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More than two million pilgrims in Kadhumiyaand security forces foil suicide bomb attack
April 22, 2017
More than two million pilgrims in Kadhumiyaand security forces foil suicide bomb attack
The Pilgrim Statistics Committee of the Kadhumiya Holy Shrine has recorded the arrival of nearly two millions pilgrims on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Musa al-Kadhum, peace be upon him. The Pilgrim Statistics Committee…
UN: Syrian bus convoy attack is a war crime
April 20, 2017
UN: Syrian bus convoy attack is a war crime
The UN says that a deadly attack on a bus convoy carrying people from two Shia-majority villages in the Idlib province amounts to a war crime. The UN says that a deadly attack on a bus convoy carrying people…
Around 2,000kg of explosives seized in Kabul
April 19, 2017
Around 2,000kg of explosives seized in Kabul
Around two thousand kilograms of explosives were seized during an operation by the Afghan forces in Kabul. Around two thousand kilograms of explosives were seized during an operation by the Afghan forces in Kabul. The Ministry of Interior (MoI)…
Saudi war on Yemen may put 4.5 million Yemeni children out of school: UNICEF
April 19, 2017
Saudi war on Yemen may put 4.5 million Yemeni children out of school: UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the ongoing Saudi aggression against impoverished Yemen may deprive a whole generation of children of education this year, cautioning that the consequences of the growing economic plight in Yemen would likely…
Rights group registers rise in Bahrain regime violations
April 19, 2017
Rights group registers rise in Bahrain regime violations
A Bahraini rights group has reported an unprecedented rise in human rights violations in Bahrain, saying the abuses are taking place in a more systematic manner. A Bahraini rights group has reported an unprecedented rise in human rights violations…
Iraqi forces advance into Mosul’s Old City, close in on historical mosque
April 18, 2017
Iraqi forces advance into Mosul’s Old City, close in on historical mosque
Iraqi government forces, backed by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have gained more ground in a fresh offensive launched against ISIS terrorists in Mosul’s Old City, trying to fully liberate the terror group’s last bastion in the Arab country.…
SRW, Adam Center condemnattack on evacuees in Syria
April 18, 2017
SRW, Adam Center condemnattack on evacuees in Syria
Senior United Nations officials, including the Organization’s top humanitarian official as well as the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have expressed “horror” at yesterday’s attack on people evacuating from the besieged Syrian towns of Foah and Kefraya and…
Strict security measures at Diraz entrances ahead of F1 race
April 17, 2017
Strict security measures at Diraz entrances ahead of F1 race
Bahraini security forces have intensified their measures, tightening the ongoing siege imposed on a Shia village since June 2016. Bahraini security forces have intensified their measures, tightening the ongoing siege imposed on a Shia village since June 2016. Witnesses…
Iraqi PMUs hold Quranic sessions in Mosul’s liberated areas
April 17, 2017
Iraqi PMUs hold Quranic sessions in Mosul’s liberated areas
The Quranic Affairs Office of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Shaabi, organized Quranic sessions in the liberated areas of Mosul. The Quranic Affairs Office of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Shaabi,…
ISIS launches chemical attacks in Mosul, say Iraqi military
April 17, 2017
ISIS launches chemical attacks in Mosul, say Iraqi military
An Iraqi military officer says that the so-called Islamic State militants have launched a gas attack in a newly-liberated area in western Mosul. An Iraqi military officer says that the so-called Islamic State militants have launched a gas attack…