Boy fell into a well. The United States says it did everything it could to minimise civilian casualties during a raid in syria in which the leader of the Islamic State group was killed. The president said that Abu Ibrahim Al qurayshi, also known as Hajji Abdullah, blew himself up, along with four members of his family, as us specialforces approached the building. 13 people, including children, were killed, but no us casualties were reported. The bbc S State Department correspondent Barbara Plett usher reports. In a corner of Northwest Syria where a forgotten conflict simmers, america reminded the Islamic State group that its leaders were still a target. The raid took place in the dead of night and lasted two hours. Us Special Forces landed in helicopters near the home of the is leader, Hajji Abdullah. Those close by described a night of terror. Translation when we got out of the house, we saw aircraft flying over our heads. And after ten minutes, we heard them shouting, give yourself u
Elections in ecuador, so go ahead in 10 days, despite the assassination of the president ial candidates in china reduces the united states, a bullying off to do it by them. Signs in order to restrict to us investments and Chinese Technology companies, the leaders of west african Nations Holding an emergency meeting to discuss the military takeover new share. All if its from the original block. Eco also failed since the code 2 weeks ago to june, to ignore the sunday deadline from the group to reinstate the deposed president , mohammed presume, or risk intervention by force, and hit of close to a torque such areas. President said its crucial to prioritize negotiations and dialogue and seeking to restore a civilian rule. It just says yes to evaluate the effectiveness over a dimension and that did you by any gaps or challenges that we have in that progress . Well it through it is comprehensive assessment kind of we collectively track it. News of the label 5 was less than the scrap validity
Operations in the gaza strip, saying israel is prepared to stand alone and fight with its fingernails if necessary. Mr netanyahus comments come after President Joe Biden confirmed the us had paused a delivery of bombs which could be used in an assault on rafah. But the idf claims they had enough weaponry to finish the rafah mission. There have been mixed reactions to mr biden s decision from lawmakers in the us. Earlier i spoke to our state Department Correspondent tom bateman. You have spoken to members of congress all day, what sort of support or criticism is there for the decision to hold the shipment of the bombs to israel . One of the first things that struck me coming into the building today was the sense in which this is a very significant moment, the levels of energy and the response to this, the way people are feeling about this on both sides is extremely strong. That is because this is the first time in a generation we have had this level of public pressure applied by the whi
Midnight in london and 9am in seoul, where after months of tension between the two koreas, theres signs of a sudden and dramatic change. For the first time in over two years, north and south korea have engaged in formal military talks to try to defuse tensions between the two countries. The north will also send a delegation to the Winter Olympics taking place in south korea, next month. Our correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from seoul. The skiers on the slopes of pyeongchang today were moving a little slower than they will be in a months time. Then, the worlds best will be flying down these pistes. And now we know that when the Olympic Games open here on february 7th, there will be a full north korean team competing. They will march in side by side with their south korean compatriots. Translation i think with sport, we can put everything aside and everyone should do their best to achieve their goals in the competition. North korea isjust 50 miles away in that direction, and
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