6 detainees from Guantanamo Bay have been transferred. They are now in uruguay after being held by the u. S. Government for 12 years without charge. The six are the first guantanamo detainees to be transferred. Four syrians, a tunisian and palestinian were among them, hold as suspected alqaeda affiliates since 2008 and cleared for release until 2009. The u. S. Government could not find a country to accept them as refugees. We are told why uruguays president agreed to take them in. This is a personal campaign by the outgoing present of uruguay. He was a prisoner for 13 years under the military dictatorship that governed uruguay and feels this from the heart. He says they have what it calls a moral obligation to take in people from other countries who suffered. He called the particular case of the six lowlevel detainees from guantanamo an atrocious kidnapping. Uruguay has taken in refugees from the syrian conflict they have been provided with housing, schooling and job opportunities. The
Syria has reportedly called on the United Nations to impose sanctions against israel. Syria is accusing israel of carrying out several air strikes on governmentheld areas. Israeli jets bombed a weapons depot near the damascus airport, a depot used by the military. Another strike targets a weapons cash near the town close to the lebanese border. Syrias military condemned the assault calling it an attack on the country. Kazaa says it will not be continuing mediation to rescue lebanese soldiers kidnapped last august in the border town. More than 30 Lebanese Police men and soldiers were taken last year, four have been executed and seven have been released. Lets go Jane Ferguson monitoring the story for us. Whether it be qatar or other countries, this reflects the frustration between those trying to sort out what is going on in lebanon, and the political crisis in that country, which is unable to come to terms with what is happening over the boarder. It is a major setback for those trying t
Ill look at why a festival produced many of indias wellknown products. Been we begin with breaking news out of nigeria. The army and paramilitary groups expel an attack by boko haram fighters. It happened in maiduguri, the capital in borneo state. The military sent in reinforcement. We go to ahmed idris. What is the latest . Fighting is ongoing. What we are hearing now is the military is sending in aircraft to see where the attackers are and launch an assault. The fighting happened around 2 oclock nigeria time. They came in from south of maiduguri. A lot of people fled the area on the outside of maiduguri. And those from the other side from other sides are coming into the city thinking it is a safer ground. The military is deployed to the north of the city. Why they suspect boko haram may launch an attack. This is a day after the African Union movement. Yes, its coming after Multi National forces are gaining ground on boko haram. From several towns close. And they are, according to rep
Making education more accessible for kenyan schoolchildren. First, jordan executed two prisoners hours after the killing of moaz alkasasbehs video was received. Sajida alrishawi was in prison for her part in a suicide bombing in which many died. Reporter jordan warned of an earthshaking response for the death of their pilot moaz alkasasbeh. It came. Dawn on wednesday, the authorities executed sajida alrishawi whom i. S. I. L. Demanded jordan released. Now this wouldbe suicide bomber on death road has been hanged. Another iraqi prisoner was executed. He was sentenced to death for murdering a truck driver in iraq. News of the murder was exactly what jordanians had been dreading. The government confirmed he was killed on january 3rd, a month before a video al jazeera will not show showed moaz alkasasbeh supposedly burnt alive. The jordanian king cut short a trip to washington d. C. And addressed the jordanian people in a statement. Translation with sadness and sorrow we received the news
Haram the u. S. Confirmed the death of kayla muller held hostage by the Islamic State of iraq and levant. She was captured in august 2013 in the syrian city of aleppo. Mullers death was announced by president obama, who vowed to bring her cantors to justice. Cantors to justice. Relatives and friends of the 26yearold humanitarian aid worker struggled with the news of her death. Trying to find consolation in a letter that reached her parents. In kaylas letter to marshall and carl she wrote i have dom see theres good in every situation. Sometimes we have to look for it. Right now, thats what we are trying to do. The news of her death was confirmed in a private message from i. S. I. L. To her family. The white house said intelligence agencies verified her death, but not the cause or time. They challenged her association that she was killed in a Jordanian Air strike. Theres no evidence of civilians in the target area prior to the Coalition Strike taking place. That would call into question