bombs … They burned tires and dug large tunnels in houses … The arsenal ultimately failed to protect the militants . But it seemed to slow down the action , tying up a large contingent of Iraqi soldiers as they tried to clear the road and villages of booby traps , a few wearying feet at a time . There were still 12 grueling miles left to travel before reaching the city ’s outskirts .
A spokesperson , said : ' This impartial documentary takes a balanced viewpoint in reporting the competing theories surrounding the fate of MH17 , including the evidence for and against those involving Russia , Ukraine and the CIA . ' It also examines in detail the findings of the official Dutch inquiry into the incident , which provide compelling evidence that the plane was brought down by a powerful ground to air missile . ' Another extraordinary theory mentioned in the programme is that the aircraft was detonatedconflict.attack.nain a CIA - backed ' terrorist operation ' , where two bombs were planted on the airliner ( file photo ) The new casualties came after three Ukrainian soldiers were killed by pro - Russian rebels in a mortar attack earlier this week , in the deadliest attack in nearly two months , the Kiev military said . A series of truce agreements have helped reduce the violence , although sporadic clashes continue and prevent the sides from reaching a firm political reconciliation deal .
Turkey ’s president , Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , said the evidence pointed to the Syrian Kurdish group . “ Despite the fact that their leader says they have nothing to do with this , the information and documents obtained by our interior ministry and all our intelligence organisations shows that [ the attack ] was theirs , ” he said . On Thursday morning a bomb detonatedconflict.attack.naby remote control hit security forces travelling in a military vehicle on a road linking Diyarbakır to the district of Lice . The military said six people died and one was seriously injured . Turkish artillery in the south of the country shelled positions of Kurdish fighters in Syria for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday , despite calls from both the US and Russia to cease all hostilities towards the YPG in Syria .
Rawlings said one of those held was an African American woman . " Breaking : The chief said the gunman who engaged in the standoff " said he was upset about the recent police shootings . " He was killed when police detonatedconflict.attack.naan explosive . -- Trump just issued a statement calling this " an attack on our country " : “ It is a coordinated , premeditated assault on the men and women who keep us safe . We must restore law and order .
In November of 2015 , terrorists went on a shooting rampage in Paris that slaughtered 130 people , and wounded another 368 . France is suffering gravely , and the tourism industry is being massively affected in a most negative way . In March of this year , terrorists detonatedconflict.attack.naa bomb in the Brussels airport , killing 32 and injuring 340 . This July , in the South of France , an Islamic terrorist turned his truck into an instrument of mass murder , plowing down and killing 85 men , women and children – and wounding another 308 . Among the dead were 2 Americans – a Texas father , and his 11-year - old son .
The head of security in Hadramout province escaped assassination when a second suicide bomber targeted his convoy , but six others were killed . The attack is believed to have been carried out by an ISIS affiliate . May 20 , 2016 - Two members of the Egyptian security forces were killed when a roadside bomb detonatedconflict.attack.naclose to their vehicle near the town of Al - Arish , in northern Sinai . ISIS claimed the attack in its daily bulletin of operations . The attack is believed to have been carried out by an ISIS affiliate .
The massive explosions destroyed vehicles on a highway just outside the base at the Syrian port - city of Tartus , northwestern Syria . It is understood the first blast was a car bomb planetout outside the base . The second explosion was a sucicde bomber who detonatedconflict.attack.nahis belt as people rushed to help those injured , AFP reported . Dramatic pictures show plumes of black smoke billowing from under the al - Arzunah Bridge on the Safita highway , where the blasts took place . " Information has been received regarding a double explosion at the entrance to the city of Tartus , at a government road under the Arzuna bridge , " a spokesperson told RIA Novosti .
The state - run Sana news agency reported at least 83 dead and 178 wounded . Image copyright AP Image caption Dozens were killed in the blasts in Sayyida Zeinab The Amaq news agency , which is linked to Islamic State , said IS militants had detonatedconflict.attack.naa car bomb and then blown up explosive belts . The district was hit by suicide attacks last month that left 71 people dead and which IS fighters also said they had carried out . Image copyright AFP Image caption Homs has fallen in and out of rebel control