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Washington Post
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Officials say Syria has asked Turkey for defense support amid sectarian clashes
ANKARA, Turkey — Syria's interim government has requested Turkey's support to strengthen its defense capabilities, Turkish officials said, following sectarian violence over the past two weeks that increased tensions in Syria and drew intervention by Israel . The defense ministry officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity according to procedures, said Wednesday that Syria has also sought assistance to combat 'terrorist organizations,' including the Islamic State group.
Associated Press
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Associated Press
Officials say Syria has asked Turkey for defense support amid sectarian clashes
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syria's interim government has requested Turkey's support to strengthen its defense capabilities, Turkish officials said, following sectarian violence over the past two weeks that increased tensions in Syria and drew intervention by Israel. The defense ministry officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity according to procedures, said Wednesday that Syria has also sought assistance to combat 'terrorist organizations,' including the Islamic State group. Turkey — which has long expressed readiness to assist Syria — was working toward providing training, advisory services and technical support to help strengthen Syria's defense capacity, the officials added. Syrian officials could not be immediately reached for comment.
Khaleej Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
UAE expresses condolences to Bangladesh over Air Force jet crash victims
The UAE extended its heartfelt condolences and solidarity with Bangladesh following the tragic crash of the country's Air Force jet aircraft into a college campus in Dhaka, which killed at least 20 people and injured more than 170. In an official statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mofa) expressed its condolences to the families of the victims, the interim government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and the Bangladeshi people. The Ministry also wished a swift recovery for all those injured in the incident.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Clip of truck hitting teen in Indonesia misrepresented as 'Bangladeshi driver resisting extortion'
A graphic video of a person being run over by a truck was filmed in Indonesia, contrary to posts claiming it showed the driver resisting an extortion attempt in Bangladesh. According to Indonesian news reports from July 2021, the teenager had been attempting a dangerous TikTok challenge and died from his injuries. "I salute this patriotic and brave driver for killing even one extortionist. I appeal to all the drivers of the country to raze the extortionists in this way." reads part of the Bengali-language caption of a graphic Facebook video posted on July 4, 2025. Viewed more than 740,000 times, the video appears to show a person standing in the middle of the road attempting to stop an oncoming truck with their hands. The truck, however, does not stop and runs over the individual. The same clip was also shared in similar Facebook posts in Bangladesh, where -- according to a task force formed by the interim government -- extortion is deeply entrenched (archived link). There were nationwide protests on July 11 following the murder of a local scrap trader, reportedly because he refused to pay extortion money (archived link). The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, seen as the election frontrunner in polls scheduled for April 2026, has also started taking steps to weed out members allegedly involved in crimes ranging from extortion to rape and murder (archived here and here). The video circulating online, however, was not filmed in Bangladesh. A reverse image search on Google using keyframes from the falsely shared video led to an Indonesian-language news report that included a still from the clip (archived link). The report by local media organisation Warta Kota, published on July 13, 2021, said the incident involved a teenager who sustained serious injuries and it occurred on RE Martadinata Street, in the North Cikarang district of Bekasi Regency (archived link). A subsequent report by the Pos Kota newspaper on July 14, which also contained a screenshot from the video, said the teenager succumbed to his injuries (archived link). According to news outlet Tempo, the group of teens were doing a TikTok challenge dubbed "the grim reaper prank" (archived link). The report said the group had earlier filmed several similar videos before the deadly incident. Elements visible in the falsely shared video, including lamp posts and roadside plant pots, also correspond to Google Street View imagery of RE Martadinata Street (archived link). AFP has debunked other posts that falsely presented clips as having been filmed in Bangladesh here and here.
Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Bangladesh Imposes Curfew After Violence in Hasina's Stronghold
Bangladesh's interim government has imposed a curfew and deployed the army to contain violence in the political stronghold of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party after attacks on a student-led rally. The curfew in the district of Gopalganj, the ancestral home of Hasina, began on Wednesday evening and will continue until 6 pm on Thursday, according to a government statement. Four people were killed in clashes with security forces, according to the Prothom Alo newspaper.
