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2018
Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of South Sudan. * January 12– 13 – The first round of voting in the 2018 Czech presidential election is held. * January 20 – Turkey, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announces the beginning of a military offensive to capture a portion of northern Syria from Kurdish forces, amidst the ongoing Kurdish–Turkish conflict. * January 20– 22 – The US government enters a federal government shutdown as a result of a dispute over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. * January 24 – Scientists in China report in the journal '' Cell'' the creation of the first monkey clones using somatic cell nuclear transfer, named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua. * January 26– 27 – The second round of voting of the 2018 Czech presidential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Military Intervention In Afrin
Operation Olive Branch () was an invasion by the Turkish Armed Forces and Syrian National Army (SNA) in the Kurds, Kurdish-majority Afrin District of northwest Syria, against the People's Protection Units (YPG) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The air war and use of major artillery ended as the Arab and Syrian Turkmen, Turkmen militias of the SNA entered the city of Afrin on 18 March 2018. Between 395 and 510 civilians were reported killed in the invasion. Other reported war crimes include the mutilation of a female corpse by SNA fighters, the killing of civilians due to indiscriminate shelling by Turkish forces, the alleged use of chemical gas by the Turkish Army, and the indiscriminate shooting of refugees fleeing from the conflict area into Turkey by the Gendarmerie General Command. In Turkey, the government issued Censorship in Turkey, restrictions on press coverage, with Reporters Without Borders noting that the Turkish media was expected to be in "service of the gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Federal Government Shutdown Of January 2018
The United States federal government Government shutdowns in the United States, shut down at midnight Eastern Time Zone, EST on Saturday, January 20, 2018, until the evening of Monday, January 22. It began after a failure to pass legislation to fund government operations and agencies. This stemmed from disputes over the extension of status of persons affected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy, and therefore whether those covered under the program should face deportation. There was also a dispute over whether funding should be allocated towards building a Mexico–United States barrier, Mexico–United States border wall. According to estimates by ''The New York Times'', 692,900 workers were furloughed during the shutdown. It was the first government shutdown under Republican leadership under the White House, House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate. Background The 2018 United States federal budget, U.S. government's 2018 fiscal year beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
