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Iraq PM sacks Baghdad security officials

Jul 08, 2016 12:55

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has dismissed a number of high-ranking officials responsible for security in the capital, including the head of the Baghdad Operations Command.
35 killed, 60 injured in attack against shrine in Iraq’s Salahuddin

Jul 08, 2016 00:36

At least 35 civilians have lost their lives and 60 others sustained injuries when Daesh militants carried out a bombing and shooting attack near a holy Shia Muslim mausoleum north of the Iraqi capital.
Syrian army, Hezbollah kill two Nusra Front commanders in Qalamoun

Jul 07, 2016 12:56

The Syrian army, backed by Hezbollah resistance fighters, has thwarted an attack by terrorists in Syria’s Qalamoun region, killing two commanders of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front terrorist group.
Baghdad blast death toll hits 292: Health Ministry

Jul 07, 2016 12:54

Iraq's Health Ministry says the death toll from a recent deadly bombing attack in the capital, Baghdad, has risen to 292.
Western states, regional allies to blame for Syria insecurity: Damascus

Jul 07, 2016 11:27

Syria says some Western countries and their regional allies such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar are to blame for terror attacks in the violence-wracked country, including the recent deadly bombing in the northeastern city of Hasakah.
Syria cuts only road for terrorists to Aleppo

Jul 07, 2016 11:15

The Syrian army has cut the only way into terrorist-held parts of Aleppo, severing the militants' only lifeline from the city to the outside world.
Iraqis mourn at site of worst bombing in Baghdad

Jul 07, 2016 11:09

Thousands of Iraqis have gathered at the site of a terrorist bombing which killed at least 250 people in Baghdad on Sunday.
Terrorists shell Syria's Aleppo, violate Eid al-Fitr ceasefire

Jul 07, 2016 01:09

Terrorists have launched a rocket attack in Syria’s northwestern Aleppo province, killing three people and violating a temporary nationwide ceasefire declared by the Syrian army to mark Eid al-Fitr.
Iraq's Abadi accepts resignation of interior minister

Jul 06, 2016 09:56

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday accepted the resignation submitted by the interior minister in the wake of the major bombing of July 3 that claimed the lives of at least 250 people in Baghdad.
ISIL vows to launch more attacks on Bangladesh

Jul 06, 2016 09:40

The ISIL Takfiri terrorist group has vowed to launch further terror attacks on Bangladesh, almost a week after it claimed that it carried out a deadly siege in the capital Dhaka, which killed 20 people.