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		UNAMI: Grand Ayatollah Sistani is the refuge to which everyone returns
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 9, 2017
UNAMI: Grand Ayatollah Sistani is the refuge to which everyone returns
						The Deputy of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Mr.Georgi Bostin, said that the religious authority is a refuge for everyone and that it is the fortress that makes the country invulnerable.   The…					
				
			
		Militants brutally kill up to 50 civilians in Shia Afghan village: Reports
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 7, 2017
Militants brutally kill up to 50 civilians in Shia Afghan village: Reports
						Militants have massacred dozens of civilians, mostly Shia Hazaras, in “a brutal, inhumane way” after attacking a village in a remote area of Afghanistan’s northern province of Sar-e Pul, officials and locals say.     Militants have massacred dozens of…					
				
			
		Saudi regime forces destroy Hussainyat Um-Albanin in Awamiya
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 7, 2017
Saudi regime forces destroy Hussainyat Um-Albanin in Awamiya
						The Saudi regime forces continued their inhuman siege of the Qatif Province’s Awamiyah District, Saturday, targeting the residents and infrastructure of this historical area.     The Saudi regime forces continued their inhuman siege of the Qatif Province’s Awamiyah District,…					
				
			
		Iraqi military aircraft kill 170 Daesh terrorists
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 7, 2017
Iraqi military aircraft kill 170 Daesh terrorists
						Iraqi army choppers have killed at least 170 members of the Daesh terrorist group in a series of airstrikes launched in the country’s northern Salahuddin province.     Iraqi army choppers have killed at least 170 members of the Daesh…					
				
			
		Taliban seize key area in north Afghanistan: Local official
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 7, 2017
Taliban seize key area in north Afghanistan: Local official
						The Taliban militants have taken control of a key area in northern Afghanistan after heavy clashes that claimed the lives of at least seven security forces, a provincial official says.   The Taliban militants have taken control of a key…					
				
			
		Shia town of Awamiyah under siege for three months by Saudi army
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 7, 2017
Shia town of Awamiyah under siege for three months by Saudi army
						The International Organization of Shia Rights Watch said in a statement that “The news from the devastated town of Awamiyah confirms the population’s exposure to collective punishment by the Saudi authorities, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international human rights…					
				
			
		Report: Hundreds of civilians killed in US-led strikes in Iraq, Syria
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 7, 2017
Report: Hundreds of civilians killed in US-led strikes in Iraq, Syria
						A report released by the US-led coalition says its airstrikes against purported Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq have claimed the lives of at least 624 civilians since the start of the military campaign in 2014.   A report released…					
				
			
		Syrian forces liberate last major Daesh-held town in Homs province
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 7, 2017
Syrian forces liberate last major Daesh-held town in Homs province
						A UK-based monitoring group has reported that Syrian government forces have liberated the last major town in the Homs province from the Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group.   A UK-based monitoring group has reported that Syrian government forces have liberated the…					
				
			
		Saudi warplanes kill 13 civilians in NW Yemen
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 5, 2017
Saudi warplanes kill 13 civilians in NW Yemen
						At least 13 civilians have been killed as Saudi warplanes carried out fresh air strikes against a northwestern province in Yemen.     At least 13 civilians have been killed as Saudi warplanes carried out fresh air strikes against a…					
				
			
		Bahraini government closes Diraz main entrance
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 5, 2017
Bahraini government closes Diraz main entrance
						Bahraini authorities closed, on Wednesday, the main entrance to Al-Diraz, where the country’s Shiite religious clericAyatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, resides under house arrest.     Bahraini authorities closed, on Wednesday, the main entrance to Al-Diraz, where the country’s Shiite religious…					
				
			 
				