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UN raises concern over rising Afghan civilian casualties in US airstrikes

UN raises concern over rising Afghan civilian casualties in US airstrikes

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern about the increasing number of civilian casualties resulting from airstrikes conducted by US forces this year across the violence-wracked country.   The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern about…
Bahraini attorney general charges 169 anti-regime activists with terrorism

Bahraini attorney general charges 169 anti-regime activists with terrorism

Bahrain’s attorney general says officials have charged nearly 170 Shia activists with terrorism offenses as the ruling Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on Shia  pro-democracy activists in the tiny Gulf kingdom.   Bahrain’s attorney general says…
Saudi-led airstrikes kill 3 people, including child, in Yemen’s Hudaydah, Sa’ada

Saudi-led airstrikes kill 3 people, including child, in Yemen’s Hudaydah, Sa’ada

At least three people, including a child, have been killed after Saudi-led warplanes hit localities in Yemen’s Hudaydah and Sa’ada provinces, three and a half years after the so-called military coalition began a full-scale war against the impoverished nation.    …
Taliban Commander blown up by own explosives in Nangarhar province

Taliban Commander blown up by own explosives in Nangarhar province

A local Taliban Commander was blown up by own explosives in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the Afghan Military in East said Monday.   A local Taliban Commander was blown up by own explosives in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan,…
27 citizens detained for 15 days for performing prayers on eve of 10th of Muharram in Manama

27 citizens detained for 15 days for performing prayers on eve of 10th of Muharram in Manama

A number of activists reported on Twitter that the Bahraini Public Prosecution issued a warrants ordering the detention of 27 Bahraini citizens for 15 days pending investigation on charges of performing prayers on the tenth night of Muharram in downtown…
UN official warns of famine that could kill 12 million Yemenis

UN official warns of famine that could kill 12 million Yemenis

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Lizgandi, warned that continued conditions in this situation could expose 12 million Yemenis to famine.   The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Lizgandi, warned that continued conditions in this situation could expose…
Two administrators with Bahraini Shia religious body remanded in custody over Ashura march

Two administrators with Bahraini Shia religious body remanded in custody over Ashura march

Two administrators working at a Shia religious body in the coastal Bahraini village of Malkiya were remanded in custody on Friday after being accused of ‘inciting hatred against the regime’.    Two administrators working at a Shia religious body in…
Afghan forces thwart deadly bomb explosion in capital Kabul

Afghan forces thwart deadly bomb explosion in capital Kabul

The Afghan security forces have thwarted a deadly bomb explosion in capital by seizing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on a roadside.   The Afghan security forces have thwarted a deadly bomb explosion in capital by seizing an Improvised…
Five Daesh and Taliban terrorists arrested

Five Daesh and Taliban terrorists arrested

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested five terrorists during two separate operations in Karachi. They are said to be affiliated with outlawed takfiri terrorist groups of Taliban and Daesh.     The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested five terrorists during…
Iraqi forces seize Daesh internet towers in Mosul

Iraqi forces seize Daesh internet towers in Mosul

Iraqi forces have seized abandoned internet towers belonging to the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists in the eastern side of the group’s former base in Iraq: Mosul, Iraqi security reported on Saturday.     Iraqi forces have seized abandoned internet…
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