DAMASCUS -- At least 30 civilians have so far been killed in northern Syria since Turkey unleashed a military offensive against the Kurdish militias on Wednesday, a war monitor reported Saturday.

The civilians were killed as a result of the "random" Turkish shelling on several areas in northern Syria, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-Turkey)

- - - -

RABAT -- Moroccan police foiled on Saturday an attempt to smuggle 2.28 tons of cannabis in the central city of Fez, the police said in a statement.

The banned substance was concealed inside a car, the statement said, adding that three people aged between 25 and 47 years old were arrested. (Morocco-Cannabis-Smuggling)

- - - -

BEIRUT -- Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Ali slammed the Lebanese government for its lack of cooperation with Syrian authorities, Al-Akhbar local newspaper reported on Saturday.

"The Lebanese government does not give any attention or importance to economic cooperation between the two countries especially after the opening of Nasib border in Jordan and Boukamal border in Iraq," Ali said. (Syria-Lebanon)

- - - -

ADEN, Yemen -- A total of two Yemeni civilians were killed on Saturday during a sniping operation carried out by the Houthi rebel group in the southern province of Dhale, a security official told Xinhua.

The local security source said on condition of anonymity that a Houthi sniper killed two civilians near their house in the northern parts of Dhale, where fighting is still taking place. (Yemen-Houthi Operation-Deaths) Enditem

Related

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)