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Bahrain jails 36 Shias, strips them of citizenship
April 27, 2017
Bahrain jails 36 Shias, strips them of citizenship
A court in Bahrain Tuesday jailed 36 Shias allegedly convicted of forming a “terrorist” group to attack police, and stripped them of their citizenship, a judicial source said. A court in Bahrain Tuesday jailed 36 Shias allegedly convicted…
Large blast hits Damascus International Airport
April 27, 2017
Large blast hits Damascus International Airport
A large explosion has hit the area of Damascus International Airport, with some reports pointing to a possible Israeli airstrike. A large explosion has hit the area of Damascus International Airport, with some reports pointing to a possible…
Twenty-eight ISIS militants killed in Nangarhar airstrikes and ground operations
April 27, 2017
Twenty-eight ISIS militants killed in Nangarhar airstrikes and ground operations
At least twenty-eight militants affiliated to the so-called Islamic State terrorist group were killed during the clearance operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. At least twenty-eight militants affiliated to the so-called Islamic State terrorist group were killed during…
Roadside bombing kills 10 Shia Muslims in Pakistan’s Kurram
April 27, 2017
Roadside bombing kills 10 Shia Muslims in Pakistan’s Kurram
At least ten people have been killed and more than a dozen others have been injured in a roadside bombing that targeted a minivan in a Shia-majority area of Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region. At least ten people have been…
UN-led conference to mobilize global action to avert ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Yemen
April 27, 2017
UN-led conference to mobilize global action to avert ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Yemen
The United Nations together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland have convened a one-day conference in Genevato draw global attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen where millions are “close to a breaking point.” The United…
Fleeing ISIS convoy destroyed, militants and leaders killed
April 26, 2017
Fleeing ISIS convoy destroyed, militants and leaders killed
While fleeing to Syria, an ISIS convoy has been destroyed; many vehicles have been burned and many of their militants, including the leader known as Abu Umer El-E’feri, have been killed in an attack mounted by the Popular Mobilization Units.…
Army restores security to Halfayia and a number of villages in Hama, targets ISIS and al-Nusra in other areas
April 25, 2017
Army restores security to Halfayia and a number of villages in Hama, targets ISIS and al-Nusra in other areas
A military source declared that security and stability were restored to Halfaya town and to a number of the neighboring villages in the northern countryside of Hama province after destroying the last gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra in them. A…
Syria Army expels jihadists from key stronghold in northern Hama
April 24, 2017
Syria Army expels jihadists from key stronghold in northern Hama
The Syrian Army’s elite forces, supported by Russian airstrikes, fully recaptured the rebel heartland of Taybat al-Imam in northern Hama countryside amid jihadi collapse. The Syrian Army’s elite forces, supported by Russian airstrikes, fully recaptured the rebel heartland of…
140 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on army base in Mazar-I-Sharif
April 22, 2017
140 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on army base in Mazar-I-Sharif
As many as 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in what would be the deadliest attack ever on an Afghan military base, officials said. As many as 140 Afghan…
Syrian girl smiles at camera after being injured in bomb attack
April 22, 2017
Syrian girl smiles at camera after being injured in bomb attack
A little Syrian girl, her head swathed in bandages after a suicide bomber blew up a bus convoy near the war-torn city of Aleppo, turns her head to the camera…and smiles. A little Syrian girl, her head swathed in bandages after a…