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Russian FM praises Iran as ‘powerful’ anti-terror force in Syria

Mar 31, 2017 08:34

The Russian foreign minister has dismissed accusations by the US and a number of its allies that Iran backs terror, saying the Islamic Republic is in fact a “powerful player” in the fight against terrorist groups in Syria.
Pakistan: Bombing blast martyrs 22 Shia Muslims in Parachinar

Mar 31, 2017 08:34

A powerful bomb blast near a mosque in Pakistan has left at least 22 people martyred and dozens of others wounded in a Shia Muslim-populated area of the country’s northwestern tribal belt.
Iraqi army forces retake several areas in, around Mosul

Mar 30, 2017 16:52

Iraqi government forces, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, have liberated more areas in and around Mosul as they are engaged in massive operations to drive the Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of the strategic northern city.
Don’t let Daesh represent you: Iraqi FM to Arab states

Mar 29, 2017 17:12

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Ja’afari has called on Arab countries to help Baghdad in its fight against Daesh and not to allow the Takfiri terrorist group to introduce itself as their representative.
Daesh shelling, US airstrikes raise Syria dam breach fears

Mar 29, 2017 10:00

Engineers working to open spillways in a major Syrian dam partly held by Daesh in Raqqah province have had to evacuate the site after the extremists shelled it following US airstrikes.
Syria, militants reach deal to evacuate 4 towns

Mar 29, 2017 09:59

The Syrian government and anti-Damascus militants have reportedly reached a deal enabling the evacuation of civilians from four small towns in the Arab country.
Trump hails US troops in Iraq despite deadly Mosul raid

Mar 29, 2017 09:59

US President Donald Trump has praised American troops for doing “very well” in Iraq, maintaining his silence on an airstrike in Mosul that killed scores of civilians earlier this month.
More Takfiris leaving last bastion in Syrian city of Homs

Mar 27, 2017 08:29

A second group of militants and their families are leaving the last opposition-held neighborhood in the western Syrian city of Homs under a deal signed last year with the Damascus government.
Iraqi troops begin advance into Mosul’s Old City

Mar 27, 2017 08:29

Iraqi forces have launched a renewed attack against Daesh terrorists in Mosul's Old City, with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi predicting that the Takfiri group will be defeated “within weeks”.
Iraq investigates fatal US-led airstrikes in western Mosul

Mar 26, 2017 09:57

Iraqi officials have launched an investigation into two airstrikes by the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group that claimed the lives of more than 200 people in the country’s northern city of Mosul last week.