LOS ANGELES -- Many locations in Southern California Thursday received bomb threats which is hoax and identified by the authority as a part of nationwide wave of threats.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), as bomb threats being made throughout the nation, "several of those threats have been received in the Los Angeles area" as well. (US-California-Threat)

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ANKARA -- Turkish president announced his army will launch a new military offensive in northern Syria "within a few days," sending signals that Turkey is determined to remove U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in the region.

"We will start an operation in the next few days to free the east of the Euphrates from the separatist terrorist organization," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, referring to the territory, east of Euphrates, controlled by Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). (Turkey-Syria-Offensive)

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WASHINGTON -- Multiple institutions across the United States on Thursday received emails and phone calls threatening bomb attacks, which caused evacuations and law enforcement actions.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement its staff were aware of the recent bomb threats made in cities around the country. "We remain in touch with our law enforcement partners to provide assistance." (US-Bomb Threats)

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UNITED NATIONS -- A UN humanitarian official said Thursday that out of the estimated 181 million people living in Central Africa, nearly 26 million will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2019, representing a dramatic increase of 22 percent from 2018.

To put this into perspective, Director of Operations and Advocacy division of the UN relief wing (OCHA), Reena Ghelani, said one person out of seven in Central Africa is caught up in crisis and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection, compared to one out of 70 people globally. (UN-Central Africa-Aid)

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BEIRUT -- The United Nation Higher Commissioner of Refugees representative in Lebanon said on Thursday that Syrian refugees have concerns about returning their home country despite strong wish to do so, National News Agency (NAN) reported.

"Syrian refugees are mainly worried about the compulsory military service and the law ... which threatens them with property loss," Mireille Gerard was quoted by NNA as saying. (Lebanon-Syrian Refugees-Home) Enditem

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