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Police Criticised For Tactics In Deadly Sydney Cafe Siege

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Police underestimated the threat posed by a self-styled Islamic cleric during a Sydney cafe siege and took too long to storm the building, an inquest found Wednesday, but it absolved them of blame for two deaths. The findings into the December 2014 tragedy that shocked the nation followed intense scrutiny of New South Wales police … Read more

Syria Rebels ‘break Government Siege’ of Aleppo

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Rebel factions in Syria say they have broken a weeks-long government siege of Aleppo, amid scenes of rejoicing in the crucial northern city. Sources close to government forces denied that they had been pushed aside and said they had driven the rebels back from an artillery base. UK-based activists say the rebels have indeed managed … Read more