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Morning Brief: Saudi-led Forces Paid Off al Qaeda in Yemen

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Morning Brief: Saudi-led Forces Paid Off al Qaeda in Yemen

Top News: Saudi-led coalition forces battling Houthi rebels in Yemen have been secretly cutting deals with al Qaeda militants to secure key battlefield victories, according to a new report published by the Associated Press today.

The investigation found that the U.S.-backed coalition paid al Qaeda fighters to withdraw from certain key cities and allowed them to leave with weapons, equipment, and cash. In some instances al Qaeda fighters were recruited to join the coalition, the AP found.

The deals risked strengthening al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, one of the terror network’s most dangerous branches. Participants in the deals told the AP that the United States was aware of the trades, and held off on drone strikes against the group.

Indonesia: Some 10,000 people have been evacuated from the Indonesian island of Lombok after a powerful earthquake on Sunday killed almost 100 people.

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AFRICA

•  The South Sudanese President and the head of the country’s main rebel group signed a ceasefire and power-sharing agreement to end the country’s bitter civil war that has displaced millions.

•  A car exploded when it collided with a bus in Cairo, Egypt, killing 13 people.

•  The Egyptian military announced that it has killed 52 suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula.

AMERICAS

•  Six people have been arrested in Venezuela for involvement in an apparent assassination attempt against President Nicolás Maduro. The group is suspected of attaching explosives to drones and detonating them during a military parade in Caracas.

•  U.S. President Donald Trump admitted on Sunday that the purpose of his son’s 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer was “to get information on an opponent,” but the president argued that this was legal.

•  The White House is expected to detail plans for the reimposition of sanctions on Iran. The sanctions are due to enter into force at 12.01 a.m. EDT on Tuesday.

ASIA

•  Chinese state media lashed out at President Trump’s policies in an unusually direct attack, accusing him of “starring in his own carefully orchestrated street fighter-style deceitful drama.”

•  Singapore’s worst cyberattack in history, in which the personal information of some 1.5 million people was stolen, has the hallmarks of a state-linked group, the government announced on Monday.

•  The government of Bangladesh promised to introduce the death penalty for deliberate road traffic accidents in a bid to quell over a week of protests calling for better road safety.

EUROPE

•  A 23-year-old woman in Russia has gone on trial after being accused of “insulting religious feelings,” for a number of memes she posted on social media. She faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

•  A suicide bomb in Afghanistan killed three soldiers from Czech Republic who were serving in the U.S.-led NATO force.

•  Germany will continue to provide export and investment guarantees for companies doing business with Iran, as U.S. sanctions are set to be reimposed tomorrow.

MIDDLE EAST

•  The Iranian central bank’s top foreign exchange official has been arrested, along with several other unnamed individuals.

•  The head of a suspected chemical weapons research center in Syria was killed in a car-bomb attack on Saturday.

•  Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry announced in a series of Tweets that it will freeze all new trade and investment with Canada, and will recall its ambassador in protest of Canadian “interference.”

- By Amy Mackinnon

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