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Iraq deploys Hashd fighters to Syria border amid Arba’een pilgrimage
October 29, 2018
Iraq deploys Hashd fighters to Syria border amid Arba’een pilgrimage
Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi paramilitary forces (PMU)have amassed on the country’s border with Syria after a massive ISIS attack on the other side of the border. Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi paramilitary forces (PMU)have amassed on the country’s border with Syria after…
Two million Iranian pilgrims head into Iraq for Arbaeen
October 29, 2018
Two million Iranian pilgrims head into Iraq for Arbaeen
At the border town of Mehran between Iran and Iraq, a sea of pilgrims surges forward, en route to one of the biggest religious pilgrimages on the planet. At the border town of Mehran between Iran and Iraq, a…
Explosion foiled in Kabul city
October 28, 2018
Explosion foiled in Kabul city
The Afghan National Police Forces have thwarted a plot by armed militants to detonate a magnetic bomb in Kabul city. The Afghan National Police Forces have thwarted a plot by armed militants to detonate a magnetic bomb in…
Husseini services unit of deaf-mute people serves Arbaeen pilgrims
October 28, 2018
Husseini services unit of deaf-mute people serves Arbaeen pilgrims
A Husseini services unit – comprised of more than 150 deaf-mute people – came to the holy city of Karbala to serve the Arbaeen pilgrims this year. A Husseini services unit – comprised of more than 150 deaf-mute people…
Policeman martyred in targeted attack in Quetta by terrorists
October 27, 2018
Policeman martyred in targeted attack in Quetta by terrorists
Taliban terrorists have shot dead a policeman in a drive-by shooting in the southwestern city of Quetta. Taliban terrorists have shot dead a policeman in a drive-by shooting in the southwestern city of Quetta. The outlawed militant takfiri group…
Suicide blast in Afghanistan leaves at least 5 dead
October 27, 2018
Suicide blast in Afghanistan leaves at least 5 dead
At least five people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives outside a police compound in central Afghan province of Wardak on Saturday, a police spokesman said. At least…
Terrorist attacks on Arbaeen pilgrims foiled in Iraq’s Diyala
October 27, 2018
Terrorist attacks on Arbaeen pilgrims foiled in Iraq’s Diyala
The police in Diyala Governorate of Iraq said five planned terror attacks targeting Abraeen pilgrims in the governorate have been foiled in recent days. The police in Diyala Governorate of Iraq said five planned terror attacks targeting Abraeen pilgrims…
Routes to Karbala packed with pilgrims ahead of Arbaeen
October 25, 2018
Routes to Karbala packed with pilgrims ahead of Arbaeen
The annual congregation of Shia Muslims in commemoration of Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, is reaching its climax, as millions of pilgrims are on the roads lead to the holy…
Millions of pilgrims are served for hundreds of miles
October 25, 2018
Millions of pilgrims are served for hundreds of miles
Alongside the millions of pilgrims walking to the holy city of Kerbela to make a pilgrimage to Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, thousands of groups of people – who serve pilgrims – move with the pilgrims for hundreds of…
Taliban militants killed in U.S. drone strike in Nuristan province
October 25, 2018
Taliban militants killed in U.S. drone strike in Nuristan province
At least six Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the U.S. forces in eastern Nuristan province of Afghanistan. At least six Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the U.S. forces in eastern Nuristan…