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Bombings hit two Shia mosques in Afghanistan, 72 killed
October 21, 2017
Bombings hit two Shia mosques in Afghanistan, 72 killed
At least 72 people, including women and children, have been killed and scores of others injured in two bomb attacks that targeted two Shia mosques in Afghanistan. At least 72 people, including women and children, have been killed…
Bahraini rights groups appeal to International community over Manama’s abuses against detainees
October 21, 2017
Bahraini rights groups appeal to International community over Manama’s abuses against detainees
Bahraini rights groups called on international organizations, UN – Special Rapporteurs, and member states of the UN Human Rights Council to seek “unconditional access” to Bahrain’s detention facilities and urgently look into the plight of the detainees. Bahraini…
Syrian Army advances towards Khasham, clashes with ISIS in Deir Ezzor
October 21, 2017
Syrian Army advances towards Khasham, clashes with ISIS in Deir Ezzor
Syrian Arab Army units operating in Deir Ezzor carried out concentrated operations against ISIS, advancing towards the town of Khasham in the northern countryside and clashing with terrorists in Huwaijet Sakr on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. …
10 dead as Saudi warplanes bomb civilian targets in Yemen
October 21, 2017
10 dead as Saudi warplanes bomb civilian targets in Yemen
Saudi warplanes have bombed residential areas in the Sa’ada and Hajjah provinces of Yemen, killing at least 10 civilians, including an entire family. Saudi warplanes have bombed residential areas in the Sa’ada and Hajjah provinces of Yemen, killing…
PMUs free 80 civilians, eliminates 8 ISIS militants
October 21, 2017
PMUs free 80 civilians, eliminates 8 ISIS militants
A paramilitary brigade of the Popular Mobilization Units has freed dozens of families from ISIS in a town near the west part of Mosul city. A paramilitary brigade of the Popular Mobilization Units has freed dozens of families…
ISIS suffer heavy casualties in latest US airstrikes in Nangarhar province
October 19, 2017
ISIS suffer heavy casualties in latest US airstrikes in Nangarhar province
ISIS terrorist group suffered heavy casualties in the latest airstrikes conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. ISIS terrorist group suffered heavy casualties in the latest airstrikes conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial police commandment in…
Bombing kills 7 in southwest Pakistan
October 19, 2017
Bombing kills 7 in southwest Pakistan
A roadside bomb has killed at least seven people, including five policemen, and injured about two dozen others in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta. A roadside bomb has killed at least seven people, including five policemen, and injured about…
Pilgrims’ cities ready to receive pilgrims of Arbaeen pilgrimage
October 19, 2017
Pilgrims’ cities ready to receive pilgrims of Arbaeen pilgrimage
The management of the pilgrims’ cities of Imam Hussein Shrine has announced its readiness to receive the pilgrims of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, for the Arba’een Pilgrimage. The management of the pilgrims’ cities of Imam Hussein Shrine…
Taliban attacks leave 70 dead, 170 injured in two Afghan provinces
October 19, 2017
Taliban attacks leave 70 dead, 170 injured in two Afghan provinces
The Taliban militants have launched coordinated attacks on police forces in two neighboring provinces in southern Afghanistan, leaving at least 70 people dead and nearly 170 others injured. The Taliban militants have launched coordinated attacks on police forces…
Bahrain court sentences 4 dissidents to 15 years in prison
October 19, 2017
Bahrain court sentences 4 dissidents to 15 years in prison
A court in Bahrain has upheld 15-year jail terms handed down to four citizens and revoked their citizenship as the authorities relentlessly continues with its crackdown on human rights activists and pro-democracy campaigners in the Gulf kingdom. A…