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BAGHDAD, Feb 20, (AFP): Iraqi tribesmen battled Islamic State group militants inside their Fallujah stronghold for a second day Saturday, a significant challenge to longstanding …
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Mali jihadists, army commit abuses: HRW
BAMAKO, Feb 20, (AFP): Malian jihadists and security forces alike have committed appalling abuses against civilians in the last year, rights groups said Friday, as …
Read More »I’ll do anything to kill time, says refugee
BERLIN, Feb 20, (AFP): In the Berlin gym that now serves as his home, Afghan student Yaza sweeps the floor over and over again, just …
Read More »Saudis halt $3bn in aid to Lebanese army
RIYADH, Feb 19, (AFP): Saudi Arabia said Friday it has halted a $3 billion programme for military supplies to Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah, the …
Read More »Kurdish-led forces gain in Syria – Tribesmen battle DAESH in Fallujah
BEIRUT, Feb 19, (AFP): Kurdish-led forces backed by international air strikes have advanced to within a few kilometres (miles) of a key Islamic State group …
Read More »Palestinian stabs 2 officers, is shot dead
JERUSALEM, Feb 19, (Agencies): A man stabbed and wounded two policemen outside Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate on Friday before they shot him dead, the latest in …
Read More »Moscow warns Assad over vow to retake all of Syria – Fighting rages despite hoped-for ceasefire
MOSCOW, Feb 19, (AFP): Russia’s envoy to the UN on Friday warned long-term ally President Bashar al- Assad over his vow to retake all of …
Read More »Saudis crosshair ‘ISIS’ if Syria op – ‘Death’ for 40 in DAESH
RIYADH, Feb 18, (Agencies): Any participation by Saudi forces in a US-led ground operation in Syria would focus on fi ghting the Islamic State group …
Read More »‘Strikes hit hundreds millions in IS cash’ – Islamic State finds ‘diminishing returns’ on Twitter
WASHINGTON, Feb 18, (Agencies): A series of US airstrikes in recent months have destroyed “hundreds of millions” of dollars in Islamic State cash as part …
Read More »Women risk all for their ‘rights’
KARACHI, Pakistan, Feb 18, (Agencies): Kainat Soomro was 13 years old and on her way to buy a toy for her newborn niece when three …
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