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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said his country is in a new
Cold War with the U.S. and its allies, underscoring the tenuous level of
trust that’s putting a day-old plan for a truce in Syria at risk.The
clash, with echoes of superpower rhetoric during the 20th century,
played out at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday even as Russia,
Europe and the U.S. say they’re seeking cooperation to end Syria’s
civil war, resolve the armed standoff in eastern Ukraine and make
progress toward lifting European economic sanctions against Russia.
“The political line of NATO toward Russia remains unfriendly and
closed,” Medvedev said in a speech. “It can be said more sharply: We
have slid into a time of a new Cold War.”
U.S. Airstrikes on ISIS Camp in Libya Kill More Than 40
NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON — American warplanes struck an Islamic State camp in Libya
early Friday, targeting a senior Tunisian operative linked to two major
terrorist attacks in Tunisia last year. The operative, Noureddine
Chouchane, was most likely killed in the strike, according to the
Pentagon.
The
airstrikes, on a camp outside Sabratha, about 50 miles west of Tripoli,
killed at least 30 Islamic State recruits at the site, many of whom
were believed to be from Tunisia, according to a Western official, who
spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.
The
mayor of Sabratha, Hussain al-Dawadi, put the death toll at 41, and he
said that six others had been wounded. He said the airstrikes occurred
around 3:30 a.m.
NEWSWEEK
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