Twin bomb blasts rip through Syria’s Qamishli, kill threeJanuary 25, 2016 - 13:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two explosions rocked a neighborhood in Syria's Qamishli on Sunday, January 24, AINA reports. The first targeted the Star Cafe, where a bomb was placed on a bicycle in front of the store. The explosion killed 3 Assyrians and injured 20. The second blast targeted Joseph Bakery, the Assyrian news portal says. Two of the Assyrians killed have been identified as Morris Khajo and Fawzi al-Kaldani. Two of the injured are in critical condition. In late December, three explosions went off in Qamishli, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens of others. The attacks were carried out Islamic State’s suicide bombers. Daesh - another name for the Islamic State group - which occupies vast tracts of Iraq and Syria and is outlawed in many countries including Russia, has gained much notoriety. The jihadists conduct suicide bombings and other attacks worldwide. The group, outlawed in a range of countries, including Russia, has forced thousands of people, mostly religious minorities, to flee their homes. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |