The ministry said Monday that 15 soldiers and two civilians were wounded in fighting with the extremists in Gueskerou, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from Diffa.
http://tinyurl.com/mxkojec
At least 16 killed in fighting in S.Sudan second city:
At least 16 civilians were killed in fighting Monday between government troops and rebels in South Sudan's second-largest city Wau, the United Nations peacekeeping mission (UNMISS) said in a statement.
https://www.enca.com/africa/at-least-16-killed-in-fighting-in-ssudan-second-city
Thanks NATO: African migrants sold in Libya 'slave markets', IOM says:
Women, too, were bought by private Libyan clients and brought to homes where they were forced to be sex slaves, the witness said.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39567632
Trump aide drew plan on napkin to partition Libya into three;
A senior White House foreign policy official has pushed a plan to partition Libya, and once drew a picture of how the country could be divided into three areas on a napkin in a meeting with a senior European diplomat
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/10/libya-partition-trump-administration-sebastian-gorka
Yemen clashes kill more than 40 in 24 hours:
Warplanes from the Saudi-led Arab coalition have pounded Huthi rebel positions east of the Red Sea port of Mokha and other areas of Taez province since Sunday, a military official said
http://www.news24.com/World/News/yemen-clashes-kill-more-than-40-in-24-hours-20170410
Houthi forces kill scores of Saudi-backed fighters in southern Yemen:
The Houthi forces, alongside the Yemeni Republican Guard, killed several Saudi-backed fighters in the Lahj Governorate of southern Yemen, the Saba News Agency reported on Tuesday.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/houthi-forces-kill-scores-saudi-backed-fighters-southern-yemen/
Egyptian police kill 7 suspected Islamic State militants in shootout:
The incident in the southern city of Assiut occurred a day after Egypt's cabinet approved a three-month state of emergency in the wake of Islamic State attacks on two Christian Coptic churches that killed at least 44 people.
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKBN17D0SL-OZATP
Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria:
"Two Russian servicemen were killed in a mortar shell explosion," the ministry said, adding that one more serviceman is currently fighting for his life.
https://www.rt.com/news/384320-russia-troops-killes-syria/
Turkey says evidence of sarin gas in Syria attack found:
Turkey's Chemical Warfare Agents Diagnosis and Verification Laboratory confirms findings: Health minister
http://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/turkey-says-evidence-of-sarin-gas-in-syria-attack-found/794620
Propaganda alert:
U.S. Official: Russia knew Syrian chemical attack was coming;
The United States has made a preliminary conclusion that Russia knew in advance of Syria's chemical weapons attack last week, but has no proof of Moscow's involvement, a senior U.S. official said Monday.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/19772be1238e49fbb62c509a5b659b3d/official-us-military-takes-extra-precautions-syria
Russia and Iran request an 'unbiased investigation' into chemical attack in Syria:
"Both sides emphasised that such aggressive actions against a sovereign independent country are a flagrant violation of international law, above all, the UN Charter
http://tinyurl.com/mlzk7h6
Only bombs manfactured by the US Empire may be used
White House warns of potential US 'red line' over Syria barrel bomb attacks:
The Trump administration has signalled much broader grounds for future military intervention in Syria, suggesting it might retaliate against the Syria government for barrel bomb attacks.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/10/syria-top-of-agenda-as-g7-foreign-ministers-meet-in-italy
Pro-terrorist Monitor says Syria drops barrel bombs despite U.S. warning; Syria denies:
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian warplanes dropped barrel bombs on rebel-held areas on Tuesday, a day after the United States said their use could lead to further U.S. strikes
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-airstrikes-idUSKBN17D105
Gabbard: 'We need to learn from Iraq':
"We need to learn from Iraq and Libya - wars that were propagated as necessary to relieve human suffering, but actually increased human suffering many times over,"
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/328216-gabbard-we-need-to-learn-from-iraq
Prominent Democrats Call For Anti-War Congresswoman To Be Ousted From Office: -
"Those who've declared Trump a habitual liar now vilify those refusing to blindly follow him into another regime change war. Hypocrisy." Tulsi Gabbard
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/10/prominent-democrats-call-for-anti-war-congresswoman-to-be-ousted-from-office/
Tillerson believes 'Assad's reign in Syria is coming to end':
The United States is confident that the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will come to an end soon, and the sooner Russia stops supporting him the better for it, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday.
http://tass.com/world/940677
As tensions climb, U.S. bolsters protection of invasion forces in Syria:
The United States has made slight adjustments to its military activities in Syria to strengthen protection of American invasion forces following strikes last week on a Syrian airbase that have heightened tensions
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tensions-climb-u-bolsters-protection-153422777.html
Boris Johnson fails to secure backing of the G7 nations for swift sanctions against Russia and Syria :
Boris Johnson has failed to secure the backing of the G7 nations for swift sanctions against Russia and Syria, leaving the US-UK plan to pressurise Vladimir Putin in tatters.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/11/british-cabinet-split-syria-response-g7-leaders-discuss-fresh/
Academic accuses Australia of 'war crimes' in Syria :
"Imagine if the Syrian army killed 80 Australian soldiers."
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/04/11/academic-accuses-australia-war-crimes-syria
US Coalition jets, mortar missiles kill 5 civilians in western Mosul:
Five Iraqi civilians died Tuesday in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and a mortar shelling west of Mosul, security sources were quoted saying as hundreds of casualties resulted from Islamic State assaults and security operations.
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/coalition-jets-mortar-missiles-kill-5-civilians-western-mosul/
Iraq: U.S. military struggles to defend killing civilians:
Some in Iraq and Syria are left wondering whether the higher death count is a product of President Trump's bare-knuckle military stance and his suggestions that the United States should "take out" militants' families.
http://tinyurl.com/kh2fuz9
Hezbollah Warns Against Attacking Christians in the Middle East;
"These continuous and escalating killings carried out by criminal gangs in the name of religion is one of the greatest catastrophes our Ummah (nation) has been witnessing," the statement read.
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Hezbollah-Warns-Against-Attacking-Christians-in-the-Middle-East-20170411-0024.html
Why is Israel afraid of the Nakba's March of Return?;
For the first time, Israeli police block the annual march to commemorate the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/04/israeli-police-block-palestinian-march-return-170409055747446.html
Declassified CIA materials reveal: Americans hardly knew any Israeli secrets :
The big CIA-Israeli secret: they knew hardly any secrets. A lot of gossip, false ideas, an analysis of political and social trends on the level of open journalism
http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/1.782616
Thanks NATO: African migrants sold in Libya 'slave markets', IOM says:
Women, too, were bought by private Libyan clients and brought to homes where they were forced to be sex slaves, the witness said.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39567632
Trump aide drew plan on napkin to partition Libya into three;
A senior White House foreign policy official has pushed a plan to partition Libya, and once drew a picture of how the country could be divided into three areas on a napkin in a meeting with a senior European diplomat
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/10/libya-partition-trump-administration-sebastian-gorka
France: Video: Police fire tear gas on protesting prison guards;
Police firing tear gas have clashed with prison guards protesting working conditions in a notorious prison south of Paris.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-police-fire-tear-gas-on-protesting-prison-guards-35613622.html
Independent Scotland would be 'most welcome' to be full member of EU, say MEPs:
The open letter, signed by 26 MEPs, declared that there was a "tremendous amount of goodwill from across the continent towards Scotland's European aspirations".
http://tinyurl.com/lo79pwp
Bank of England in Libor scandal:
The Bank of England has been implicated in fixing Libor rates by a BBC Panorama documentary called The Big Bank Fix which aired last night.
http://www.mortgageintroducer.com/bank-england-libor-scandal/#.WO0zoWe1tLM
North Korea state media warns of nuclear strike if provoked as U.S. warships approach:
North Korean state media on Tuesday warned of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of U.S. aggression as a U.S. Navy strike group steamed towards the western Pacific.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-state-media-warns-100014004.html
S. Korea, China warn of strong response to N. Korea nuke, ICBM tests:
"We shared the view that strong, additional measures should be taken if North Korea pushes ahead with strategic provocations like a nuclear test or an ICBM launch in defiance of international warnings,"
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170410000951
Trump to China: Help on North Korea for a good trade deal;
Trump tweeted Tuesday, "I explained to the President of China that a trade deal with the U.S. will be far better for them if they solve the North Korean problem!"
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/Trump-to-China-Help-on-North-Korea-for-a-good-11065109.php
Venezuela clashes as Maduro seeks help in Cuba :
President Nicolas Maduro traveled to Cuba seeking support from fellow leftist leaders. In the latest clashes in the once-booming oil exporter, riot police in Caracas fired tear gas at stone-throwing demonstrators
http://www.manilatimes.net/new-venezuela-clashes-maduro-seeks-help-cuba/322170/
Venezuelan Ombudsman Calls to Prevent Violence, Respect Constitution:
All rallies or marches in the country must take place according to law to prevent violent acts like those in 2014, when 43 people were killed and more than 800 were wounded, Saab noted
http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=11560&SEO=venezuelan-ombudsman-calls-to-prevent-violence-respect-constitution
Venezuela Rejects "Interventionist" Statement by US Southern Command Chief:
Venezuela categorically rejects the comments expressed by Admiral Kurt Tidd, USSC, which lay the groundwork for an attack on Venezuela under the aegis of the false doctrine of collective regional security.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/13042
U.S. Oil Company Could Fall to Russia as Venezuela Struggles to Pay Its Bills:
Russia's state oil company could soon control an energy giant based in Houston, Texas, and U.S. lawmakers are not happy about it.
http://www.newsweek.com/russia-may-gain-venezuelan-shares-us-oil-company-582423
Cyberattacks via CIA tools happened a lot, Symantec says;
CIA snooping tools have been tied to scores of cyberattacks, according to security company Symantec.
https://www.cnet.com/news/scores-of-cyber-attacks-tied-to-cia-hacking-tools-symantec-says/
White House: 'America First' Foreign Policy Justifies Strikes Against Those Who 'Gas Babies':
Spicer's definition of a national security threat is broader than Trump outlined during his presidential campaign.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.mx/entry/sean-spicer-america-first-syria_us_58ebd937e4b0ca64d918381b
Dimon Warns 'Something Is Wrong' With the U.S.:
Since the turn of the century, the U.S. has dumped trillions of dollars into wars, piled huge debt onto students, forced legions of foreigners to leave after getting advanced degrees, driven millions of Americans out of the workplace with felonies for sometimes minor offenses.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-04/dimon-still-optimistic-warns-something-is-wrong-with-u-s
Trump spokesman Sean Spicer claims 'even Hitler didn't use chemical weapons' :
Chelsea Clinton, tweeted minutes later: "I hope [Spicer] takes the time to visit the Holocaust Museum. It's only a few blocks away."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/trump-spokesman-sean-spicer-claims-10206860
Saudi Arabia Paid Conservative PR Firm $90,000 to Bring Vets to DC to Lobby Against JASTA;
Saudi Arabia paid to bring three groups of 25 to 35 military veterans to Washington to lobby for changes to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA)
https://28pages.org/2017/04/10/saudi-arabia-paid-conservative-pr-firm-90000-to-bring-vets-to-dc-to-lobby-against-jasta/
