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Iran, France stress need for global fight against terrorism

Tuesday, 17 November 2015 3:34 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 17 November 2015 3:42 PM ]

A handout picture released on July 14, 2015 by the official website of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shows him delivering a statement in Tehran. (AFP)

Iranian and French presidents have highlighted the need for a global fight against terrorism. In a phone conversation, Hassan Rouhani said that Islam is a religion of peace that condemns terrorism in all its forms. Francois Hollande also called for forming a united front against terrorists in Syria and Iraq.
Iran says it will continue to support the Syrian government in its battle against terrorism. Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan has hailed the victories of the Syrian forces against terrorist groups. He made the remarks during a phone conversation with his Syrian counterpart General Fahd Jassem al-Freij.
Russia says last month's tragic plane crash in Egypt was caused by a terrorist attack. The Russian Federal Security Service says that traces of explosives have been found in the wreckage of the ill-fated Airbus aircraft. President Vladimir Putin has pledged to find and punish the perpetrators.
A new poll shows a majority of Russians support Moscow’s air campaign against terrorist groups in Syria. According to the survey, nearly 70 percent of Russians are closely following events in Syria. Russia has been conducting air raids against terrorist groups in Syria for more than a month now.
Amnesty International has warned that refugee border controls by EU nations have caused a range of human rights abuses. According to the rights group, border fences have forced refugees to look for dangerous alternative routes.
Protesters have taken to the streets in Bahrain after an appeals court upheld the death sentences handed to two activists convicted of carrying out bomb attacks in the kingdom. The protesters chanted slogans against the Al Khalifa regime and called for the immediate release of all political prisoners.
Fugitive former president Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi has returned to Yemen from Saudi Arabia. Hadi has arrived in the southern city of Aden which is a stronghold of his allies. He's said to be in Yemen to supervise an offensive to capture Ta’izz province from Ansarullah fighters.
US police have killed as many as one-thousand people since the beginning of this year. The latest victim was a man shot dead by officers in the state of California on Sunday. Most victims of police brutality are people of color, particularly African Americans.

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