Síntesis informativa - 28 de octubre 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS Leader Known for His Brutality, Is Dead at 48
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the cunning and enigmatic black-clad leader of the Islamic State who transformed a flagging insurgency into a global terrorist network that drew tens of thousands of recruits from 100 countries, has died at 48.
His death was announced on Sunday by President Trump, who said al-Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest during a raid this weekend in northwestern Syria by United States Special Forces. Mr. Trump said preliminary tests had confirmed his identity.
There was no immediate confirmation from the Islamic State’s media arm, which typically is quick to claim attacks but generally takes longer to confirm the deaths of its leaders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/world/middleeast/al-baghdadi-dead.html
Watching the Raid Was Like a Movie, the President Said. Except There Was No Live Audio.
WASHINGTON — In describing the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Sunday, President Trump used dramatic, even cinematic language to portray the daring American commando raid that brought down the Islamic State leader who, the president said, died “screaming, crying and whimpering.”
Mr. Trump described the video footage he watched from the White House Situation Room as “something really amazing to see.” The experience, the president said, was “as though you were watching a movie.”
What the president saw, according to military and intelligence officials, was overhead surveillance footage on several video screens that, together, provided various angles from above, and in real time. The videos included heat signatures of those moving around — which analysts labeled friend or foe — at the al-Baghdadi compound near Idlib, Syria.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/world/middleeast/trump-baghdadi-video-raid.html
In Argentina Election, Leftists Savor Victory Over Incumbent
BUENOS AIRES — Argentines on Sunday entrusted leftists to steer the nation as it reels from a deep recession, electing as president Alberto Fernández, a longtime political operative who toiled behind the scenes most of his career.
His victory was masterminded by former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, a deeply polarizing leader who opted not to try for a comeback term as president, settling instead for the No. 2 spot on the ticket.
With more than 80 percent of the ballots counted, Mr. Fernández had carved out a lead large enough to avoid a runoff with President Mauricio Macri, a center-right politician who failed to deliver on a promise that free-market policies would drive economic growth. Mr. Fernández was leading with more than 47 percent of the vote; Mr. Macri lagged behind with 41 percent.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/world/americas/argentina-election-results.html
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THE GUARDIAN
Argentina election: Macri out as Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returns to office as VP
With almost 70% of the vote counted, Fernández, who is no relation of Fernández de Kirchner, recorded a 47% victory against Macri’s 41%.
The victory puts an end to the pro-business economic policies of Macri’s administration, who promised “zero poverty” during his electoral campaign but exits office with a plunging peso, an inflation rate that rocketed to an annual 56% and the number of people living beneath the breadline having risen from 29% to 35%.
Hundreds shot and beaten as Chile takes to the streets
The week-long Chilean uprising – the most serious unrest since the fall of Augusto Pinochet – has sent hundreds to the hospital with gunshot and head wounds and head fractures, and left at least 19 dead nationwide.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/chile-hundreds-shot-and-beaten-street-protests
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Xinhua
Tech China Weekly: reusable rocket, 5G unmanned mining truck, cosmic ray
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the highlights of China's key technology news from the past week:
A Chinese reusable carrier rocket that uses liquid oxygen-methane propellants will be launched for the first time in 2021; China has developed a 5G intelligent unmanned mining truck, according to Science and Technology Daily on Wednesday; In the wilderness of Daocheng, southwest China's Sichuan Province, 4,400 meters above sea level, Chinese scientists are constructing a cosmic ray observation station on an area equivalent to 200 soccer fields; Chinese marine research vessel Haiyang 6 (Ocean 6) has completed its deep-sea exploration mission in the Western Pacific ocean after 122 days and 35,000 km at sea.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/27/c_138507120.htm
Trump says IS leader killed in U.S. military operation in Syria
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in a U.S. military operation in Syria. Speaking in the White House, Trump said U.S. Special Operations Forces conducted a raid Saturday night targeting al-Baghdadi in northwest Syria, during which al-Baghdadi killed himself by igniting a suicide vest.
"Last night, the United States brought the world's number one terrorist leader to justice. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead," he said. The death of al-Baghdadi demonstrates the U.S. commitment to "the enduring and total defeat of ISIS (the IS) and other terrorist organizations," Trump added. Al-Baghdadi, 48, whose real name was Ibrahim Awad al-Badri, announced the establishment of a caliphate, or the so-called Islamic State, in June 2014. In 2016, the U.S. Department of State offered a reward of up to 25 million U.S. dollars for information leading to his capture or death.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/27/c_138507679.htm
Iran says death of IS leader should end "U.S. intervention in Middle East"
TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- "The death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi should end U.S. interventions in the Middle East," Iran's government Spokesman Ali Rabiee was quoted as saying by Press TV on Monday. "Washington's policies are the main reason for the proliferation of terror outfits in the region," Rabiee said.
He also said that al-Baghdadi's death is the end of a symbol of "destructive terrorism," however, his death cannot be interpreted as an end to the ideology of extremism,like IS. The U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday morning in a televised address at the White House that the IS leader al-Baghdadi was killed by the U.S. forces' raid on his compound in northern Syria.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/28/c_138510093.htm
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AL JAZEERA
Iraq declares curfew amid ongoing mass anti-government protests
Two protesters reported dead and 105 wounded as authorities say night-time curfew to be in place 'until further notice'.
The renewed protests came weeks after an earlier wave of rallies broke out as a result of widespread anger at high-level corruption, mass unemployment and poor public services. More than 200 people have been killed in this month's demonstrations in Baghdad and several southern cities.
Earlier in the day, at least two anti-government protesters were reportedly killed and more than 100 people were wounded in clashes with security forces in Baghdad as thousands of students joined in the demonstrations in defiance of a government order and tear gas from security forces.
The moves have done little to quell the demonstrators, however, whose ire is focused not just on Abdul Mahdi's administration but also Iraq's wider political establishment, which they say has failed to improve the lives of the country's citizens.
EU agrees to delay Brexit until January 31
Brexit deadline has been changed for second time since the 2016 referendum on Britain's departure from the EU.
Tusk's announcement came as European Union diplomats met in Brussels to sign off on the new delay to Britain's departure from the bloc, which had been due in just three days, on October 31.
According to a copy of the agreement seen by the AFP news agency, if Prime Minister Boris Johnson convinces the UK parliament to approve an amicable divorce accord before next year, Brexit could be on November 30 or December 31.
On Monday, however, European diplomats told AFP they would wait no longer and would make a decision without further delay after Britain agreed it would not try to change the withdrawal deal.
French President Emmanuel Macron had been the main hurdle to an extension, arguing there had to be a good reason for a delay and that the British needed to break their own political deadlock. But a source close to Macron said the prospect of an election in Britain had strengthened significantly.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/eu-agrees-delay-brexit-january-31-year-191028093913948.html
Lebanese protesters set up barricades, block main roads
Major routes closed off by hundreds of vehicles, groups of protesters sitting on roads.
Demonstrators in Lebanon have set up barricades and parked cars across key roads in the capital Beirut and elsewhere in the country as part of the ongoing anti-government protests aimed at forcing the resignation of all political leaders.
In a rare show of solidarity, Lebanese from all walks of life and of different religious backgrounds took to the streets on October 17 to demand the resignation of all politicians, who they accuse of mismanagement, wasting public funds and rampant corruption.
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AL MAYADEEN
Frente de Todos, gran ganador de elecciones en Argentina (+Fotos)
Con casi el 48 por ciento de los votos el Frente de Todos, representado por la dupla presidencial de Alberto y Cristina Fernández, fue este domingo el gran vencedor de las elecciones generales en Argentina a las que concurrieron el 80,86 por ciento por ciento de los más de 34 millones de empadronados.
La también expresidenta fue la encargada de presentar al presidente electo Alberto Fernàndez. “Estoy muy contenta, nunca pensé que algún día para esta fecha iba a estar tan contenta, siempre me encuentra bajoneada pero hoy me encuentra con mucha alegría”, dijo CFK al recordar a Néstor Kirchner al cumplirse este domingo nueve años de su desaparición física.
Al cierre de esta información, tras computarse el 93,33 por ciento de las mesas, los resultados provisorios difundidos por la Cámara Nacional Electoral son:
Frente de todos (Alberto y Cristina Fernández): 47,90 por ciento
Juntos por el Cambio (Mauricio Macri y Miguel Pichetto): 40,58 por ciento
Consenso Federal (Roberto Lavagna y Juan Manuel Urtubey): 6,17 por ciento
Frente de Izquierda (Nicolás Del Caño y Romina Del Plá): 2,14 por ciento
Frente Nos (Juan Gómez Centurión y Cynthia Hotton): 1,71 por ciento
Frente Despertar (José Luis Espert y Luis Rosales): 1,47 por ciento
Trump confirma muerte de cabecilla de Daesh Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi durante operación de EE.UU. en Siria (+Fotos)
Trump, quien confirmó así una noticia sobre la cual reportaban desde anoche algunos medios de comunicación, dijo que el jefe de Daesh murió después de toparse con un túnel sin salida mientras lo perseguían los comandos de Operaciones Especiales de Estados Unidos en Siria.
Según el gobernante norteamericano, Al-Baghdadi detonó un chaleco explosivo que provocó la muerte de él y a tres de sus hijos.
En su alocución de esta mañana, Trump manifestó que el ataque fue impecable, y sostuvo que fue posible también gracias a Rusia, Turquía, Irak, los grupos kurdos e, incluso, a Siria, un país donde Washington desplegó tropas y encabezó una coalición internacional sin la anuencia del gobierno de Damasco.
Arabia Saudita liderará grupos armados en Adén
El ministro de Estado de Asuntos Exteriores de los EAU, Anwar Gargash, acogió con beneplácito la medida, describiéndola como un acontecimiento "positivo a favor de la estabilidad, unificación de las prioridades y la movilización de los esfuerzos".
Por su parte, el presidente del Comité Revolucionario Supremo en Yemen, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, dijo que la declaración de la coalición saudita, confirma que la disputa mayor sigue siendo entre ellos.
Al-Houthi consideró que la llegada de las fuerzas sauditas a Adén "prueba que la batalla fue entre los aliados y no con los mercenarios, y que en esta batalla ganó Mohammed bin Salman a expensas de Mohammed bin Zayed".
Uruguay: Segunda vuelta electoral en noviembre para decidir presidente
Uruguay fue a las urnas este domingo para elegir su presidente y renovar su Parlamento, en unos comicios en los que está en juego la continuidad de un modelo de izquierda que gobierna hace 15 años y la posibilidad de un cambio hacia la derecha.
