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Over 100 ex-Saddam Hussein-era officers run ISI group’s military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Syria
August 9, 2015
Over 100 ex-Saddam Hussein-era officers run ISI group’s military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Syria
Intelligence source said 100 to 160 former Iraqi army officers with IS Intelligence source said 100 to 160 former Iraqi army officers with IS. The sources added that Saddam-era veterans also serve as “governors” for seven of the 12…
Saudi Arabia continues to bomb Yemen
August 8, 2015
Saudi Arabia continues to bomb Yemen
Saudi Arabia has continued bombarding several areas of Yemen Saudi Arabia has continued bombarding several areas of Yemen, killing at least 13 people across the impoverished country. Saudi warplanes conducted a bomb attack against the city of Ibb in…
Kuwaiti court frees 11 out of 29 suspects in deadly attack on Shia mosque
August 8, 2015
Kuwaiti court frees 11 out of 29 suspects in deadly attack on Shia mosque
A Kuwaiti court trying 29 suspects in a deadly bomb attack A Kuwaiti court trying 29 suspects in a deadly bomb attack on a Shia mosque freed 11 defendants, while the main accused said he had been told worshippers…
At least 10 martyred in blast at Shia neighborhoods in Baghdad
August 8, 2015
At least 10 martyred in blast at Shia neighborhoods in Baghdad
10 people were martyred and 22 others wounded in two car bomb At least 10 people were martyred and 22 others wounded in two car bomb attacks that targeted predominantly Shia neighborhoods in Baghdad, police and medical sources said.…
Nigerian priest turned his church into a mosque after converting to Islam
August 5, 2015
Nigerian priest turned his church into a mosque after converting to Islam
Despite the growing hatred against Islam and Muslims and the misleading picture of the peaceful religion around the world Despite the growing hatred against Islam and Muslims and the misleading picture of the peaceful religion around the world,…
Saudi Arabia has a big Islamic State problem
August 5, 2015
Saudi Arabia has a big Islamic State problem
Saudi Arabia launched a wide-reaching domestic security operation that resulted in the arrests of 431 individuals accused of having links to the IS The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched a wide-reaching domestic security operation that resulted in the arrests…
Doctors without Borders says Yemen health system in state of collapse
August 5, 2015
Doctors without Borders says Yemen health system in state of collapse
A humanitarian organization warned that the health system in war-stricken Yemen is close to collapsing under Saudi raids A humanitarian organization warned that the health system in war-stricken Yemen is close to collapsing under Saudi raids. Thierry Goffeau, the…
Kuwait Shia mosque blast suspect confessed he joined IS terrorists
August 5, 2015
Kuwait Shia mosque blast suspect confessed he joined IS terrorists
The main suspect in a deadly attack on a Kuwaiti Shia mosque in June confessed in court The main suspect in a deadly attack on a Kuwaiti Shia mosque in June confessed in court to being in the…
Saudi king cuts short stay in south of France after beach closure controversy
August 4, 2015
Saudi king cuts short stay in south of France after beach closure controversy
audi Arabia’s King Salman left the south of France for Morocco Saudi Arabia’s King Salman left the south of France for Morocco, cutting short a planned three-week stay after a petition from some 150,000 residents over the closure of…
Deaths reported amid warplane crash in Syria
August 4, 2015
Deaths reported amid warplane crash in Syria
More than 20 killed in Ariha, in Idlib province, at site of government air raids More than 20 killed in Ariha, in Idlib province, at site of government air raids and subsequent jet crash. The London-based Syrian Observatory for…