Syrian regime forces carried out 214 chemical attacks against the opposition since 2011, according to a Syrian watchdog. In a statement on Wednesday, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said these attacks have claimed…
Read MoreA Moroccan journalist known for reporting on some of the kingdom’s most contentious issues will have a court hearing in Casablanca on Thursday over allegations that he raped and harassed female colleagues. Taoufik Bouachrine, editor…
Read MoreLibyans with close ties to founding members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) have denied that the group was closely linked to the family of a British-Libyan man responsible for last year’s Manchester…
Read MoreJordan and Germany on Thursday stressed their support for continued efforts to achieve a political solution to the crisis in Syria. At a joint press conference in Amman between Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and German…
Read MoreIraq may carry out special forces operations against Islamic State militants in neighbouring Syria to stop them infiltrating back into Iraq, an expert close to the Baghdad government said on Wednesday. While troops could be…
Read MoreThe United Nations said Wednesday that it has conducted its first humanitarian mission to Raqa since the Syrian city was liberated from the Islamic State group, warning that returning civilians face enormous risks. The city,…
Read MoreSyrian regime forces are gathering around a southern part of Damascus ahead of a planned operation against the Islamic State group there, a war monitor said Thursday. IS fighters have controlled large parts of the…
Read MoreIslamic State militants have restated their loyalty to the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in what is believed to be their first public pledge of allegiance to him since his “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq…
Read MoreIraqi forces killed 12 Daesh terrorists in two separate security sweeps carried out in the northern and western parts of the country, local security sources said Wednesday. Kirkuk Police Commander Hamed al-Obeidi told Anadolu Agency…
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNICEF called for international action in response to explosive hazards in Syria where at least 910 children were killed by explosive devices in 2017. “More than 8…
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