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Syrian fighterjets pound militants' positions in Aleppo

Thursday, 04 August 2016 10:54 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 04 August 2016 10:54 PM ]

A picture taken on July 28, 2016 shows smoke billowing in Bani Zeid after Syrian government forces took control of the previously militant-held district of Leramun, on the northwest outskirts of Aleppo. AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the bond between Iran and Syria is unbreakable. Alaeddin Boroujerdi also praised the recent victories by the Syrian army in the fight against foreign-backed militants. Boroujerdi made the remarks during a meeting with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
The Syrian warplanes have targeted the positions of foreign-backed militants in the city of Aleppo. The militants are accused of using civilians as human shield. The Syrian army has been making steady gains against the armed groups by cutting their main and only supply line into Aleppo.
At least 12 civilians have reportedly been killed in an attack by Daesh terrorists in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk. Security sources say the attack took place as some three-thousand residents of the Hawijah district of Kirkuk were fleeing the Daesh-held region.
Turkey issues an arrest warrant for US-based opposition figure Fethullah Gulen, accusing him of "ordering" last month’s failed coup to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish government has already demanded the U-S extradite him. Gulen strongly denies any involvement in the July 15 coup.
German Foreign Minister says Turkey’s crackdown on the suspects of last month’s failed coup has complicated talks over a refugee deal between Ankara and the European Union. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said there is no basis for discussions amid concerns over mass arrests in Turkey.
The United Nations says the South Sudanese government forces executed and gang-raped women and girls during fighting in capital Juba last month. The troops are also accused of looting and destroying properties during the clashes which erupted between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and opposition troops.
A senate committee in Brazil has recommended that the full upper house of the legislative body remove suspended President Dilma Rousseff from office. The ruling, however, is non-binding. Rousseff is accused of breaking budget laws. She has called the impeachment procedure a coup in disguise.
Japan's new Defense Minister Tomomi Inada slams North Korea and China over their military activities in East Asia. Inada accused the two countries of provocation and use of "force" in territorial disputes. She was speaking while reviewing Japanese forces on her first day as defense chief.

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