As the state of emergency continues in France, police in the capital are to be armed with assault rifles and Kalashnikov-resistant shields for the first time. The interior minister said on Monday that police officers in Paris will be given the equipment which is usually reserved for elite intervention forces, four months after the terror attack which killed 130 people.
Syria has warned Saudi Arabia against attempts to undermine peace efforts as the fragile ceasefire in the war-torn region enters its third day. The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday that remarks by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir about a ‘plan B’ in Syria are clearly aimed at derailing the truce.
A small number of UK military advisers are secretly operating in Libya along with US special troops. The ‘low key’ operation is apparently to build an army to fight ISIS militants in the conflict-ravaged country. Analysts with close connections to Western governments also revealed that “low level training” of rebels has recently taken place.
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Protests erupted after Utah police shot a 16-year-old boy in the chest and stomach because he was brandishing a broomstick. Abdi Mohamed was hospitalized in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday night and is said to be in a critical condition. About 100 riot police tried to the disperse angry crowds who started throwing glass and rocks following the incident.