Day: January 5, 2022

US-led coalition bases in Iraq, Syria come under rocket fire

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Officials say no casualties caused in the attacks, which come shortly after the one-year anniversary of the US assassination of Iranian Gen. Soleimani and his Iraqi lieutenant By AFP Today, 10:37 pm Edit BAGHDAD, Iraq — Bases used by the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group came under fire on Wednesday in Iraq and […]

Kazakhstan’s government resigns as fuel protests rage

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The protests began after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas at the start of the year. REUTERSPublished: JANUARY 5, 2022 11:18 Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation on Wednesday after a fuel price increase in the oil-producing Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured. Police […]