US military advisors operating inside Daesh stronghold Raqqa, official says
13 July, 2017 Comments Off on US military advisors operating inside Daesh stronghold Raqqa, official says
The U.S. military advisors are operating inside the city of Raqqa, the Daesh terrorist group’s last major bastion in Syria, a U.S. official said Wednesday. The troops, many of them special operations forces, are working in an “advise, assist and accompany” role to support local militants from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an umbrella group […]
Continue reading …London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused of ‘flip-flopping’ over UK Hezbollah ban
13 July, 2017 Comments Off on London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused of ‘flip-flopping’ over UK Hezbollah ban
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been accused of “flip-flopping” over whether Hezbollah should be completely banned in the UK. A spokesman for the mayor’s office told Arab News that he had not called for a total ban on the organization, despite a number of media outlets reporting that Khan had agreed to write […]
Continue reading …IS leader in Hawija proclaims himself emir after Baghdadi’s death reports
12 July, 2017 Comments Off on IS leader in Hawija proclaims himself emir after Baghdadi’s death reports
Hawija (IraqiNews.com) A senior Islamic State leader in Kirkuk’s Hawija has declared himself a new supreme leader, adding to the state of chaos within the group’s ranks that followed reports of the death of the group’s founder, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “Abu Haitham al-Obaidi, deputy to the (Islamic State’s) mayor of Hawija, dissented from the group […]
Continue reading …‘Don’t lag behind real events’: Lavrov hits back after State Dept says he ‘gets out ahead’
12 July, 2017 Comments Off on ‘Don’t lag behind real events’: Lavrov hits back after State Dept says he ‘gets out ahead’
During a daily State Department press briefing on Tuesday, Nauert was asked if there was any news on the monitoring of the Syrian ceasefire, as the previous day Sergey Lavrov had said that Russia, the United States, and Jordan would be conducting this from a center in Amman. “Mr. Lavrov likes to talk a lot […]
Continue reading …Trump Jr: President knew ‘nothing’ about Russia meeting
12 July, 2017 Comments Off on Trump Jr: President knew ‘nothing’ about Russia meeting
Donald Trump’s son says in ‘retrospect he would’ve done things differently’ on a meeting over Clinton information. The son of US President Donald Trump has insisted that his father knew nothing about a meeting with a Russian lawyer who allegedly said she had “compromising” information on Hillary Clinton that could help with Trump’s 2016 election campaign. “There was nothing to tell,” […]
Continue reading …17 IS militants killed as Iraqi joint force foils 4th attack near Mosul
12 July, 2017 Comments Off on 17 IS militants killed as Iraqi joint force foils 4th attack near Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) An Iraqi joint force have thwarted an attack by the Islamic state near Mosul, two days after the liberation of the city, Shafaq News reported on Wednesday. The attack is the fourth of its kind by the IS after losing the battle of Mosul. “A force made up of Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization […]
Continue reading …Macron blasted for comments on African women and their ‘seven or eight children’
12 July, 2017 Comments Off on Macron blasted for comments on African women and their ‘seven or eight children’
Macron blasted for comments on African women and their ‘seven or eight children’ The French president has come under fire both at home but particularly abroad for suggesting Africa’s challenges were “civilizational” and that providing financial aid would be pointless when “there are countries where women were having seven or eight children”. Macron’s comments were […]
Continue reading …Turkish police kill five in raid on ISIL cell house
12 July, 2017 Comments Off on Turkish police kill five in raid on ISIL cell house
Police killed five Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in a raid on a house in the Central Anatolian province of Konya early on July 12. Four police officers were wounded in clashes that erupted during the raid. Special forces police launched the operation at the house in the Meram district of […]
Continue reading …Germany:Police shoot and kill man who opens fire on them with assault rifle
12 July, 2017 Comments Off on Germany:Police shoot and kill man who opens fire on them with assault rifle
Police commandos in Saxony-Anhalt shot a man dead on Tuesday after he opened fire on them with “an automatic combat rifle”, police report. Police special forces (SEK) entered a house in the town of Weddersleben in central Germany after a 28-year-old man inside threatened family members with a gun. The man then retreated to his bedroom and […]
Continue reading …Trump’s challenges escalate, with son’s email of ‘love’ for Russia help
11 July, 2017 Comments Off on Trump’s challenges escalate, with son’s email of ‘love’ for Russia help
Trump’s challenges escalate, with son’s email of ‘love’ for Russia help In a newly released email from June 2016, Donald Trump Jr. voiced eagerness to gain Russian-government dirt on Hillary Clinton. Here’s why the news may mark a turning point in the Trump-Russia saga. Mike Segar/Reuters/File |With those three words, Donald Trump Jr. has brought […]
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