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Situation completely under control: Turkish PM

Saturday, 16 July 2016 2:25 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 16 July 2016 2:25 PM ]

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (C), flanked by Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag (L), Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Hulusi Akar (2nd L), Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala (2nd R) and Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik (R), gives a press conference outside the Cankaya Palace in Ankara, on July 16, 2016. AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says the situation is completely under control following the military coup. According to Yildirim, over 28-hundred army personnel have been detained on suspicion of involvement, and more arrests are being made. He said the coup plotters will face the justice they deserve.
The Turkish army says it will wipe out members of parallel structure from the ranks of the military. Acting army chief Umit Dundar warned that betrayal will not go unpunished. He said 104 coup plotters have been killed. Some 160 people including civilians have lost their lives in the coup.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed the Turkish people's brave defense of democracy, saying coups have no place in the region and are doomed to fail. Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged a quick return to civilian rule. The EU also called for restraint in Turkey.
Daesh terrorist groups has claimed responsibility for a deadly truck attack in the southern French city of Nice. 84 people lost their lives in Thursday's carnage. The assailant has been identified as a Tunisian-born local. Police have arrested four people over the attack.
Iraqi forces have gained new ground in the fight against Daesh the country’s north. Government troops and local volunteer forces have reportedly retaken 3 villages in Qayyarah district south of Mosul. Iraqi forces managed to recapture the strategic Qayyarah airbase last Saturday.
Police in the Indian-controlled Kashmir have detained printing press workers and seized tens of thousands of newspapers. The media crackdown comes after a week of deadly violence over the killing of a pro-independence leader. Indian officials have also extended the curfew in the region.
The U-S has released long-classified documents detailing alleged ties of the Saudi government to the nine-eleven hijackers. The congressional report suggests that while in the U-S, some of the hijackers were in contact with, and received support from individuals, who may have been connected to the Saudi government.
More than a quarter billion children are deprived of schooling across the world. The U-N Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, has reported that some two-hundred sixty-three million children and youth are not provided with primary and secondary school education. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of exclusion.

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