News Roundup 3/3/20

by | Mar 3, 2020

News Roundup 3/3/20

by | Mar 3, 2020

News Roundup from The Libertarian Institute by Kyle Anzalone

US News

  • Senator Klobuchar ends her campaign. Klobuchar and Mayor Pete endorsed Biden. [Link]

North Korea

  • North Korea tested two short-range missiles. [Link]

Afghanistan

  • The Taliban rule out talks with the Afghan government until they agree to complete a prisoner swap that was laid out in the peace deal. [Link]
  • The US had differences in the copies of the peace agreement given to the Taliban and the Afghan government. The differing language is the cause of the Afghan government refusing to release Taliban prisoners and the Taliban refusing to talk to the Afghan government until they do. [Link]
  • Secretary of State Pompeo says there are two secret annexes in the peace agreement with the Taliban. [Link]
  • At least three civilians were killed by an explosion at a soccer field. [Link]

Syria

  • Turkey’s President Erdogan will travel to Russia on Thursday to meet with Putin about the situation in Syria. Putin has said that Turkey should not expect Russia to protect its forces in Idlib, Syria. [Link]
  • Erdogan will push Putin for another Idlib ceasefire at their meeting. [Link]
  • One Turkish soldier was killed inside Syria. [Link]
  • Israel’s military targeted a vehicle in the Syrian controlled area of the Golan Heights. Israel claimed to be responding to a sniper attack. [Link]

Iraq

  • Iraqi security forces killed a protester in Baghdad over the weekend. [Link]
  • Iraq’s new Prime Minister Allawi quit on Monday. Allawi became frustrated when the Iraqi parliament failed to approve his proposed cabinet. Iraq’s former prime minister Mahdi has been serving in a caretaker’s role. However, he will also leave the position on Monday. [Link]
  • Two rockets landed in Baghdad’s Green Zone. [Link]

Middle East

  • Netanyahu claims victory in the Israeli election. [Link]
  • The IAEA is prepared to issue a rebuke of Iraq for failing to allow the IAEA to access a site in Iran. The IAEA inspected the site once in 2019 and confirmed it to be a carpet facility. [Link]
  • Southern Separatists prevent a ship connected with the Yemeni government from off-loading fuel in Aden. [Link] 

About Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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