Turkey defying calls to stop shelling Kurdish forces in Syria

Turkish army cannon shoots in the Syrian direction near Syria border close to the Oncupinar crossing gate in Kilis, in south central Turkey, on February 15, 2016. ©AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this episode of On the News Line:

Turkey defies calls to stop shelling Syrian Kurds

Turkey is defying international calls to end shelling the positions of Kurdish forces battling Daesh terrorists in northern Syria. Ankara has been pounding the region for several days, saying it will not allow Kurds to take control of the Syrian border town of A’zaz.

Saudis use cluster munitions in Yemen

Human Rights Watch condemns it again: Saudi Arabia continues to use internationally banned cluster munitions in civilian areas of Yemen despite evidence of civilian casualties. And it is the kingdom’s patron, the United States, which has supplied the munitions against its own export requirements.

Scalia's death sparks bipartisan battle

A new battleground has popped up in the US political landscape following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday. All eyes are now locked on an empty seat in America’s highest court as a heated debate is already raging over when the vacancy should be filled.


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