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Deadly protests in Basra prompt UN calls for calm in Iraq
September 6, 2018
Deadly protests in Basra prompt UN calls for calm in Iraq
The United Nations has called for calm in Iraq’s Basra in the wake of protests over poor public services that left six people killed on Tuesday. The United Nations has called for calm in Iraq’s Basra in the wake…
Taliban announce death of founder of Haqqani militant network
September 5, 2018
Taliban announce death of founder of Haqqani militant network
Afghanistan’s Taliban militant group says the founder of its affiliated Haqqani militant network based in Pakistan has died after a long illness. Afghanistan’s Taliban militant group says the founder of its affiliated Haqqani militant network based in Pakistan has…
Madrid cancels arms sale deal with Riyadh after Saudi massacre of Yemeni kids
September 5, 2018
Madrid cancels arms sale deal with Riyadh after Saudi massacre of Yemeni kids
The Saudi-led coalition’s recent slaughter of Yemeni children prompted the Spanish defense ministry to cancel a €9.2-million deal to sell Saudis 400 precision bombs. The Saudi-led coalition’s recent slaughter of Yemeni children prompted the Spanish defense ministry to cancel…
Saudi-led coalition denies war crimes, says bus legitimate target
September 4, 2018
Saudi-led coalition denies war crimes, says bus legitimate target
A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition has denied that a vehicle targeted in an airstrike last month in Yemen was a school bus full of children, despite much evidence to the contrary. A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition has…
ISIS terrorists attack northern Iraqi village, seven people killed
September 4, 2018
ISIS terrorists attack northern Iraqi village, seven people killed
At least seven people have lost their lives when remnants of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group launched an attack against a residential area in Iraq’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk. At least seven people have lost their lives…
Bahrain’s Medina Ali’s appeal adjourned until September 9
September 4, 2018
Bahrain’s Medina Ali’s appeal adjourned until September 9
An appeal hearing in the case against Bahraini female detainee Medina Ali wrapped up on Sunday with a decision to adjourn the proceedings until September 9. An appeal hearing in the case against Bahraini female detainee Medina Ali wrapped…
Syrian Army destroys rocket launching pads for terrorists in Hama
September 3, 2018
Syrian Army destroys rocket launching pads for terrorists in Hama
Units of the Syrian Army on Sunday conducted intensive strikes against gatherings for Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization and its affiliated groups in the northern countryside of Hama. Units of the Syrian Army on Sunday conducted intensive strikes against gatherings…
HRW wants end to Saudi arms sale after Yemen school bus attack
September 3, 2018
HRW wants end to Saudi arms sale after Yemen school bus attack
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an end to all weapons sales to Saudi Arabia following the bombing of a school bus last month that killed 51 people, including 40 children. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called…
Iraqi court sentences four Takfiri Daesh terrorists to life imprisonment
September 3, 2018
Iraqi court sentences four Takfiri Daesh terrorists to life imprisonment
Iraqi judicial officials have handed down life terms to four people over membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in acts of terror across the war-ravaged Arab country. Iraqi judicial officials have handed down life terms to…
More than 50 militants killed, wounded in U.S. airstrike in Paktia
September 2, 2018
More than 50 militants killed, wounded in U.S. airstrike in Paktia
More than fifty militants were killed or wounded during the airstrike conducted by the U.S. forces in southeastern Paktia province of Afghanistan. More than fifty militants were killed or wounded during the airstrike conducted by the U.S. forces…