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SYRIA
The death toll after two days of fighting between pro- and anti-government factions in southern Syria’s Suwayda province now stands at 17 with at least 40 more wounded, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. All of those killed seem to have been combatants. Clashes began on Tuesday after two prominent anti-government figures were abducted the previous day. Anti-government fighters on Tuesday reportedly surrounded the headquarters of the pro-government faction that abducted them and both of them have now been released. That may be enough to end the fighting though it’s probably too soon to say for sure.
IRAQ
The Turkish consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul apparently came under mortar fire early Wednesday morning. The attack caused no casualties but it did come as relations between Iraq and Turkey are still reeling from that apparent Turkish artillery strike on an Iraqi resort earlier this month. There’s no indication as to responsibility for Wednesday’s shelling though I would imagine the Kurdistan Workers’ Party is a prime suspect.
Supporters of Iraqi political leader Muqtada al-Sadr reportedly breached Baghdad’s secure “Green Zone” on Wednesday and eventually stormed into the parliament building. This uprising comes a couple of days after Sadr’s political rivals in the Coordination Framework nominated veteran politician Mohammed al-Sudani as their choice for prime minister in an attempt to end Iraq’s now-record long period of post-election gridlock. Sadr seemingly intends to force a new election and he’s using his ability to stir up protest movements to achieve that aim. Police attempted to stop the protesters using tear gas and there are anecdotal accounts of people being injured but no estimate as to how many.
SYRIA
The death toll after two days of fighting between pro- and anti-government factions in southern Syria’s Suwayda province now stands at 17 with at least 40 more wounded, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. All of those killed seem to have been combatants. Clashes began on Tuesday after two prominent anti-government figures were abducted the previous day. Anti-government fighters on Tuesday reportedly surrounded the headquarters of the pro-government faction that abducted them and both of them have now been released. That may be enough to end the fighting though it’s probably too soon to say for sure.
IRAQ
The Turkish consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul apparently came under mortar fire early Wednesday morning. The attack caused no casualties but it did come as relations between Iraq and Turkey are still reeling from that apparent Turkish artillery strike on an Iraqi resort earlier this month. There’s no indication as to responsibility for Wednesday’s shelling though I would imagine the Kurdistan Workers’ Party is a prime suspect.
Supporters of Iraqi political leader Muqtada al-Sadr reportedly breached Baghdad’s secure “Green Zone” on Wednesday and eventually stormed into the parliament building. This uprising comes a couple of days after Sadr’s political rivals in the Coordination Framework nominated veteran politician Mohammed al-Sudani as their choice for prime minister in an attempt to end Iraq’s now-record long period of post-election gridlock. Sadr seemingly intends to force a new election and he’s using his ability to stir up protest movements to achieve that aim. Police attempted to stop the protesters using tear gas and there are anecdotal accounts of people being injured but no estimate as to how many.
