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Civilians suffer casualties in Afghan Special Forces operation in Helmand
April 5, 2017
Civilians suffer casualties in Afghan Special Forces operation in Helmand
A number of the Afghan civilians have suffered casualties during an operation of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) to counter terrorism in the area. A number of the Afghan civilians have suffered casualties during an operation…
Report: UK police may probe Saudi war crimes
April 5, 2017
Report: UK police may probe Saudi war crimes
Scotland Yard has reportedly launched a “scoping exercise” into Saudi war crimes in Yemen, and could launch a wholesale investigation into the matter, a report says. Scotland Yard has reportedly launched a “scoping exercise” into Saudi war crimes in…
SRW publishes report on Anti-Shiism in the first quarter of 2017
April 5, 2017
SRW publishes report on Anti-Shiism in the first quarter of 2017
Shia Rights International Organization published a report on the Anti-Shiism movements and authoritarian oppression on the first quarter of 2017. Shia Rights International Organization published a report on the Anti-Shiism movements and authoritarian oppression on the first quarter of…
Report: Saudi Arabia still seeking nuclear weapons capability
April 4, 2017
Report: Saudi Arabia still seeking nuclear weapons capability
Saudi Arabia is still believed to be seeking nuclear weapons technology in a bid to counter any threat posed by neighboring countries’ nuclear program, which continues to operate in an advanced manner despite the landmark nuclear agreement, according to a…
Iraqi Forces opens civilian safe passageways
April 4, 2017
Iraqi Forces opens civilian safe passageways
The Iraqi military has temporarily halted operations around the densely populated areas around west Mosul’s Old City to open safe passage for civilians. The Iraqi military has temporarily halted operations around the densely populated areas around west Mosul’s Old…
Center asked to create fifth schedule of ATA to monitor errant seminaries, says IGP
April 3, 2017
Center asked to create fifth schedule of ATA to monitor errant seminaries, says IGP
Inspector General of Police A.D. Khowaja has said that the Sindh government has, on the recommendation of police, asked the federal government to put in the fifth or sixth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) all the seminaries involved in…
Afghan forces and civilians suffer casualties in Khost car bombing
April 3, 2017
Afghan forces and civilians suffer casualties in Khost car bombing
A heavy explosion was reported in southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan late on Saturday leaving a number of the security forces and civilians dead or wounded. A heavy explosion was reported in southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan late on…
UN: Syrian refugee numbers pass ‘five million’ mark in region
April 2, 2017
UN: Syrian refugee numbers pass ‘five million’ mark in region
The number of people fleeing Syria’s war into neighboring states and Egypt has passed the 5-million mark, data from the U.N. refugee agency showed. The number of people fleeing Syria’s war into neighboring states and Egypt has passed the…
Human Rights Watchdog: ISIS using 197 kids as human shields
April 2, 2017
Human Rights Watchdog: ISIS using 197 kids as human shields
The so-called Islamic State (ISIS)seized 197 children and is using them as human shields, according to the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights. The so-called Islamic State (ISIS)seized 197 children and is using them as human shields, according to the…
Adam Center condemns Pakistan terrorist attack
April 2, 2017
Adam Center condemns Pakistan terrorist attack
The Pakistani Taliban targeted a Shia imambargah with a powerful car bomb, killing at least 24 people and injuring nearly 100 others at a crowded market in northwest Pakistan’s restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The Pakistani Taliban targeted a…