Here is your weekly news briefing on significant global events through 09 – 15 JAN 2017.
SYRIA / NEAR EAST
US Special Operations kill ISIS leader in Eastern Syria
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/us/politics/us-syria-isis.html?ref=middleeast
10,000 Palestinian residents protest against Hamas over failure to provide basic electrical services
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/world/middleeast/gaza-strip-hamas-protests.html?ref=middleeast
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SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
Brazilian police kill nearly 3,500 in 2015, according to recent report; many killings extrajudicial
http://www.ibtimes.com/violence-brazil-police-killed-nearly-3500-people-2015-report-says-2474976
Gang violence in Brazil intensifies; many killed in multiple prison massacres
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/10/brazil-prisons-gang-violence-riots
U.S. citizens evacuated following extradition of Haitian Sen. Guy Philippe, charged in Miami with money laundering and drug trafficking
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-haiti-usa-idUSKBN14U09A
Daniel Ortega begins third term as President of Nicaragua; wife Rosario Murillo takes VP office
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/daniel-ortega-president-170111082241269.html
Mexican President Enrique Nieto seeks to diversify trade with the EU; demands US stop the flow of illegal weapons into Mexico
California man charged with shooting of US Consular in Guadalajara, Mexico
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EUROPE AND RUSSIA
US troop buildup in Poland a “threat”, says Moscow
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38592448
George Soros-funded elitist NGOs attacked by Hungarian Fidesz government; opposition newspapers shut down by force
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38593509
US sanctions 5 more Russian diplomats over human rights violations, bringing total of Russians on list to 44
Chechnyan police kill 4, detain dozens in counter-terror raid
http://www.rferl.org/a/chechnya-kadyrov-police-killed-four-militants-detained-dozens/28227128.html
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EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
US identifies Indonesian pro-ISIS group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) as terrorist organization
Thai king seeks changes to draft constitution in order to ensure royal powers
China threatens war with United States over man-made islands in the contested waters of the South China Sea
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