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WORLD NEWS Monday 2 october 2017

Hezbollah leader warns Israel as Shiites mark Ashoura

“The current Israeli govern- the killing of Islam’s Proph- Beirut, waving richly col-
ment, presided over by Ne- et Muhammad’s grand- ored banners to commem-
tanyahu is leading its peo- son, the Imam Hussein, by orate Hussein’s martyrdom,
ple to death and destruc- a rival Muslim faction in and Palestine, a leading
tion,” he warned. “I can Karbala, present day Iraq, cause in Hezbollah’s po-
confirm that they do not in 680 A.D. Hussein and his litical program. Children
have an accurate idea of descendants are seen by were adorned with the
what is waiting for them if Shiites as the rightful heirs customary green and yel-
they embark on this stupid to the prophet; his death is low ribbons that mark Hez-
war.” It was his final sermon attributed with cementing bollah rallies. Posters pictur-
to the customary ten days the schism between Shiite ing Nasrallah and Iranian
of speeches addressing re- and Sunni Islam. Ayatollahs Ali Khamenei
ligious and political matters Thousands of families at- and Ruhollah Khomeini
that lead up to Ashoura. tended Hezbollah’s main featured prominently in the
The somber holiday marks rally under fair skies in south march.q
Lebanese Shiite supporters of Hezbollah cry as listen to the story
of Imam Hussein, during activities marking the holy day of Asho-
ura, in southern Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Ashoura
is the annual Shiite Muslim commemoration marking the death
of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at
the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century.
(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

PHILIP ISSA Hassan Nasrallah told
Associated Press observers in a televised
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of speech that Israeli Prime
the Shiite Lebanese militant Minister Benjamin Netan-
group Hezbollah warned yahu was working with U.S.
Israel against pushing the President Donald Trump’s
region into war on Sunday administration to under-
as supporters and other mine the Iran nuclear deal
Shiite Muslims marked the and start a regional war.
Ashoura holiday with rallies, He warned Israel not to
prayers, and self-flagella- underestimate Hezbollah’s
tion. capabilities.

Airstrikes on IS-held areas in

Syria kill and wound dozens

By B. MROUE the U.S.-led coalition. Syrian
V. ISACHENKOV troops have been advanc-
Associated Press ing in the eastern province
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes on of Deir el-Zour against IS un-
villages and towns held der the cover of Russian air-
by the Islamic State group strikes while the Kurdish-led
in eastern Syria have killed Syrian Democratic Forces
and wounded dozens a are marching against the
day after an attack by the extremists under the cover
extremists killed more than of airstrikes by the U.S.-led
120 pro-government fight- coalition.
ers and briefly cut off the The airstrikes came af-
highway linking the capital ter two days of clashes
Damascus with eastern Syr- between Syrian govern-
ia, opposition activists said ment forces and their allies
this weekend. against IS fighters in central
It was not immediately clear and eastern Syria that left
if the airstrikes on areas in- nearly 200 dead on both
cluding Mayadeen, Bou- sides. Syrian troops and
kamal, Bouleil, Bouomar their allies have regained
and Mushassan were car- most of the areas they had
ried out by the Russians or lost earlier.q