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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard strikes Syria for Tehran attacks

By NASSER KARIMI siles into Syria’s Deir el-Zour areas, allegedly showing on its website said many is home to both Islamic
Associated Press province comes as Islamic the missiles rise in an or- “terrorists” were killed and State militants and civilians.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s State militants fleeing a ange glow before heading their weapons had been Five Islamic State-linked at-
Revolutionary Guard said U.S.-led coalition onslaught toward their targets. destroyed in the strike. tackers stormed Iran’s par-
Sunday it launched missiles increasingly try to fortify Sunday’s assault marked The Guard warned Islamic liament and a shrine to rev-
into eastern Syria target- their positions there. an extremely rare direct State militants and their olutionary leader Ayatollah
ing Islamic State militants Activists in Syria said they attack from the Islamic Re- “regional and international Ruhollah Khomeini on June
in response to an attack had no immediate infor- public amid its support for supporters” that similar re- 7, killing at least 17 people
on Iran’s parliament and mation on damage or embattled Syrian President taliatory attacks would tar- and wounding more than
50. That attack marked the
a shrine in Tehran, warning casualties from the strikes, Bashar Assad. Iran’s Revo- get them as well if another first to hit Iran, shocking its
that it would similarly retali- launched from Iran’s Kurd- lutionary Guard, a hard- assault in Iran occurs. residents who believed the
ate on anyone else carry- istan and Kermanshah line paramilitary force, has Activists in Syria did not chaos engulfing the rest of
ing out attacks in Iran. provinces. Social media seen advisers and fighters immediately have infor- the Middle East would not
The launch of surface-to- was awash in shaky mobile killed in the conflict. mation about the Iranian- find them in the Shiite-ma-
surface medium range mis- phone footage from those A Guard statement carried claimed strikes. Deir el-Zour jority nation.

srael’s goodwill Ramadan efforts halted after twin attacks

ers armed with an auto- Earlier, at his weekly Cabi-
matic weapon and knives net meeting, Netanyahu
assaulted officers on duty lashed out at Palestinian
near the Old City in two lo- leader Mahmoud Abbas
cations Friday evening. for not condemning the
Police said Staff Sgt. Maj. attack. Israel had previ-
Hadas Malka, 23, was rush- ously announced its an-
ing to respond to that initial nual goodwill measures for
attack nearby when a Pal- Ramadan that included
estinian assaulted her with 200,000 thousand visiting
a knife. Malka wrestled permits for family visits for
with the man for several Palestinians from the West
seconds as he stabbed her Bank and access for 100
multiple times before other Gaza residents to attend
officers saw what was hap- prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-
pening and opened fire, Aqsa Mosque. There was
killing him, police said. She no official comment from
later died of her wounds in Palestinian President Mah-
hospital. moud Abbas.
The Islamic State group Osama al-Qawasmi, a
took responsibility for the spokesman for Abbas’ Fa-
attacks but two Palestinian tah party said “When Ne-
militant groups, Hamas and tanyahu ends his occupa-
Israeli security forces raid the West Bank village of Deir Abu Mash’al near Ramallah, Saturday, People’s Front for the Lib- tion all the problems will
June 17, 2017. Israel security forces raided the village a day after an attack in Jerusalem killed a eration of Palestine quickly end, but as long he contin-
police officer. The three Palestinian attackers were from the village. retorted the three attack- ues occupation and land
(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi). ers were their members confiscation and building
By IAN DEITCH killed a young female of- preparations are under- and accused IS of trying to settlements on our land
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel re- ficer near Jerusalem’s Old way to destroy the homes undermine their efforts. and displacing our people,
voked on Sunday the per- City. of the Palestinian attackers Thousands attended her the conflict will continue.”
mits of 200,000 Palestinians Israeli defense body CO- and tighten security at the funeral Saturday night. Ne- Friday’s deadly attack af-
to enter Israel that were ap- GAT, posted the an- entrance to the Old City, tanyahu visited her griev- fected thousands of fami-
proved for the holy month nouncement on its Arabic home to sensitive holy sites ing family on Sunday. He lies across the West Bank
of Ramadan following two language Facebook page. sacred to Jews, Muslims said Malka is “everybody’s who planned to visit rela-
near simultaneous Palestin- Earlier, Prime Minister Ben- and Christians. daughter and everybody’s tives over the Ramadan
ian attacks on police that jamin Netanyahu said that Three Palestinian attack- hero.” holiday.
Iraqi troops launch battle for last IS stronghold in Mosul

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN the final major fight of an Amir Rasheed Yar Allah, Committee called on Iraqi shields by ISIS fighters,” said
Associated Press eight-month campaign who commands army op- forces and the U.S.-led co- Nora Love, the aid group’s
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S.- to drive the militants from erations in Ninevah prov- alition to “do everything in acting country director, us-
backed Iraqi troops Iraq’s second largest city. ince. their power to keep civil- ing another acronym for IS.
pushed into the last Islamic The extremists are expect- Iraq state TV aired live foot- ians safe during these final The Islamic State group
State stronghold in Mosul ed to make their last stand age showing thick black stages of the battle for Mo- captured Mosul when it
on Sunday, launching a in the densely populated smoke rising from the Old sul.” “With its narrow and swept across northern and
major battle for the Old quarter with narrow, wind- City, with the sound of gun- winding streets, Iraqi forces central Iraq in the summer
City where some 150,000 ing alleys. fire rattling inside. It said will be even more reliant of 2014. Iraq launched a
civilians are believed to Iraqi special forces, the leaflets were distributed on airstrikes despite the dif- massive operation to re-
be trapped and risk being regular army and Federal urging civilians to leave ficulty in identifying civilians take the city last October,
used as human shields by Police are taking part in the through five “safe corri- sheltering in buildings and and has driven the militants
the extremists. operation to retake the Old dors.” the increased risk of civil- from all but a handful of
The push for the Old City is City, said Lt. Gen. Abdul- The International Rescue ians being used as human neighborhoods.