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		Iraqi Prime Minister Declares ISIS No Longer a Threat
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
September 3, 2024
Iraqi Prime Minister Declares ISIS No Longer a Threat
						In a significant statement, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced that remnants of the ISIS terrorist group no longer pose a threat to Iraq, INA reported on Sunday. This declaration followed a meeting with Major General Kevin C. Leahy, Commander…					
				
			
		Azerbaijan’s Ruling Party Secures Majority Amid Allegations of Electoral Fraud
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
September 3, 2024
Azerbaijan’s Ruling Party Secures Majority Amid Allegations of Electoral Fraud
						In Azerbaijan’s recent snap parliamentary elections, the ruling New Azerbaijan Party claimed a majority, winning 67 seats, alongside 45 seats taken by independent candidates believed to be government-affiliated, OC Media reported yesterday. Opposition parties, including the Civic Solidarity Party, secured…					
				
			
		UNAMI reveals new details on Speicher Massacre and ISIS’s policy to exterminate Shias
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
September 3, 2024
UNAMI reveals new details on Speicher Massacre and ISIS’s policy to exterminate Shias
						The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) revealed new details on Sunday regarding the “Speicher Massacre” in Salah al-Din Governorate, which occurred during the control of ISIS over the province in 2014. In a report obtained by Shia Waves…					
				
			
		Deadly Explosion in Kabul Claims Six Lives, Injures Thirteen
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
September 2, 2024
Deadly Explosion in Kabul Claims Six Lives, Injures Thirteen
						An explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, has resulted in at least six fatalities and left 13 others injured, Al Jazeera reported. The incident occurred in the Qala-e-Bakhtiar area when a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to their body, according to police…					
				
			
		Taliban Imprisonment of Women Reaches 1,000 Amid Torture Allegations
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
September 2, 2024
Taliban Imprisonment of Women Reaches 1,000 Amid Torture Allegations
						The Taliban Prison Authority has reported that approximately 1,000 women are among the 10,000 to 11,000 inmates currently held in Afghan prisons, Afghanistan International reported yesterday. The reasons for their imprisonment remain unclear, as the Taliban’s stringent laws severely restrict…					
				
			
		Iraq prepares to launch its long-awaited national population census 
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
September 2, 2024
Iraq prepares to launch its long-awaited national population census
						Iraq is preparing to embark on a crucial phase of its long-awaited national population census, which will include surveying buildings and households across the country, including the Kurdistan Region. The Iraqi Planning Ministry announced on Sunday that this phase is…					
				
			
		Iraq Elected to Chair G77 and China in 2025
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
September 1, 2024
Iraq Elected to Chair G77 and China in 2025
						Iraq has been elected to chair the Group of 77 (G77) and China at the United Nations in 2025, marking the first time in 60 years that the country will hold this position, Xinhua reported yesterday. The decision was unanimously…					
				
			
		Pakistani Security Forces Kill 37 Insurgents in Ongoing Operations
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 31, 2024
Pakistani Security Forces Kill 37 Insurgents in Ongoing Operations
						Pakistani security forces have killed 37 insurgents in a series of raids targeting militant hideouts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, The Associated Press reported yesterday. The military reported that a dozen militants were…					
				
			
		Upholding Shiite Rights: A Call for Recognition of the Hazara Community in Afghanistan
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 31, 2024
Upholding Shiite Rights: A Call for Recognition of the Hazara Community in Afghanistan
						In a recent analysis published by Haste-e-Subh Daily on August 30, author Sharif Hozoori highlighted the increasing restrictions imposed by the Taliban on the Jafari Shia community, particularly the Hazara people in Afghanistan. According to this prominent Afghan journalist, the…					
				
			
		Iraq: Security forces kill 14 ISIS militants in Anbar desert
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 30, 2024
Iraq: Security forces kill 14 ISIS militants in Anbar desert
						The Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced on Friday that 14 terrorists, including ISIS leaders, were killed in the Anbar desert, in the west of the country. The statement, published by the Security Media Cell, highlighted that the operation, directed by…					
				
			 
				