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4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 WORLD IN BRIEF tion between the two bitter enemies to date. Israel said the targets of the strikes, its largest in Syria since the 1973 war, included weapons storage, logistics sites and intel- ligence centers used by elite Iranian forces in Syria. It also said it destroyed several Syrian air-defense systems after coming under heavy fire and that none of its warplanes were hit. Iranian media described the attacks as “unprecedented,” but there was no official Iranian comment on Israel’s claims. The White House condemned Iran’s “provocative rocket attacks from Syria against Israeli citizens” and expressed strong support for “Israel’s right to act in self-defense,” while Russia said the Israeli strikes marked a dangerous escalation, urging both Israel and Iran to avoid provoking each other. Israel has acknowledged carrying out over 100 airstrikes in neighboring Syria since the civil war erupted in 2011, most believed to be aimed at suspected Iranian weapons shipments bound for the Hezbollah militant group. Reflecting the scope of the overnight attacks, Russia’s mili- tary said 28 Israeli jets were involved, striking at several Iranian and government sites in Syria with 70 missiles. It said half the missiles were shot down. Associated Press Summit is set: Trump-Kim to meet June 12 in Singapore WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, Trump announced Thursday, hours after suggesting that the release of three Americans held in the North heralded a potential break- through toward denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. With the final details in place, Trump and Kim will meet in the first North Korea-U.S. summit talks since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. Kim has suspended nuclear and missile tests and put his nuclear program up for negotiation, but questions remain about how serious his offer is and what disarmament steps he would willing to take. Earlier Thursday, with the American former detainees by his side on a dark air base tarmac, Trump said during a made-for-TV ceremony that it was a “great honor” to welcome the men back to the U.S., but he added that “the true honor is going to be if we have a victory in getting rid of nuclear weapons.” Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, other top officials and first lady Melania joined the president in the celebration in the wee hours of Thursday morning at Joint Base Andrews near Washington. The former detainees — Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak Song and Tony Kim — had been released Wednesday amid the warming of relations between longtime adversaries. Singapore had emerged as the likely host of the summit after Trump yielded to the concerns of his aides and backed off his desire to hold the meeting at the inter-Korean demilitarized zone. Located at the southern tip of Malaysia, Singapore is a regional hub in Southeast Asia whose free enterprise philos- ophy welcomes trading partners from everywhere. It has close diplomatic and defense ties with the U.S. and yet is also famil- iar ground for North Korea, with which it established diplomatic relations in 1975. Israel hits dozens of Iranian targets in Syria after barrage BEIRUT — The Israeli military on Thursday said it attacked nearly all of Iran’s military installations in neighboring Syria in response to an Iranian rocket barrage on Israeli positions in the occupied Golan Heights, in the most serious military confronta- Army From left, Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, 35, of Puyallup, Wash.; Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, 39, of Spring- boro, Ohio; Sgt. La David Johnson of Miami Gardens, Fla.; and Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga. All four were killed in Niger by a militant ambush. Report finds multiple failures leading to Niger attack WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said multiple failures are to blame for the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. service members last October, citing insufficient training and prepa- ration as well as the team’s deliberate decision to go after a high-level Islamic State group insurgent without proper com- mand approval. A report summary released Thursday includes recommen- dations to improve mission planning and approval procedures, re-evaluate equipment and weapons requirements, and review training that U.S. commandos conduct with partner forces. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis directed Gen. Thomas Wald- hauser, head of U.S. Africa Command, to take immediate steps to address shortfalls, and has given senior leaders four months to complete a review and lay out a plan for additional changes. The summary lays out a confusing chain of events that unfolded on Oct. 3-4, ending in a lengthy, brutal firefight as 46 U.S. and Nigerien forces battled for their lives against more than 100 enemy fighters. Amid the chaos, it identifies repeated acts of bravery as the outnumbered and outgunned soldiers risked their lives to protect and rescue each other during the more than hour-long assault. Military officials found that the U.S. forces didn’t have time to train together before they deployed and did not do pre-mission battle drills with their Nigerien partners. Iraqi forces capture 5 top IS leaders in cross-border raid BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces in coordination with U.S.-backed Syrian forces have captured five senior Islamic State group lead- ers, the U.S.-led coalition said Thursday. The arrest was a “significant blow to Daesh,” coalition spokes- man Army Col. Ryan Dillon said, using the Arabic acronym for the extremist group. IS fighters no longer control significant pockets of territory inside Iraq, but do maintain a grip inside Syria along Iraq’s border. The U.S.-led coalition supported Iraqi ground forces and Syr- ian fighters known as the Syrian Democratic Forces in the more than three-year war against IS. After Iraqi forces retook the Iraqi city of Mosul from IS last summer, Syrian forces on the other side of the border claimed a series of swift victories, but the campaign was stalled recently when Turkey launched a cross-border raid into Syria’s north. Earlier this month the coalition announced a drive to clear the final pockets of IS territory inside Syria. Last year the Pentagon said that there were “some indicators” that IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was still alive a month after Russia claimed to have killed him in a strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa. Center: Chamber has long advocated for a multiyear contract Continued from Page 1A The idea comes at a time when the city is looking at ways to be more stringent with transfers out of the general fund, City Manager Bruce St. Denis said. Years of heavily subsidizing other city funds like public works, which has projects that can’t be covered by water rate reve- nues, has caused the general fund balance to decrease over time, he said. “The goal is not to take money away from the cham- ber. We have to make hard choices about how we are spending general fund money,” St. Denis said. “So in this bud- get we are proposing splitting out some of the funding for the visitor center.” The suggested reallocation is also part of a larger effort to consolidate contracts the city holds with the chamber. The city has two contracts — one to transfer funds to support the visitor center and another that allocates lodging tax reve- nue for promotional purposes. Transitioning into one, mul- tiyear contract could be more efficient, St. Denis said. He also hopes the change could encourage the city to invest more of these dollars into rainy day funds. “We are so reliant on what comes in for tax revenue from a hotel standpoint, and if their revenues go down, our reve- nues go down. And if some- thing happens, like the econ- omy goes south or something, we’re not in a very good spot,” St. Denis said. The chamber has long advocated for a multiyear contract, as it would allow the organization to do long-term planning and projects. Jim Paino, the chamber’s execu- tive director, said he does not have an issue contributing to the Visitor Information Cen- ter, but is concerned with the increase coming all at once. Instead, he is suggesting a phase-in that would allow the chamber to slowly take on the responsibility over three years. “In 2 1/2 years we started this promotions program from scratch, and now we are to the point where we see that we are making an impact,” Paino said. “We would have to re-evaluate our whole pro- cess if this came all at once.” The city will work with the chamber during the bud- get process to find a split that works for both entities, St. Denis said. AMAZING AWAITS. Come visit our newest location at the corner of Sunset and Peter Roscoe Hemlock in Cannon Beach. You can also find us at our orignal Pacific City brewpub right on the beach or at our Tillamook brewery and tap room to see where the magic happens. 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Gower St., PO Box 368, Cannon Beach, OR 97110, or by e-mail at riggs@ci.cannon-beach.or.us, or by calling 503-436- 8052. The Request for Proposal can also be obtained from the City of Cannon Beach’s website https://www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us The City of Cannon Beach’s programs, services, employment opportunities, and volunteer positions are open to all persons without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, martial status, handicap, or political affiliation. “Peter is an idea man with a special knack for getting other people motivated to also get involved” - Skip Hauke Astoria “Whether you are a logger, fisherman, public employee, tourist, business owner, retiree, or whatever, Peter will do his best to find a balance that is fair to everyone” - Jim Wells Knappa Salmon For All President “If this was an appointed position, there couldn’t be a more ideal candidate” - Former Mayor Willis VanDusen “Peter has been a great neighbor and friend. 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