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Iraq starts 2nd phase of ops to clear desert areas of Daesh
December 10, 2017
Iraq starts 2nd phase of ops to clear desert areas of Daesh
Iraqi forces have begun a new push to clear the last areas in the country’s arid west of pockets of Takfiri Daesh terrorists. Iraqi forces have begun a new push to clear the last areas in the country’s arid…
Displaced Shia families of Parachinar await rehabilitation since 2008
December 7, 2017
Displaced Shia families of Parachinar await rehabilitation since 2008
The Parachinar Reforms Committee (PRC) elders demanded compensation for reconstruction of their destroyed houses and restarting their businesses. The Parachinar Reforms Committee (PRC) elders demanded compensation for reconstruction of their destroyed houses and restarting their businesses. They also called…
New airstrikes leave at least 25 ISIS militants dead in East of Afghanistan
December 7, 2017
New airstrikes leave at least 25 ISIS militants dead in East of Afghanistan
At least twenty five militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in the latest airstrikes conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. At least twenty five militants affiliated with the Islamic…
Coalition says fewer than 3,000 ISIS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria
December 7, 2017
Coalition says fewer than 3,000 ISIS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria
The United States-led international coalition fighting the so-called Islamic State estimates that fewer than 3,000 fighters belonging to the hardline Sunni militant group remain in Iraq and Syria, its spokesman said. The United States-led international coalition fighting the so-called…
Saudi blockade of Yemen cuts fuel lifeline as Riyadh tightens siege
December 7, 2017
Saudi blockade of Yemen cuts fuel lifeline as Riyadh tightens siege
Saudi Arabia has prevented fuel shipments from reaching Yemen’s key port of Hudaydah for a month, tightening a blockade on the impoverished country in defiance of international calls to put an end to the siege, a report says. Saudi…
Roadside bomb explosion leaves six dead in northwest Pakistan
December 6, 2017
Roadside bomb explosion leaves six dead in northwest Pakistan
A roadside bomb has claimed lives of at least six people and injured eight others in an area of the troubled northwestern Pakistan, officials say. A roadside bomb has claimed lives of at least six people and injured eight…
Saudi jets continue to bomb Sana’a despite calls for humanitarian ceasefire
December 6, 2017
Saudi jets continue to bomb Sana’a despite calls for humanitarian ceasefire
The UN has stressed that despite calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen, Saudi Arabia continues to bomb the capital Sana’a. The UN has stressed that despite calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen, Saudi Arabia continues to bomb…
ICC: British soldiers have committed war crimes in Iraq
December 6, 2017
ICC: British soldiers have committed war crimes in Iraq
There is a “reasonable basis” to believe that British soldiers committed war crimes against detainees during the Iraq conflict between 2004 and 2008, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has revealed. There is a “reasonable…
Birth Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Jaffer al-Sadiq
December 6, 2017
Birth Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Jaffer al-Sadiq
Shia Muslims worldwide celebrate the occasion of the holy birth anniversary of the Holy Prophetand Imam Jafar al-Sadiq, peace be upon them. Shia Muslims worldwide celebrate the occasion of the holy birth anniversary of the Holy Prophetand Imam…
Three Ottoman-era Quran manuscripts discovered in historical Palestinian mosque
December 6, 2017
Three Ottoman-era Quran manuscripts discovered in historical Palestinian mosque
Three Quran manuscripts that were published during the era of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II (1876-1908) have been found in a mosque located in Palestine’s historical town of Tayibe. Three Quran manuscripts that were published during the era of Ottoman…