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Yangon, Mar 2 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Nyein Chan Naing) .- The head of the Burmese military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, has defended the actions of the security forces, which on Tuesday continued the repression of the protests that have left about thirty dead since the coup of last February 1.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS TAKING PLACE IN YANGON
Erevan (Armenia), Feb 25 (EFE).- (Camera: Suren Stepanyan) Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday fired the head of the country’s armed forces after an “attempted coup.”Chief of General Staff Onik Gasparyan was among dozens of senior army officials, who signed a statement Thursday calling on the prime minister to step down. Pashinyan has faced growing opposition after Armenian forces were defeated in the Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020.FOOTAGE OF PASHINIAN AT THE INDEPENDENCE SQUARE IN THE ARMENIAN CAPITAL AND OF A MARCH.SOUNDBITES OF ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER, NIKOL PASHINIAN: "As if we were thieves, but before stealing anything from the people, we cut off our hands.""Long live the Republic of Armenia, long live Artsaj (Armenian name of Nagorno Karabakh), long live our children, who must live in a strong, determined and proud Armenia."
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter spoke at a press conference at Joint Base Andrews, Washington DC on Wednesday to share the progress of the anti-ISIL coalition talks held the same day. He reiterated that the anti-IS campaign's primary focus was the downfall of Mosul and Raqqa but stressed that the rebuilding and governance of the territory was also a significant strategic priority.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said to Turkish officials that all those involved in last week's failed coup attempt "will be purged and suffer the consequences that they deserve", during a statement alongside Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, in Ankara, on Tuesday. His comments come as officials announced that over 15,000 education staff had been suspended, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government continues to purge its ranks of opponents following Friday’s failed coup.
Mark Toner, deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, said on Tuesday that "it's absurd to think that United States was somehow complicit or anyway connected" to Friday's failed coup in Turkey.
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