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Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Anne Richards
US Assistant Secretary of State for Refugees: We Aim to Increase the Number of Syrian Refugees Welcomed in the Future
The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Anne Richards spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat about the Syrian conference that was held in London on Thursday. Richards confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the United States has pledged a total sum of $890...Caption:
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during the Iraqi Police Day at a police academy in Baghdad January 9, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily
Iraqi PM Rejects Building a Security Wall Around Baghdad
Haider al-Abadi, Iraqi Prime Minister, on Feb.6 wrote off any military plans announced on building a concrete wall around Baghdad in a proposal to prevent ISIS assaults. “Baghdad is the capital of all Iraqis,” P.M. al-Abadi said in a statement....Caption:
Iraqi Solidier peaking through a hole in a wall in Fallujah -Iraq- Reuters
Ramadi Holds the First Friday Prayer after Being Freed From ISIS
Anbar- For the first time since ISIS was driven out, the Central Iraqi City held its Friday prayers in “al-Ramadi al-Kabeer Mosque”) Great Mosque of Ramadi (. During the Friday prayers’ speech, Dr.Abdul Latif Hamim stressed on the importance of military forces...Caption:
Rescue personnel carry a survivor at the site of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan following a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake
