websites reported that the government forces had attended the funeral of three members, including an officer

stages of Organization (5), Polarization (6), and Persecution (8) as Kurdish leaders are banned from office

The Indian publication described the conditions set forward by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary Many foreign diplomats who have visited the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps say it would be difficult for most

arrest a dissident journalist on board, prompting western countries to sanction dozens of Belarusian officials

receives emergency treatment in hospital, which struggled to cope with the number of wounded A local official

minority, calling it for the first time Wednesday “ethnic cleansing,” and threatening sanctions against officials a descriptive term and it carries with it, again, the sense of urgency,” a senior State Department official for dragging its feet on declaring the campaign ethnic cleansing, despite the top U.N. human rights official Sweeping economic sanctions wouldn’t focus on punishing the officials responsible, and could derail Myanmar __________________________________________________________________________________________ (c) 2017 Foreign

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French officials again rejected the accusation and called the findings unsubstantiated.

I would like to take her to the office of Benjamin Netanyahu and ask him to apologise.  

attacks by suspected militants in the West African nation of Niger on Saturday, according to government officials

Genocide suspect Wenceslas Twagirayezu in the hands of Rwanda National Police officers upon arrival at while those who have obtained nationalities of the host country are hard extradite, Rwanda government officials “The Public Prosecutor’s Office recently decided to prosecute two people.

Any scaling down of international support in Iraq after the military defeat of ISIS would have “grave consequences” for the country and the world, the UN’s head of mission in Iraq told the Security Council on Thursday. “Any abrupt scaling-down of engagement or support would mean repeating mistakes of the past – mistakes that have had grave consequences for stability and security, well beyond the borders of Iraq, even globally,” Jan Kubis warned, detailing that Iraq will need “continuous, substantial and sustainable support and assistance from the international community, including its regional partners.” The lack of a plan for governance of the key city of Mosul has been a source of concern for Kurdish leaders. “We wanted to have a plan even before the military action, and my president has said so in all meetings with the Iraqi or American delegations. But it did not happen,” Fuad Hussein, chief of staff to the Kurdish president, said in an interview with Rudaw English. “The Iraqi government did not want to, and the Americans were occupied with their elections.” “So now we have no idea how to deal with the future. There is no plan.” In his briefing to the Security Council, Kubis summarized what has been achieved in Iraq so far and the steps that will need to be taken in order to rebuild the country and relations between Iraqi citizens. The first step to national reconciliation, he said, was the protection of civilians, avoiding sectarian tensions, and preventing revenge attacks in Mosul. Rudaw reported on a revenge killing that had occurred in eastern Mosul in January, after an Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service soldier boasted of killing an ISIS fighter, after he had surrendered. Kubis stressed the need for reconciliation in order to build “a new and truly unified Iraq in which all its people will feel as equal citizens, under fair treatment and the protection of the State.” Steps to achieving reconciliation include “peaceful reintegration and interaction among all groups of the population in Ninawa governorate, including ethnic and religious minorities,” that comes about through effective governance, he added. The UN mission in Iraq (UNAMI) is supporting grassroots initiatives towards “stabilization and community-based reconciliation efforts.” ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(c) 2017 Rudaw