The world this week
Around 100 people were killed by two bomb explosions in Iran, in what state media and regional authorities described as a terrorist attack and which the government in Tehran later blamed on America and Israel. The blasts happened as crowds of people were heading towards the tomb of Qassem Suleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by America. Suleimani had led Iran’s Quds Force and created an extensive network of militias in the Middle East, some with ties to Hamas and Hizbullah.
Hamas said an Israeli drone strike killed Saleh al-Arouri, the militant group’s deputy political leader, and several of its commanders in an attack on its office in southern Beirut. Arouri had close links with Hizbullah, a militia based in Lebanon that has been shelling Israel on a near-daily basis since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th. Meanwhile, Turkey accused Israel of plotting to “commit actions” against Palestinians living in the country.
The death toll from a number of attacks by Islamic nomadic herders on Christian farmers in Nigeria’s Plateau state rose to at least 140. Hundreds of people have been killed in the region over the years in a conflict that meshes ethno-religious feuds with rivalry over land and water.
2024-01-04 08:20:25
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