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Roadside bombing kills 10 Shia Muslims in Pakistan’s Kurram
April 27, 2017
Roadside bombing kills 10 Shia Muslims in Pakistan’s Kurram
At least ten people have been killed and more than a dozen others have been injured in a roadside bombing that targeted a minivan in a Shia-majority area of Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region. At least ten people have been…
UN-led conference to mobilize global action to avert ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Yemen
April 27, 2017
UN-led conference to mobilize global action to avert ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Yemen
The United Nations together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland have convened a one-day conference in Genevato draw global attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen where millions are “close to a breaking point.” The United…
Fleeing ISIS convoy destroyed, militants and leaders killed
April 26, 2017
Fleeing ISIS convoy destroyed, militants and leaders killed
While fleeing to Syria, an ISIS convoy has been destroyed; many vehicles have been burned and many of their militants, including the leader known as Abu Umer El-E’feri, have been killed in an attack mounted by the Popular Mobilization Units.…
Army restores security to Halfayia and a number of villages in Hama, targets ISIS and al-Nusra in other areas
April 25, 2017
Army restores security to Halfayia and a number of villages in Hama, targets ISIS and al-Nusra in other areas
A military source declared that security and stability were restored to Halfaya town and to a number of the neighboring villages in the northern countryside of Hama province after destroying the last gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra in them. A…
Syria Army expels jihadists from key stronghold in northern Hama
April 24, 2017
Syria Army expels jihadists from key stronghold in northern Hama
The Syrian Army’s elite forces, supported by Russian airstrikes, fully recaptured the rebel heartland of Taybat al-Imam in northern Hama countryside amid jihadi collapse. The Syrian Army’s elite forces, supported by Russian airstrikes, fully recaptured the rebel heartland of…
140 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on army base in Mazar-I-Sharif
April 22, 2017
140 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on army base in Mazar-I-Sharif
As many as 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in what would be the deadliest attack ever on an Afghan military base, officials said. As many as 140 Afghan…
Syrian girl smiles at camera after being injured in bomb attack
April 22, 2017
Syrian girl smiles at camera after being injured in bomb attack
A little Syrian girl, her head swathed in bandages after a suicide bomber blew up a bus convoy near the war-torn city of Aleppo, turns her head to the camera…and smiles. A little Syrian girl, her head swathed in bandages after a…
More than two million pilgrims in Kadhumiyaand security forces foil suicide bomb attack
April 22, 2017
More than two million pilgrims in Kadhumiyaand security forces foil suicide bomb attack
The Pilgrim Statistics Committee of the Kadhumiya Holy Shrine has recorded the arrival of nearly two millions pilgrims on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Musa al-Kadhum, peace be upon him. The Pilgrim Statistics Committee…
UN: Syrian bus convoy attack is a war crime
April 20, 2017
UN: Syrian bus convoy attack is a war crime
The UN says that a deadly attack on a bus convoy carrying people from two Shia-majority villages in the Idlib province amounts to a war crime. The UN says that a deadly attack on a bus convoy carrying people…
Around 2,000kg of explosives seized in Kabul
April 19, 2017
Around 2,000kg of explosives seized in Kabul
Around two thousand kilograms of explosives were seized during an operation by the Afghan forces in Kabul. Around two thousand kilograms of explosives were seized during an operation by the Afghan forces in Kabul. The Ministry of Interior (MoI)…