Day: November 6, 2016

Soldier killed Saturday night victim of terrorist act

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The soldier martyred on Saturday night in the town of Kheraifia, governorate of Kasserine, is a corporal aged 26, said an official source in the locality, who requested anonymity. “Nearly 20 terrorists stormed the home of the martyr, near Mount Mghilla on Saturday at around 7 p.m. and riddled him with bullets until death,” the source told Media, saying the martyr had shown resistance and tried to defend himself. The terrorists, who fled after the terrorist act, have left a bag of food and a shirt belonging, according to the…

The complex history and the coming U.S. president

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The embarrassing and disappointing American presidential marathon is nearly over. But regardless the vast amount of scandals and racist statements, the overwhelming majority of Tunisian people, in particular, the elite wish that Hillary Clinton will be the next President of the United States of America for many reasons. Maybe we do not care of what is happening outside the American land as well as the American domestic policy and the rising racial tensions, as central issues which interest American people at home, but what we mainly yearn for from American…

Trump hits Democrat strongholds

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Florida has been considered a must-win state for Trump to get to 270 electoral votes – the number required to cross the finish line – but his campaign sees a way around that if they can take Michigan. The midwestern state, which Clinton lost to Bernie Sanders in a surprising primary upset, contains many blue collar workers who find Trump’s anti-free trade message appealing. Trump will hold his final campaign rally in the state, in Grand Rapids, on Monday night at 23:00 local time, while President Obama will be in…

Mosul advance slows as militants melt away, then strike

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Reuters – Iraqi special forces inched their way through districts of east Mosul on Sunday, clearing pockets of Islamic State militants they said were sheltering among civilians and targeting soldiers with waves of car bombs in the world’s “toughest urban warfare”. Troops from the elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) broke into Mosul on Monday and have taken seven eastern districts, their first foothold in the Islamic State stronghold since the army retreated in disarray from northern Iraq two years ago. The three-week Mosul campaign has brought together soldiers, security forces,…

German ministry wants migrants returned to Africa: report

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(Reuters)  – The German Interior Ministry wants to stop migrants ever reaching Europe’s Mediterranean coast by picking them up at sea and returning them to Africa, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday. In what would be a huge shift for a country with one of the most generous asylum policies, the ministry says the European Union should adopt an Australian-style system under which migrants intercepted at sea are sent for processing at camps in third countries. “The elimination of the prospect of reaching the European coast could convince…

U.S.-backed forces announce operation to seize Raqqa in coordination with U.S. leftright 2/2leftright

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(Reuters) – The U.S.-backed Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Sunday the start of a campaign to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa, the militant Islamic State group’s de facto capital, would begin within hours, with U.S. forces providing air cover. In a press conference in the Syrian town of Ain Issa, commanders of SDF, said the goal of the operation, called Angry Euphrates, would be liberating Raqqa from the militants. The Syrian YPG Kurdish force is one of the most powerful militias in Syria and regarded as the backbone…

Security hustles Trump from stage after protester displays sign

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(Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump was rushed off stage by security agents at a rally in Reno, Nevada, on Saturday night after a false alarm as someone in the crowd shouted “gun” during scuffles with a man who held up a ‘Republicans against Trump’ sign. The incident occurred as Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton crisscrossed the United States a late push to win over undecided voters and make sure supporters turn out enthusiastically on Election Day. Two security agents seized Trump by the shoulders and hustled him backstage as…