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French, European Fears From ISIS Comeback
The terrorism file returned to the forefront in Paris, and drove the attention of security officials after an ISIS extremist convicted of running a recruitment network in France, has been arrested in northern Syria.
The arrest of French national Thomas Barnouin, by fighters from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the Hasaka area, revealed the presence of many ISIS cells that were capable to escape either from the hands of the Kurdish YPG units or from the Syrian army and their linked militias.
It is probable that Barnouin and several of his comrades were trying to leave Syri http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com
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200 ‘Secret Bankers’ Facilitate Money Flow to ISIS
France has identified 150 to 200 “secret bankers” who have been facilitating the flow of money for ISIS in Lebanon and Turkey, announced the Financial Intelligence Unit (TRACFIN).
TRACFIN director, Bruno Dalles stated that the unit had worked on the identification of 150 to 200 of those individuals who are mainly based in Lebanon and Turkey who send money for ISIS enabling it to continue with its operations.
“These secret bankers of ISIS receive funds that are clearly aimed at allowing the group to continue operating,” he said, in his yearly report on money laundering and terrorist finan http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com
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US Army to Fight Qaeda in Syria even after ISIS Defeat
Col. John Thomas, spokesman for the US Central Command (CENTCOM), said that the international coalition forces would remain in Syria to support the operations of the Arab-Kurdish “Syrian Democratic Forces” until the conclusion of negotiations on a political solution in Geneva.
He added that the US forces would continue to fight terrorist organizations close to “al- Qaeda” in Syria, including al-Nusra Front, “regardless of ISIS presence.”
In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat in London, Col. http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com
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‘Support for Lebanon’ Meeting in Paris Commits to Policy of Dissociation
France will host on Friday a meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon, in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
The meeting will be held at the French foreign ministry’s headquarters, with the participation of Germany, China, the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Russia, the European Union, the Arab League, the UNHCR, the UNDP, the World Bank and the United Nations Special Coordinator in Lebanon.
French diplomatic sources told Asharq al-Awsat that Macron would open the meeting, which would seek to highlight “the u http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com
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Egyptian Screen Legend Shadia Passes Away
Iconic Egyptian actress Shadia passed away on Tuesday at the age of 86 after a long battle with illness, leaving behind a glittering acting and singing career.
She passed away at a Cairo hospital after suffering a stroke and falling into a coma.
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and his wife paid a visit to the hospital upon hearing news of the actress’ deteriorating health.
She started her career of 117 movie roles in 1947 and ended it in 1984. http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com
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Condemnations Continue to Pour in against Houthi Minister who Backed Child Soldiers
Outrage over the recent comments of a Houthi minister advocating the recruitment of children for the war in Yemen continued, with a minister from the legitimate government comparing the rebels to terrorists.
Human rights minister in the legitimate cabinet Dr. http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com
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Kremlin Says Implementation Talks of S400 Missile Deal with Saudi Arabia ‘Positive’
Russia’s Kremlin stressed the positive nature of cooperation between Moscow and Riyadh concerning the implementation of military-technical agreements announced by the two sides at a press conference following talks between King Salman bin Abdulaziz during his historic visit to Moscow last week with President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin had announced early Monday that it is in the middle of serious talks with Saudi Arabia over Russia supplying Saudi Arabia with advanced S-400 air defense missile systems.
Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed on supplies of S-400 missile systems, the press s http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com
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Riyadh Urges Int’l Organizations to Probe Fate of Qatari Citizens Returning from Hajj
The Saudi-based National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) condemned the “flagrant violation of the human rights, beating, degradation and humiliation” of Qatari citizen Hamad Al-Marri after he returned from the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
It said that filming the assault and publishing the video presented a loud case of “crimes against human rights principles.”
The rights body said it had closely monitored the case of Al-Marri since the video’s release and identified that the person featured was Al-Marri, who completed Hajj under an initiative put forth by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com
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Moroccan-Spanish Cooperation Dismantles Six-Member Terrorist Cell
Morocco and Spain announced on Wednesday the dismantling of a new terrorist cell consisting of six people who were planning to carry out major attacks in the two countries and training their members to slaughter.
The operation came just a week after Spain’s Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido met with his Moroccan counterpart Abdoulwafi Laftit in Rabat and following meetings of senior security officials in the two countries in the wake of deadly attacks in Spain last month.
The arrests were also made nearly three weeks after a group of four Moroccans killed 16 people in two deadly attac http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com
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