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Officials: 19,000 Daesh militants, supporters in Iraq, Syria
July 31, 2017
Officials: 19,000 Daesh militants, supporters in Iraq, Syria
High-ranking Iraqi security officials say there are about 7,000 Daesh terrorists and supporters remaining in the Arab country. High-ranking Iraqi security officials say there are about 7,000 Daesh terrorists and supporters remaining in the Arab country. The sheer number…
Hashd al-Sha’abi fighters to participate in liberation of Tal Afar: Abadi
July 31, 2017
Hashd al-Sha’abi fighters to participate in liberation of Tal Afar: Abadi
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says pro-government fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, will take part in a planned offensive to recapture the northern city of Tal Afar from the Daesh…
Bahrainis rally to remember crackdown martyrs
July 30, 2017
Bahrainis rally to remember crackdown martyrs
Bahrainis have rallied throughout the Gulf island in remembrance of those killed during the regime’s years-long crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations. Bahrainis have rallied throughout the Gulf island in remembrance of those killed during the regime’s years-long crackdown…
Saudi Shias told to leave Awamiyah or die: Sources
July 30, 2017
Saudi Shias told to leave Awamiyah or die: Sources
Local sources in al-Awamiyah town in Saudi Arabia’s Shia-populated Eastern Province say the locals have been told to either leave their homes or face death at the hands of security forces. Local sources in al-Awamiyah town in Saudi Arabia’s…
UN slams Saudi Arabia for turning back oil tankers from Yemeni port
July 30, 2017
UN slams Saudi Arabia for turning back oil tankers from Yemeni port
The United Nations has hit out at Saudi Arabia for preventing four oil tankers from reaching the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah. The United Nations has hit out at Saudi Arabia for preventing four oil tankers from reaching…
Taliban militants kill 26 Afghan troops in raid on Kandahar army base
July 27, 2017
Taliban militants kill 26 Afghan troops in raid on Kandahar army base
Taliban militants have killed at least 26 Afghan soldiers and injured 30 more in an attack on an army base in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar Province. Taliban militants have killed at least 26 Afghan soldiers and injured 30 more…
One killed as Saudi forces shell homes in Shia town
July 27, 2017
One killed as Saudi forces shell homes in Shia town
Saudi regime forces have launched a fresh wave of shelling attacks against a besieged town in Saudi Arabia’s Shia-populated Eastern Province, killing at least one person and damaging several houses. Saudi regime forces have launched a fresh wave…
Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference to be held in Iraq
July 27, 2017
Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference to be held in Iraq
The fourth Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference will be held in Iraq with a focus on Quranic studies. The fourth Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba Conference will be held in Iraq with a focus on Quranic studies. “Seerah, or biography of…
Saudi forces shell Awamiyah and arrest a number of clerics
July 26, 2017
Saudi forces shell Awamiyah and arrest a number of clerics
Saudi forces have shelled the town of Awamiya in the eastern province of Qatif on Wednesday, the capital of the mainly Shiite Muslim kingdom, and arrested a number of people, including clerics. Saudi forces have shelled the town…
Car bomb kills seven civilians in Egypt’s North Sinai: army
July 25, 2017
Car bomb kills seven civilians in Egypt’s North Sinai: army
Seven civilians, including two young children, were killed by a car bomb that exploded at a security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula on Monday, Egypt’s army spokesman said. Seven civilians, including two young children, were killed by a…