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Bahraini authorities remove Ashura manifestations in Diraz
September 25, 2017
Bahraini authorities remove Ashura manifestations in Diraz
Bahraini security forces are intensifying their clampdown on the religious freedoms of the country’s Shiite majority. Bahraini security forces are intensifying their clampdown on the religious freedoms of the country’s Shiite majority. The northwestern village of Diraz also…
Syrian army makes new advances against Daesh in Dayr al-Zawr
September 25, 2017
Syrian army makes new advances against Daesh in Dayr al-Zawr
Syrian forces have made fresh territorial gains against Daesh Takfiri terrorists in the country’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr. Syrian forces have made fresh territorial gains against Daesh Takfiri terrorists in the country’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr. Syria’s…
Iraqi Army, Hashd al-Shaabi liberate more than 40 villages in Hawija
September 25, 2017
Iraqi Army, Hashd al-Shaabi liberate more than 40 villages in Hawija
Iraqi Army and the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) liberated more than 40 villages in the western and southern and eastern parts of Hawija area south of Kirkuk city from ISIS, according to the PMU media wing. Iraqi Army and…
Iraqi army, allies further advance in offensive to retake Daesh-held Hawijah
September 24, 2017
Iraqi army, allies further advance in offensive to retake Daesh-held Hawijah
Iraqi forces have recaptured more than a dozen other villages near Hawijah as they successfully carry out the second phase of a joint operation with allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units to push Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of the…
Saudi used US-made bomb in August airstrike on Sana’a: Amnesty
September 24, 2017
Saudi used US-made bomb in August airstrike on Sana’a: Amnesty
Amnesty International says a bomb used by the Saudi regime in a fatal airstrike on an apartment building in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, in August was made in the United States. Amnesty International says a bomb used by the…
Bahrain’s Human Rights situation alarming: Rights groups
September 24, 2017
Bahrain’s Human Rights situation alarming: Rights groups
Speaking during Thursday’s discussion about the outcomes of Bahrain’s Universal Period Review (UPR), a total of ten rights groups, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International, highlighted the dramatic deterioration in the kingdom’s human rights situation. Speaking during…
Iraq launches offensive to liberate northern Hawijah from Daesh
September 21, 2017
Iraq launches offensive to liberate northern Hawijah from Daesh
Iraqi armed forces have launched a massive offensive to liberate the town of Hawijah in the oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk, one of the last remaining Daesh bastions in the Arab country. Iraqi armed forces have launched a massive…
Bahraini authorities steps up crackdown ahead of landmark Shia event
September 21, 2017
Bahraini authorities steps up crackdown ahead of landmark Shia event
Bahrain authorities ramped up its repressive measures ahead of the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar of Muharram, the tenth day of which is known as Ashura that marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him,…
Four people killed in bomb blast in southern Pakistan
September 21, 2017
Four people killed in bomb blast in southern Pakistan
Four people, including two bomb disposal squad personnel, have been killed in an explosion in southern city of Sukkur, state media reported on Wednesday. Four people, including two bomb disposal squad personnel, have been killed in an explosion in…
Over 250,000 Afghans displaced by conflicts in 2017
September 21, 2017
Over 250,000 Afghans displaced by conflicts in 2017
More than 250,000 Afghans have been displaced so far this year by conflicts and prolonged insurgency, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Tuesday. More than 250,000 Afghans have been displaced so far this year…