Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Nov. 21
The Iranian forces launched ballistic missiles and drones targeting the opposition militants’ bases in Sulaymaniyah province and Erbil province in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, a security source of the Iraqi government told Xinhua anonymously. JAKARTA– At least 62 people were killed, 25 went missing and about 700 others were injured after a 5.6-…
BAGHDAD — One person was killed and seven others wounded on Monday after the Iranian forces carried out a new cross-border bombardment on the Iranian Kurdish opposition’s bases in northern Iraq.
The Iranian forces launched ballistic missiles and drones targeting the opposition militants’ bases in Sulaymaniyah province and Erbil province in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, a security source of the Iraqi government told Xinhua anonymously. (Iran-Iraq-Kurdish-Attacks)
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JAKARTA — At least 62 people were killed, 25 went missing and about 700 others were injured after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s West Java province on Monday, officials said.
The quake has also caused heavy damages to many houses, buildings and infrastructure facilities. The tremors were strongly felt in the national capital Jakarta. (Indonesia-Earthquake)
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SANAA — A landmine blast injured 12 people, including nine children, in the At Tuhayta District of Hodeidah province, western Yemen, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported on Monday.
The television quoted local authorities as saying that the tragedy occurred on Sunday, adding that the victims have been transferred to local hospitals. (Yemen-Landmine-Casualties)
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ANKARA — Two people were killed, and six others were injured in southern Türkiye on Monday in a rocket attack fired from Syrian territory, a Turkish official said.
The “terrorist group” fired five rockets from the east of the Euphrates in Syria targeting the Karkamis district of southern Gaziantep province, the governor Davut Gul said on Twitter, adding that two of the injured were in serious condition. (Türkiye-Rocket-Attacks) Enditem