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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…
Emirati Apache helicopter crashes in northern Yemen, two pilots killed
October 19, 2017
Emirati Apache helicopter crashes in northern Yemen, two pilots killed
A Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter operated by the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) has crashed in Yemen’s northern province of al-Jawf, killing the two pilots on board, as the Saudi-led coalition presses ahead with its atrocious aerial bombardment…
Al-Rafidain operations announce Arbaeen pilgrimage security plan
October 19, 2017
Al-Rafidain operations announce Arbaeen pilgrimage security plan
Al-Rafidain operations command center announced its security plan to secure the pilgrimage of Arbaeen in the provinces of Dhi Qar, Muthanna, Maysan and Wasit, which will be implemented with the participation of more than 55 thousand members of the security…
Taliban suffer heavy casualties in latest operations in Helmand province
October 17, 2017
Taliban suffer heavy casualties in latest operations in Helmand province
The Taliban insurgents suffered heavy casualties during the latest counter-terrorism operations in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The Taliban insurgents suffered heavy casualties during the latest counter-terrorism operations in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The provincial government in…
US airstrikes target Haqqani network compound in Pakistan’s Kurram Agency
October 17, 2017
US airstrikes target Haqqani network compound in Pakistan’s Kurram Agency
A series of deadly airstrikes targeted a compound of the Haqqani terrorist network in the Kurram Agency located in the tribal regions of Pakistan close to Durand Line with Afghanistan. A series of deadly airstrikes targeted a compound…
Armed groups target Salhab in Hama with two rocket shells
October 17, 2017
Armed groups target Salhab in Hama with two rocket shells
The armed groups on Monday renewed their violation of the de-escalation zones agreement through targeting Salhab city in Hama northern countryside with two rocket shells. The armed groups on Monday renewed their violation of the de-escalation zones agreement…
Kirkuk residents take to streets to celebrate Iraqi army’s advances
October 17, 2017
Kirkuk residents take to streets to celebrate Iraqi army’s advances
Kirkuk residents take to streets to celebrate the Iraqi army by waving Iraq’s national flag and removing Kurdish flags from buildings across the northern city. Kirkuk residents take to streets to celebrate the Iraqi army by waving Iraq’s…
Thaqalayn Quran Contest held in Iraq
October 17, 2017
Thaqalayn Quran Contest held in Iraq
Quran memorizers and reciters from 14 governorates of Iraq took part in a Quran competition named Thaqalayn. Quran memorizers and reciters from 14 governorates of Iraq took part in a Quran competition named Thaqalayn. The competition was held…
Nearly 700,000 Iraqis still displaced months after Mosul recapture: NGO
October 16, 2017
Nearly 700,000 Iraqis still displaced months after Mosul recapture: NGO
An independent humanitarian organization says hundreds of thousands of people are still displaced from Iraq’s strategic northern city of Mosul, which served as Daesh terror group’s last urban bastion and its de facto capital in the Arab country, months after…