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The drive of Syrian forces in central Homs continues with new gains made and despite a recent ISIS counter-attack yesterday which pushed troops of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) off the al-Mashirfah hill near the strategic crossroad town of Jubb…

Iraq’s prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, has declared victory over ISIS in Mosul after nearly nine months of bitter fighting to displace the extremist group from the city where it proclaimed its “caliphate”.   Iraq’s prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, has declared…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that nearly 10 million children in Yemen are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance as the Saudi-led war against the crisis-hit country continues.    The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned…

A senior UN official has warned that up to 20,000 civilians have been trapped in the remaining areas controlled by Takfiri Daesh terrorists in Mosul’s Old City.    A senior UN official has warned that up to 20,000 civilians have…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, has condemned the flagrant violation by the Turkish authorities arresting a number of prominent human rights defenders in the country, particularly representatives of international human rights organizations.    The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim,…

The United Nations says the cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has now spread to all 21 governorates and there have been 270,000 suspected cases and over 1,600 deaths from the disease since late April.   The United Nations says the…

The death toll of the Taliban insurgents has exceeded 60 as the counter-terrorism and clearance operations are underway in southern Helmand province.   The death toll of the Taliban insurgents has exceeded 60 as the counter-terrorism and clearance operations are…

A Bahraini political activist has succumbed to injuries he had sustained under torture during imprisonment, amid growing international condemnation of the Manama regime’s crackdown on dissent in the sheikhdom.   A Bahraini political activist has succumbed to injuries he had…

A total of 415 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 300 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in June 2017, UNAMI says.   A total of 415 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 300 injured…

Combat operations in Syria’s south have been suspended for three days as a new round of peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana goes underway, the Syrian army’s general command has said.   Combat operations in Syria’s south have…