The Turkish army killed five ISIS militants in Syria in cross-border shelling, Turkish military sources said on Thursday. The army targeted positions west of where an offensive on militants was launched by Syrian fighters with U.S. backing. Thousands of Syrian rebels supported by a small U.S. specia
EgyptAir’s chairman on Thursday denied media reports that the airliner which crashed into the Mediterranean last month, killing all 66 on board, had sent technical warnings during flights in the 24 hours before it disappeared from radar screens. “For me it is not true,” Safwat Musa
Erbil-Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) has announced that it had apprehended a terrorist ISIS group of four members. The network has taken part in several terrorist operations in Kirkuk and Tuz Khormato. KRSC broadcast a video in which the group admitted to belonging to ISIS and executing se
Near Fallujah (Iraq), New York Times-Along the battle line north of Fallujah, small units of Shi’ite fighters are raining mortar shells and rockets down on the city and its ISIS occupiers. The battle in Fallujah has become entrenched outside the city itself. Iraqi forces surrounding the area h
Beirut-The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) amended their plan to control the stronghold of ISIS in Syria’s Raqqa by crossing the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in the direction of Manbij city, one of the main strongholds of the organization in the eastern countryside of Aleppo. The majority Kurd
Washington-Attorneys for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspect who has taken credit for masterminding the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, have called on the judge and the entire prosecution team in Mohammed’s military commission at Guantanamo Bay to step down. The attorneys have accused the judge, Army Col
Riyadh-A first instance ruling issued on Wednesday by the Saudi Judiciary against terrorists revealed links between the so-called Lebanese Hezbollah and a cell assigned to launch attacks against security officials in the Awamiyah village, located in the east province of Al Qatif. The Special Crimina
Since their arrival in Taiz a year ago, rebel militias have been transforming government health facilities in the city into military barracks. Their latest target was the centre for cancer patients in Taiz at a time when more than 643 people suffering from cancer in the town do not have proper acces
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and opposition websites, dozens of people were killed and wounded in the heaviest bombing on the city of Idlib since the beginning of the truce in Syria on the 27th of February. While the Russian Defence Ministry denied responsibility, the Turkish
Paris-The U.S. State Department warned its citizens on Tuesday of possible summer terrorist attacks in Europe, saying targets could include the European soccer championship in France, although a State Department official said there was no specific threat information. “We are alerting U.S. citi
After decades of obliviousness, images of streets, gardens, beaches, schools, theaters, and youngsters that tell the story of the recent past were recalled. A past which has become a dream of peace and reconciliation with one’s self in a shared community in an era that has disappeared following deca
Syria’s main opposition has proposed a nationwide truce on the occasion of Ramadan, opposition delegate Basma Kodmani said on Wednesday. The proposal was made in a letter from Riad Hijab, the coordinator of the opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC), to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
London – It wasn’t difficult for Ali Larijani to maintain office as Iranian Speaker after head of “List of Hope” Mohammed Reza Aref admitted defeat. Larijani’s win was expected as he received support from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard. Larijani, a principlist candid
These have been difficult hours in the process of “liberating” the Iraqi city of Fallujah after its long suffering under the occupation of ISIS. The Syrian city of Raqqa, which ISIS has declared as its “capital” is expecting a similar fate within hours or days if we are to believe what we hear. Inde
A French naval vessel has detected an underwater signal that could have originated from one of the so-called black boxes of missing EgyptAir Flight 804, according to the Egyptian investigative committee. Flight 804 crashed May 19 in the Mediterranean en route from Paris to Cairo, killing all 66 pass
Thai wildlife authorities found 40 dead tiger cub carcasses in a freezer at an infamous Tiger temple in Thailand that operated as an admission-charging zoo, a national parks official said. The discovery happened while authorities were removing mostly full-grown live tigers from the temple in Kanchan
Inside sources at the Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said that it has started talks to rearrange its internal affairs, especially in terms of appointing a new head of the negotiating delegation and expanding its circle of representatives, to facilitate making an appropriate de
London: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday that unidentified jets hit a major camp for the Islamic Ahrar Al Sham opposition group in the province of Idlib, northwestern Syria, leaving a large number of dead and injuries. The Observatory was quoted by Reuters as saying that “t
Baghdad – Member of Iraqi Forces Union MP Mohammed al-Karbouli said that Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi was waiting for the quorum to present the names of the seven new ministers. Al-Karbouli said that yesterday’s session was exceptional and attended by 160 MPs. He added that five more MPs would hav
Rached Ghannouchi announced that the Tunisian Ennahda party that he leads will experience sweeping changes in its leadership and structure during the summer. These changes include a complete division between the political institutions of the party, its charities and its missionary arm in accordance
