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Syrian medics say were coerced into false chemical attack testimony
Douma, Syria (AFP) Dec 23, 2024 Two Syrian doctors and a nurse told AFP in a series of interviews over the weekend that Bashar al-Assad's government coerced them into providing false testimony to international investigators after a deadly 2018 chlorine attack. The three, who treated the wounded at a field hospital in the rebel-held town of Douma near Damascus after the April 7, 2018 attack, said they were summoned to national security headquarters in the capital. "I was told... that they knew where my family is in Damascus," s ... read more |
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US transfers two from Guantanamo Bay to Malaysia following Kenya transferWashington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2024 Two men held at Guantanamo Bay for 18 years in connection with the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people were repatriated to Malaysia on Wednesday, U.S. authorities said. ... more 
Rapes, torture, killings -- a litany of abuses blamed on Assad forcesParis (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 Bashar al-Assad's government has been accused of carrying out torture, rape, summary executions and other abuses since since Syria's civil war started in 2011. ... more 
Former prisoner revisits Syrian airbase ordealDamascus (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 The surrender of the Mazzeh air base outside Syrian capital Damascus by Bashar al-Assad's forces triggered a round of Israeli air strikes designed to prevent his former arsenal falling into the hands of Islamist rebels. ... more 
Syria chemical weapons: 'large quantities' and major questionsThe Hague (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 The world's chemical weapons watchdog has been probing Syria's stockpiles since 2013, encountering delays, obstructions, and suspicions that Damascus was not giving a full picture. ... more |
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Syrians, Iraqis archive IS jail crimes in virtual museumParis (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 After jihadists jailed him in 2014, Iraqi religious scholar Muhammad al-Attar said he would sometimes pull his prison blanket over his head to cry without other detainees noticing. ... more
U.S. military judge rules government plea deals with 9/11 suspects are 'enforceable contracts'Washington DC (UPI) Nov 7, 2024 Plea deals for 9/11 alleged mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two other suspects in the 2001 attacks on the United States to receive life in prison instead of the death penalty have been upheld by a U.S. military judge. ... more 
Poland alleges 'foreign agents' plotted using int'l parcel couriers to target transatlantic air trafficWashington DC (UPI) Nov 5, 2024 Polish authorities said Tuesday that a series of parcel-borne arson attacks against logistics providers in Poland, Germany and Britain were test runs for a campaign targeting transatlantic flights from Europe to the United States and Canada. ... more 
American strikes killed up to 35 jihadists in Syria: US militaryWashington (AFP) Oct 30, 2024 American air strikes killed up to 35 Islamic State group members in Syria earlier this week, the US military said Wednesday. ... more
Ex-US Marine sentenced to seven years for white supremacist plotWashington (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 A former US Marine was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday for his role in a white supremacist plot to destroy power facilities. ... more |
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Iraq says killed top Islamic State group figure
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 22, 2024 Iraqi forces have killed nine Islamic State (IS) group commanders, including the jihadists' top figure in the country, Baghdad announced Tuesday, with the Pentagon saying two US troops were injured during the raid. Iraq's Joint Operations Command said in a statement that counterterrorism forces "killed nine terrorists, among them the so-called governor of Iraq" for IS, naming him as Jassim al-Mazrouei Abu Abdel Qader. The statement said the raid in the northern Hamrin Mountains was carried out " ... read more
Iraqi strikes killed senior Islamic State group leader: USWashington (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 Iraqi air strikes killed a senior Islamic State group leader and three other militants, the US military announced Friday, saying the strikes were enabled by intelligence from the international anti-jihadist coalition. ... more |
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Colombian leader 'nervous' about threats to UN nature talks in CaliBogota (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Friday he was "nervous" about threats to the UN biodiversity meeting his country will host in the city of Cali from Monday. ... more 
Colombia boosts security for biodiversity meet after rebel threatsBogota (AFP) Oct 15, 2024 Colombia said Monday it has strengthened security around the city of Cali, which hosts a global biodiversity summit starting next week, following threats from a guerrilla group at war with the government. ... more
US forces strike Islamic State group in SyriaWashington (AFP) Oct 12, 2024 US forces have conducted air strikes against multiple Islamic State group sites in Syria, the military said Saturday. ... more 
Fourteen years in prison for US soldier who sought to aid ISWashington (AFP) Oct 11, 2024 A US soldier who pleaded guilty to trying to provide information to the Islamic State group to help it attack American troops in the Middle East was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday. ... more 
Israel army says Yazidi woman rescued from Gaza after decade in captivityJerusalem (AFP) Oct 3, 2024 The Israeli army said Thursday that troops had freed a Yazidi woman it said had been held in Gaza after being captured by Islamic State group jihadists a decade ago, then trafficked to the Palestinian territory. ... more |
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