recapture villages from IS members: on Sunday, the War Media Cell said in a statement that Iraqi troops have managed to comb over 100 villages and regions falling between south of Hatra and north of Rawa, declaring the end of the first part of second phase of the Upper Euphrates and al-Jazirah Combing Operations. The Joint Operations Command also announced on Saturday that only fifty percent of the regions between Salahuddin and Anbar provinces were liberated. At least 15 Islamic State members were killed in airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition jets in the western desert, the War Media Cell said in a statement. Combing operations are still ongoing: the final victory against Islamic State could be declared only after the full liberation of desert areas from militants.

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Iran stresses unity among Muslims to foil enemies’ plots

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TEHRAN – On Monday, during a meeting with the Afghan Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan Mohammad Mohaghegh, the Head of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Shahroudi emphasized on the unity between Shia and Sunni as a way to foil enemies’ plots. The Department of Public Relations of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council reported that in the meeting Ayatollah Mahoud Hashemi Shahroudi told Mohammad Mohaghegh that “I would like to praise the struggles and sacrifices of the Afghan brothers in the fight against the Takfiri terrorists”. Ayatollah Shahroudi stressed his concern against the US plots and the dangers of American attempts to divide the ranks of Muslim nations. In this regard he said: “One of the major dangers facing the Afghan nation is the danger of American influence, because the United States wants to implement its sinister and divisive plans in Islamic societies like Iraq and Afghanistan”. The chairman of the Expediency Council also highlighted the need to expand economic cooperation among Iranian and Afghan merchants, in this way Iran could help Afghanistan in its efforts to develop. Also in the meeting, referring to the successes obtained by Shia and Sunni unity in Afghanistan, the head of the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, expressed his hope for the complete failure of the US conspiracy in this country thanks to the vigilance of the Afghan government and nation. Mohammad Mohaghegh also referred to the role of the Joint Commissions for the Development of Relations between Afghanistan and Iran, presenting to Ayatollah Shahroudi a report on the implementation of the agreements between the two nations on water and transport issues.

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Egyptian MPs unite to condemn North Sinai terrorist attack, call for aid to victims

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Today an urgent plenary session was held in Cairo, where the members of the parliament have denounced the terror attack on Al-Rawdah mosque of Al-Arish, in North Sinai. The speaker of Egyptian parliament, Ali Abdel-Aal, said that the government will accelerate the process to financially compensate the families of the 305 victims. He added that terrorists know no discrimination among religions and he highlighted the importance of being united in the fight against terrorism. For this reason, according to him: “ordinary citizens themselves can help in preventing terrorists from targeting mosques and churches by cooperating with police and army forces”. Furthermore several members of the parliament, especially those affiliated with North Sinai, asked for a meeting with the Minister of Defence Sobhi. They also asked for a parliamentary delegation to visit the Al-Rawdah mosque showing solidarity with citizens of Al-Arish.

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Peter Szijjart says that Ukraine must revoke education law

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Speaking of Ukraine and its education law at a press conference on the sidelines of the Eastern European Summit on November 24, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Hungary would not “sacrifice” ethnic Hungarians living in western Ukraine “on the altar of world politics”, according to the Hungarian Journal. Any attempt to place the Hungarian government’s position on Ukraine in a misguided geopolitical context will be resisted, he told the press conference, the Hungarian Journal reported. Ukraine is in a decision-making position, he said, because if it truly cares about European and Euro-Atlantic integration, it must fulfill its international obligations. The country must revoke its education law that violates the rights of minorities, the minister said, adding it could count on Hungary’s staunch support as soon as it remedies the situation.

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Egypt mosque attack death toll climbs above 300

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The balance of the victims of a bomb and an armed attack on a Sufi mosque in northern Sinai has risen to 305, with 27 children among the dead, the Egyptian state prosecutor said on Saturday. More 128 people were injured, according to a public prosecutor’s statement read on the Egyptian Nile TV TV channel. Between 25 and 30 armed men carried out the assault on the mosque at Bir al-Abed’s Rawdah Sufi, the statement said. The prosecutor has also provided more details on how the brutal attack took place. The attackers arrived in five SUVs and armed with automatic machine guns, according to the statement. They took their position in front of the mosque and its entrances. The assailants had long beards and hair, they were wearing military suits and armed with heavy machine guns, according to the statement. At least one of those who entered the mosque carried an ISIS flag, he said.

 

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At least 235 worshippers killed in terror attack on mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai

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The statement of the prosecutor-general’s office said that 235 people had been killed and 109 injured in the attack on Al-Rawdah mosque in North Sinai, where hundreds of people had gathered for traditional Islamic prayers on Friday afternoon. The state TV  has reported that there will be a nationwide three-day mourning. Some witnesses in Bir al-Abed, near Arish city,  told Ahram Online that terrorists detonated explosives inside a Sinai mosque and then killed the worshippers in a hail of gunfire. The gunmen escaped before Egyptian army could arrive. The suspicion fell on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (Isil) affiliate in the Sinai desert. The massacre is the worst terrorist attack on civilians in modern Egyptian history. The president El-Sisi said that Egypt will use “brutal force” against the attackers and he is set a meeting with a security committee to discuss about the attack.

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Chinese FM: All parties should strive for negotiation on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

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All parties should work together to bring the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue back to the track of dialogue and negotiation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday. Wang made the remarks when meeting with visiting French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian. It was comforting that, with the backing of UN Security Council resolutions, the situation on the Korean Peninsula was stable recently, said Wang. According to Wang, there are three ways forward: resuming negotiations, maintaining the status quo or returning to confrontation. “The most valuable lesson learned from the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, which has lasted for more than twenty years, is if all parties concerned work for a common goal, agreements then follow”, Wang said. On the other hand, if some countries misunderstand and flex their muscles, the opportunities for peace disappear, Wang added. It is important to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions and bring the the issue back to the negotiating table as soon as possible, Wang stressed. future, said the Chinese president.

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 Body found on Japanese island believed to be North Korean man

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Japan’s coastguard found the body of a male and parts of a wooden boat suspected to be from North Korea on the coast of one of Japan’s outlying islands on Saturday, an official said. The coastguard made the discovery around 6.30am on Saturday on Sado island, which is off the coast of Japan’s northwestern prefecture of Niigata, a coastguard official said, declining to give his name. The guard also found a pack of cigarettes written in Korean and other personal belongings with Korean written on them near the body, the official said. Last week, the coastguard rescued three North Korean men on a capsized boat in the Sea of Japan, or East Sea, who said they were fishermen and were later sent home on a North Korean vessel. A North Korean soldier dramatically defected to South Korea last week after being shot and wounded by his country’s military as he dashed across the heavily guarded demilitarised zone between the two countries.

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 Kosovo war crimes court ready for first indictments: chief judge

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A special court with international prosecutors and judges set up to tackle alleged war crimes by ethnic Albanians against Serbs during Kosovo’s 1998-99 war is ready to proceed with its first indictments, its president said in an interview with Reuters. The court, which could indict or call as witnesses current officials in Pristina’s government, will function under Kosovo law but operate in the Netherlands to minimize the risk of witness intimidation and judicial corruption in Kosovo.The Kosovo Specialist Chamber was set up in The Hague following U.S. and European Union pressure on the Kosovo government to confront allegations of atrocities against ethnic Serbs by Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) guerrillas.The KLA rose up against then-Serbian strongman President Slobodan Milosevic, eventually winning crucial NATO air support that halted the killing and expulsion of Kosovo Albanian civilians in a brutal counter-insurgency campaign. The now-disbanded KLA, which counts among its former ranks much of Kosovo’s current political elite, has been dogged for years by allegations that it sold organs removed from murdered Serb prisoners on the black market.Local media and analysts speculated that some of Kosovo’s top officials who held commanding positions within the KLA could face indictments or be called as witnesses.A 2011 report for the Council of Europe linked leading Kosovo figures – notably President Hashim Thaci – to gruesome crimes against Serbs, including trade in organs harvested from prisoners of war. Thaci has denied any wrongdoing.

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 Multilateralism can foil US hostility against independent states

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During the fourth Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Bolivia, in separate meetings with presidents of Venezuela, Bolivia, and Equatorial Guinea as well as foreign minister of Libya, Iran’s First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri emphasized the significance of “multilateral” and inclusive cooperation, underlining how it could be an effective mechanism in order to nullify the US hostile policies. Jahangiri also declared that Iran is ready to share experiences and knowledge in the fields of technology, nanotechnology, industry, science, and energy with the mentioned countries. For their parts, these countries demanded the development of relations with Iran in different fields of mutual interest. The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, thanked Iran for its support of his country’s hosting of the fifth GECF meeting in 2018 and also the Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro thanked the Islamic Republic of Iran for its efforts in establishing peace and stability in the region and its support to Venezuela, highlighting how the US policies against his country have failed in their results.

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