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TRTWorld - World in Two Minutes, 2015, May 25, 07:00 GMT

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Channel: TRT World · 2015 · News & Politics

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ABADI DEFENDS IRAQI TROOPS
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi has said that the city of Ramadi could be taken back from ISIS within days.​ Abadi has addressed recent criticism by U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter about the underperformance of the Iraqi military.​ ​Carter has said “Iraqi ​forces just showed no will to fight, voluntarily withdrawing from Ramadi even though they “vastly outnumbered” ISIS militants​. ​Abadi said Carter “was very supportive of Iraq and that he was “sure he was fed with the wrong information.”


WARPLANES BOMB SHIP
Libya’s House of Representatives has attacked an oil tanker that was delivering a cargo to a power plant run by the GNC, their rivals in Tripoli. The attack was the third confirmed air strike on oil tankers by fighters loyal to Khalifa Haftar. An oil industry official said the ship was actually a tanker which had been carrying 25,000 tonnes of gasoil. A commander of coastal guards in central Libya, Rida Essa, said the tanker had been unloading gasoil for Sirte's power plant when it came under attack. The attack wounded one crew member and a port worker.

MASS MIGRANT GRAVES
Prime Minister Najib Razak has stated he is “deeply concerned” about the discovery of mass graves of suspected migrants in the northern state of Perlis. He has pledged to find the parties responsible. Malaysia’s police chief Khalid Abu Bakar announced 139 grave sites have been found since May 11th. The graves are situated where Thai police recently located human trafficking camps and many shallow graves. 


PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF ELECTIONS
President Bronislaw Komorowski has conceded defeat against his conservative opponent Andrzej Duda in May 24th’s presidential runoff. Exit polls showed his rival received 53 percent of the popular vote while he only took 47 percent. Official results are expected to be confirmed today, indicating a clear victory for Duda, who is a lawyer and member of the European Parliament.

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