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At least 8 Afghan policemen killed by US airstrikes

Monday, 19 September 2016 5:25 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 19 September 2016 5:25 PM ]

US airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province kill at least 8 policemen.

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

At least eight policemen have been killed in US airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province. The US military command in Kabul has confirmed the attacks, but claimed the target was people posing a threat. The Afghan forces backed by the American war planes are battling the Taliban across the country.
Britain confirms that it participated in Saturday’s US-led airstrikes that killed 83 soldiers in the Syrian city of Dayr al-Zawr Saturday. The raids have caused a war of words between Syria, Russia and the United States. The UK says it’s looking into the incident.
Turkish President Rajab Tayyeb Erdogan says his country’s army and its allied forces have purged Daesh terrorists from north of Syria. Erdogan noted that the Turkey-backed forces would now begin their push southward, marching on the key town of Bab in Aleppo province.
Israeli forces have killed 2 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, claiming they were about to stab officers. The attack took place near a checkpoint in Al-Khalil also known as Hebron. Earlier on Monday, Israeli forces shot and injured another Palestinian man over an alleged stabbing attack in Jerusalem al-Quds.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the result of Berlin state elections was disappointing. This, after Merkel’s party suffered historic losses over her government’s open-door refugee policy. The opposition is seeking to extend a string of successes spurred by last year’s refugee crisis.
Russia’s ruling party led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is heading to an easy victory in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday. With 93% of votes counted, the United Russia Party is leading the polls with over 54% of the ballots. The communist party is in second place.
New York authorities have identified a suspect wanted for questioning over Saturday's blast which left 29 people injured in the city. Police have tweeted the photo of Ahmad Khan Rahami. The FBI said Rahami, a naturalized US citizen from Afghanistan, could be armed and dangerous.
The self-proclaimed Libyan National Army headed by renegade General Khalifah Haftar has repelled attacks by rival groups on a key oil facility in east of the country. They’ve forced out militias loyal to the UN-backed Unity government, based in Tripoli, from the vicinity of the port of Zuwetina.

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