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‘Operation Free Sinjar’
Kurdish Peshmerga forces have launched a campaign to retake the town of Sinjar from Daesh. The US-led coalition is supporting the offensive with air strikes. The Kurdish Regional Security Council says 7,500 Peshmerga forces are taking part. Daesh captured the town in August last year. They killed thousands of minority Yazidis. That prompted the US to begin air strikes in the region
Anti-austerity protests
Police have fired tear gas at protesters who threw petrol bombs in Athens. Unions are holding a 24-hour general strike against austerity measures. Police say that over 24,000 people were marching in the city. The EU and IMF are currently reviewing reforms that Athens agreed to in return for a third bailout. The ruling Syriza party supports the walkout and has called for ‘mass participation.’ Meanwhile, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has referred to the bailout as a ‘painful compromise.’
Boko Haram terror attack
Military officials say Boko Haram militants killed five civilians in a village in southern Niger. The government says it forces killed 20 militants in fighting after the terror attack. Boko Haram began launching anti-government attacks in neighbouring Nigeria in 2009. It’s killed thousands of people and displaced 1 and a half million others.
Stricter border control
Sweden says it will begin implementing stricter border controls to deal with the influx of refugees crossing into the country. The interior minister says that recently about 10,000 asylum seekers have entered the country each week. Meanwhile, EU and African leaders are meeting in Malta to discuss the global refugee crisis. The UN says more than 773-thousand asylum seekers have crossed into Europe this year.
