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Iraq: Security forces kill at least 6 terrorists with suspected ties to ISIS in Kirkuk province

Iraq: Security forces kill at least 6 terrorists with suspected ties to ISIS in Kirkuk province

Iraqi security forces killed at least six suspected ISIS members, including a leader, in an operation in Kirkuk province on Thursday. According to the Iraqi army’s Joint Operations Command, F-16 airstrikes targeted a terrorist group, killing Omar Salah Nima, also…
Iraq sentences three ISIS members to death on charges of attacks against security forces

Iraq sentences three ISIS members to death on charges of attacks against security forces

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council announced on Thursday the sentencing of three ISIS members to death for attacks on security forces in Anbar and Salahaddin provinces, Rudaw reported. The court stated that the militants aimed to incite fear among civilians and…
Significant archaeological sites discovered near Iraqi-Iranian border

Significant archaeological sites discovered near Iraqi-Iranian border

The Iraqi Ministry of Interior’s Agency for Maysan Police Affairs announced Thursday the discovery of significant archaeological sites and over 400 vertical wells from the early first millennium AD near the Iraqi-Iranian border. This finding was made during routine field…
Militant Attack in Bamako Leaves Over 70 Dead

Militant Attack in Bamako Leaves Over 70 Dead

A militant attack in Bamako, Mali’s capital, has resulted in at least 77 deaths and 255 injuries, Arab News reported yesterday citing security sources. The assault, claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM, targeted a military police training camp and a…
Pakistan: 337 Killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2023, Report Says

Pakistan: 337 Killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2023, Report Says

A report from the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) reveals that 337 personnel and civilians have been killed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) this year, with 616 others injured due to attacks by banned organizations, Aaj News reported yesterday. Peshawar saw the…
New Bioactive Glass Treatment Shows Promise Against Bone Cancer

New Bioactive Glass Treatment Shows Promise Against Bone Cancer

Aston University researchers have developed a groundbreaking treatment for osteosarcoma, the most common form of bone cancer, using bioactive glass infused with gallium, a toxic metal, New Atlas reported yesterday. Lab tests revealed that this innovative material can eliminate up…
China’s Influence on Canadian MPs Revealed in Inquiry

China’s Influence on Canadian MPs Revealed in Inquiry

Recent documents presented at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference (PIFI) indicate that Chinese officials attempted to sway Canadian MPs against a 2021 motion condemning the genocide of Uyghurs, National Post revealed yesterday. The motion passed unanimously, but post-vote, the…
Jordan Becomes First Country to Eliminate Leprosy

Jordan Becomes First Country to Eliminate Leprosy

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially verified that Jordan has eliminated leprosy, making it the first country globally to achieve this milestone, WHO website reported yesterday. For over two decades, Jordan has reported no autochthonous cases of the disease,…
Sudanese Refugees in Cairo Face Legal, Social Challenges Amid Rising Tensions

Sudanese Refugees in Cairo Face Legal, Social Challenges Amid Rising Tensions

In Cairo, Sudanese refugees face significant challenges after fleeing their war-torn homeland, with many waiting for asylum identification cards from the UN refugee agency, Arab News revealed in an article yesterday. These cards, intended to provide legal protection and access…
Sweden Charges Woman with War Crimes Against Yazidis

Sweden Charges Woman with War Crimes Against Yazidis

A 52-year-old Swedish woman, Lina Laina Ishaq, has been charged with genocide, crimes against humanity, and serious war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria while associated with the IS group, VOA reported yesterday. This marks the…
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