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Iran to continue military advisory assistance to Iraq, Syria

Sunday, 10 July 2016 9:40 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 10 July 2016 9:41 PM ]

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani meets with Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar Hakim in Tehran, Iran, July 10, 2016. © IRNA

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

More than 200 people have been arrested in the US during new wave of protests against police violence toward African-Americans. The arrests were made despite the protests being mostly peaceful. Anger in the US boils over the deaths of two black men at the hands of police last week.
The Israeli prime minister has announced a nearly 13 million dollar budget to strengthen two settlements in the occupied West Bank. Benjamin Netanyahu said the funding will go to Kiryat Arba and another settlement adjacent to the Palestinian city of al-Khalil also known as Hebron.
Iran says it will keep offering advisory military assistance to Syria and Iraq until the threat of terrorism is completely eliminated. The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani also described Iraq’s recent deadly bombing as a desperate attempt by the terrorists who have suffered heavy losses.
Iranian Parliament Member Heshmatollah Falahat Pisheh has escaped an assassination attempt in a western province. Reports say an official and the driver have been killed and two local officials injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
Former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has threatened to boycott peace talks with Ansarullah movement if the UN insists to include the group in the proposed unity government. Ansarullah Movement is in control of significant parts of Yemen.
The death toll from the violence in Indian controlled Kashmir has reached at least 18 people, including one police officer. Clashes erupted after protesters defied a curfew and organized a funeral ceremony for a top pro-independence commander Burhan Wani. The Muslim-majority region is divided between India and Pakistan.
At least three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and over a dozen others injured in clashes with pro-Russian forces near the troubled city of Donetsk. Several pro-Russian fighters were also wounded in the clashes. Both sides blame each other for the eruption of violence.
Britain’s opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will fight for the Labor leadership suggesting that he might go to court if lawmakers exclude him from the contest. The embattled leader says the rules of the party indicate if the existing leader is challenged, he should be on the ballot paper.