Reports of attacks on U.S. military base in Iraq are false: two sources
Reports of an attack on Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base which hosts U.S. forces in the western Anbar province are false, a security source inside the base and a local official at a nearby town said.
Pentagon to deploy thousands of additional troops to Middle East
The United States is sending nearly 3,000 additional troops to the Middle East from the 82nd Airborne Division as a precaution amid rising threats to American forces in the region, the Pentagon said on Friday.
Yemen government backs Soleimani’s killing: minister
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government on Friday said it considered the killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani an important step to end conflict in the region.
New York bracing for retaliation after Iran’s top general killed
New York City is bracing for a security threat like never before given the potential for retaliation from Iran after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Tehran’s most prominent military commander, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Violence in Sudan’s West Darfur left 65 dead, peacekeepers say
Violence in Sudan’s West Darfur region over the past week has left at least 65 people dead and more than 50 injured, as well as displacing thousands, an international peacekeeping mission said on Friday.
U.S. says killing top Iran general averted plot against Americans
Iran promised vengeance after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, Tehran’s most prominent military commander and the architect of its growing influence in the Middle East.
Iran to take international legal measures against U.S. for Soleimani’s killing: TV
Iran will launch legal measures at the international level to hold the United States to account for the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, Tehran’s most prominent military commander, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told state TV on Friday.
Democratic White House contenders condemn Trump’s strike against Iranian commander, warn of war
Democratic presidential contenders on Friday condemned the air strike that killed prominent Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, saying President Donald Trump’s decision was reckless and could lead the United States to another war in the Middle…
Austrian opposition, environmental groups fault coalition deal
Austrian opposition parties and environmental groups on Friday criticized a new coalition deal between conservatives and the Greens as heavy on the center-right party’s law-and-order agenda while delaying urgently needed action on climate change.
Iran says assassination of Soleimani was an act of ‘international terrorism’: TV
The killing of Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani by the United States in Iraq was an act of “international terrorism,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday according to state TV.
