A day of artillery and air strikes that killed at least six people turkeys president says the next target will be men b. J. And other towns under kurdish control the taliban has claimed responsibility for an overnight attack at the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan Capital kabul. The sixteen hour siege is now over leaving at least six civilians dad as well as five attackers the gunman stormed the building on saturday night the taliban say they were targeting government workers Security Forces and foreigners and afghan Officials Say one hundred sixty people including forty one foreigners have been rescued so far. There have been multiple deaths from a roadside bomb that struck a vehicle in afghanistans western Herat Province the vehicle was carrying thirteen civilians there are reports between eight to twelve of the passengers were killed in the explosion provincial police are blaming the taliban and the taliban have also claimed responsibility for a saturday night ambush on progover
A government Spokesman Says special forces are on the scene at the Intercontinental Hotel battling with attack the hotel which is on top of a hill overlooking the city is usually heavily guarded because of its popularity with foreign house and prominent locals well lets go live now to jennifer glass is in kabul jennifer what do we know right now. We know that there were helicopters overhead special forces inside the hotel a number of guests and staff have been evacuated from the hotel the interior Ministry Says at least four attackers were involved they say at least one has been killed were getting reports that the attackers are inside the hotel heavily armed and going room to room looking for hostages and guests of the hotel we have had some reports of people inside the hotel calling for help a really very difficult situation a heavily armed hotel the ministry of interior says it has no idea how these attackers got into this fortified hotel it is the Second Attack on this hotel in the
A three in part of an assault to drive out Kurdish Peoples Protection units or why p. J. Duckies president is very into crush the group which he views as a terrorist organization seventy dekker reports. The border echoes with the sounds of war turkeys offensive on africa is now well under way the ground operation started on sunday turkish soldiers supporting Free Syrian Army fighters inside syria. Turkish president dredger type edging defiant as he addressed a large crowd in the city of course and. This is a National Struggle and then this National Struggle will crush anyone who stands against us let this be known. Its been a week of rhetoric politicians promising that turkey was going to attack a free to rid of the y. P. G. Kurdish fighters that im pro considers terrorists but theyre also the u. S. Is best ally on the ground in fighting eisel regardless of International Complications turkey is fully committed to this offensive were on turkeys border with africa and throughout the day
Washington kicking the can down the road the phrase used to describe the now familiar practice of the u. S. Congress delaying a problem solution for another day the motion is adopted without objection a motion to reconsider is laid on the table on monday the house and senate voted to reopen the federal government until february eighth that buys lawmakers three weeks to agree on a more permanent budget plan this is not a moment of better selves in the back not even close we very much need to heed the lessons of what just happened here. We need to move forward in good faith. But faith between the two parties is lacking particularly on immigration that issue was the source of the shutdown stalemate as democrats demanded protections for socalled dreamers young undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children and republicans refused mondays compromise as a concession from democrats to reopen the government under intense public pressure while accepting a promise from republicans to
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