Daesh terrorists have opened fire at 10 Refugees camps in northern Syria.
Here is a round-up of global news developments:
- Daesh terrorists have opened fire at 10 camps for internally displaced people in northern Syria, uprooting thousands. Three people were killed in terrorists' attacks. The refugees also tried to cross the Turkish border but were shot at by Turkish forces. The situation has triggered a mass exodus from the camps.
- Saudi warplanes have conducted an airstrike in Yemen's Jawf province, once more in an open violation of the ceasefire that took effect at midnight on Sunday. Yemeni officials say Saudi airstrikes have killed at least 40 people since Wednesday. They are calling on the United Nations to intervene.
- Yemeni tribesmen have demonstrated on the western outskirts of capital Sana'a to expresses readiness to confront Saudi Arabia. The protesters condemned the deadly Saudi airstrikes, which are being conducted despite a UN-brokered ceasefire. Demonstrators vowed to foil any attempt by Riyadh to take control of Sana’a.
- Egypt has warned against protests over submission of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. Egypt's Interior Ministry says it would take legal action against people who participate in such protests. Cairo has been under fire since Saturday after it announced the transfer of the strategic islands to Saudi Arabia.
- Jordanian security services have raided more Muslim Brotherhood offices a day after closing the group’s headquarters in the capital Amman. The Muslim Brotherhood spokesman says their offices were sealed in four towns, including in northeast and south of Amman. This brings to seven the number of offices shut down since Wednesday.
- Iran has criticized the Organization of Islamic Cooperation saying it has never managed to be impartial on the Muslim world's internal issues. The comment by Deputy Foreign Minister Abbass Araqchi comes as President Hassan Rouhani cautioned the organization against any divisive measure that would deepen the rifts among Muslim countries.
- Iraqi forces have retaken the strategic town of Hit from Daesh after weeks of fighting. This is the latest in a series of losses for the terrorist group. The Iraqi military says the town is now cleared of all Daesh terrorists. The operation was launched in mid-March.
- Riot police in several French cities fire tear gas to disperse the demonstrators who rallied against the government’s proposed labor reforms. The protests in Paris and Nantes turned violent after police tried to arrest demonstrators. Clashes also erupted in the southern city of Montpellier, where student protesters rallied against the reforms.
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