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SRW launches a call to save Awamiyah from Saudi oppression
May 18, 2017
SRW launches a call to save Awamiyah from Saudi oppression
The International Human Rights Organization Shia Rights Watch, launched a save call to avert the potential catastrophe in the Shia populated area of Awamiya. The International Human Rights Organization Shia Rights Watch, launched a save call to avert the…
Historical Shia city under siege by Saudi regime, several killed
May 18, 2017
Historical Shia city under siege by Saudi regime, several killed
The Saudi forces have for the past one week laid siege on the Shia Muslim majority city of Awamiyah killing several civilians including a child. The Saudi forces have for the past one week laid siege on the Shia…
Saudi Shia town under ‘siege’ for sixthday
May 17, 2017
Saudi Shia town under ‘siege’ for sixthday
A Saudi town has entered the sixth day under “siege” from the kingdom’s security services, with several people reportedly killed in clashes between police and protesters. A Saudi town has entered the sixth day under “siege” from the kingdom’s…
Aid agencies blame Saudi war, blockade for cholera outbreak in Yemen
May 17, 2017
Aid agencies blame Saudi war, blockade for cholera outbreak in Yemen
International organizations, including the United Nations (UN) and the Red Cross, say the Saudi-led war on and embargo against Yemen are behind a cholera epidemic that has claimed the lives of more than 180 people in the impoverished country so…
Iraqi police forces seize ISIS’ main chemical plant in Mosul
May 17, 2017
Iraqi police forces seize ISIS’ main chemical plant in Mosul
Iraqi security forces have uncovered a major chemical plant belonging to ISIS Takfiri terrorist group in the western part of Mosul, as government forces, backed by fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, are battling to drive the extremists out of…
13,000 refugees flee terrorist-controlled parts of Raqqa province
May 16, 2017
13,000 refugees flee terrorist-controlled parts of Raqqa province
The committee chairperson of Raqqa civilian assembly said that about 13,000 refugees fled the territories of the northern Syrian province occupied by the ISIS terrorist group and came to the areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The…
Iraqi Air Force targets ISIS gathering in al-Qaim, senior terrorist leaders killed
May 16, 2017
Iraqi Air Force targets ISIS gathering in al-Qaim, senior terrorist leaders killed
The Iraqi Air Force has targeted a building in al-Qaim district west of Anbar province, where ISIS senior officials were gathering. The Iraqi Air Force has targeted a building in al-Qaim district west of Anbar province, where ISIS senior…
Analyst: Riyadh waging war on Saudi Arabia’s Shia minority
May 16, 2017
Analyst: Riyadh waging war on Saudi Arabia’s Shia minority
An American university lecturer says Saudi Arabia is waging a war on the country’s Shia minority, slaughtering members of the community instead of engaging in dialog with them, media reports. An American university lecturer says Saudi Arabia is waging…
ICRC: Cholera has claimed 115 lives in Yemen since April 27
May 16, 2017
ICRC: Cholera has claimed 115 lives in Yemen since April 27
Yemen’s Health Ministry has declared a state of emergency in the capital Sana’a, which is being run by the Ansarullah Houthi movement, as the International Committee of the Red Cross says cholera has claimed at least 115 lives and left…
Afghan MoD: 43 terrorists killed in latest operations
May 14, 2017
Afghan MoD: 43 terrorists killed in latest operations
The Taliban local leaders and Al-Qaeda terrorist network members are among at least 40 militants killed in latest counter-terrorism operations, the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Saturday. The Taliban local leaders and Al-Qaeda terrorist network members are…