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Turkey's Erdogan vows retaliation after Ankara bombing

Thursday, 18 February 2016 2:10 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 18 February 2016 2:09 AM ]

Turkish police and ambulance cars are seen near the site of an explosion after an attack targeted a convoy of military service vehicles in Ankara on February 17. At least 28 people were killed and 61 people were wounded in a car bombing targeting military service vehicles in the Turkish capital Ankara.

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Turkish President Rejep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to retaliate after a bomb attack in the capital Ankara killed nearly 30 people and wounded dozens of others. The blast ripped through a vehicle carrying the army personnel. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
The Turkish president says he has no plans to stop shelling Kurdish fighters in Syria despite growing international calls to halt the attacks. Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey’s patience is coming to an end over the situation in Syria. The UN Security Council has condemned the Turkish shelling of Syria.

Russian media say Moscow is to deliver the first S-300 air defense missile system to Iran on Thursday. The report comes in the wake of a visit by Iran’s Defense Minister, Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, to Moscow. Russia will also supply Iran with a batch of Sukhoi SU-30 fighter jets.
US Republican Presidential Candidate, Donald Trump, has pledged to bring back tough interrogation techniques, including waterboarding. He said torture works and even waterboarding is not tough enough. The US banned the torture technique in 2009 under pressure of international rights groups.
A humanitarian aid convoy has started reaching the besieged suburbs around the Syrian capital. The relief operation has been undertaken by the government and the Red Crescent Society. According to media reports, 24 trucks have already entered the militant-held town of Madaya, east of Damascus.
Saudi Arabia has carried out fresh airstrikes on Yemen. More than a dozen people were killed after Saudi warplanes targeted areas across the country. The Saudi war on Yemen has claimed more than 83-hundred lives since March last year.

A senior Iranian Oil Ministry official says Tehran will keep increasing crude exports until it reaches the level before the sanctions were imposed on the country. Tehran’s OPEC envoy, Mahdi Asali, made the announcement despite a proposal by four oil producing countries to cap production amid concerns over declining prices.
European Council President Donald Tusk has expressed pessimism over a deal with Britain aimed at keeping London in the 28-nation bloc. However, he called on all EU members to help bridge the remaining gaps with the UK. Tusk says failure to reach an agreement will be a defeat for both sides.

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