DAMASCUS — At least eight civilians were either killed or wounded on Wednesday by Turkish forces in the northeastern province of Hasakah, state news agency SANA reported.
The Turkish border guards opened fire randomly at a group of civilians in the town of Ghzail in the countryside of Hasakah, near the Turkish borders, killing two and injuring six others. (Syria-Turkish Forces)
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ANKARA — One Turkish soldier was killed and five others were wounded in clashes with the Islamic State (IS) group in Kabr al-Mukri region of northern Syria’s al-Bab, the Turkish General Staff stated Wednesday.
The Turkish army said that the clashes broke out around 5:00 p.m. local time (GMT 1400) in the area, and the wounded soldiers were brought to Kilis State Hospital across the border for medical treatment. (Turkey-Syria)
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JERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man after his car crashed at a bus stop in the West Bank on Wednesday, an army notice said.
A military spokesperson said the man attempted to carry out a car-ramming attack at night outside the Jewish settlement of Psagot, east of Jerusalem, before the soldiers opened fire, killing him at the scene. (Israel-West Bank-Attack)
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TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday dismissed the recent comments by a British official about Iran’s human rights record as “provocative,” Press TV reported.
The remarks by Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi were a reaction to the comments made by Joyce Anelay, the British minister of state of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. (Iran-UK) Enditem
Source: Xinhua/NewsGhana.com.gh
