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UN: Afghan Women, Girls ‘Especially Vulnerable’ Under Taliban Rule ———————– Four years after the Taliban’s return to power, the United Nations reports that women and girls in Afghanistan remain “especially vulnerable,” and that more than half of the country’s population…

1.7 Million Afghans Return from Iran, Pakistan: UN ——————————————– According to a report from Xinhua News Agency, a total of 1.7 million Afghan citizens have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan since the beginning of the year. The returns…

Syrian Military Plans Offensive Against Kurdish Forces —————————— The Syrian military is planning a major offensive to seize control of the eastern provinces of Raqqa and Deir Ezzor from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a mostly Kurdish militia that has…

Foreign Fighters Petition Syria’s New Islamist Government for Citizenship —————————————– Foreign fighters who joined Syria’s civil war from abroad have formally petitioned the country’s new Islamist-led government to grant them Syrian citizenship, Reuters reported. These fighters, alongside aid workers and…

Ghanaian Shiites Travel to Karbala for Arbaeen ————————— A group of Shiite Muslims from Ghana has traveled to Karbala, Iraq, to participate in the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage. According to the Shia News Agency, citing Middle East News, these pilgrims reached…

Firefighters Struggle to Contain Wildfires on Syrian Coast ————————————- Wildfires in northern Syria, including the provinces of Latakia, Hama, and Tartus, have continued to rage for a fifth consecutive day. According to the Shia News Agency, citing the BBC, strong…

Approximately 1,300 Syrians Return Home from Germany DAMASCUS, SYRIA — Since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, approximately 1,300 Syrian citizens who had sought refuge in Germany and other European countries have returned to their homeland. According to a…

Explosion in Syria’s Idlib Province Kills 4, Injures 5 ————————————– A powerful explosion in the suburbs of Syria’s Idlib province has left four people dead and five wounded. According to official Syrian reports and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,…

Mass Processions in Pakistan Mark Arbaeen of Imam Hussein ………………. Shia Muslims across Pakistan commemorated Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), with large mourning processions held in cities and villages nationwide. The…

ISIS Commanders Targeted in Iraq and Afghanistan —————————- In a series of recent operations, terrorist groups are being targeted in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq, a joint airdrop operation by Iraqi counter-terrorism forces and the US military resulted in…