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Islamabad, Pakistan– The Pakistani army has been called in to restore order to the capital after clashes between anti-blasphemy protesters and police left at least 174 people injured. More than half of those injured in the clashes were members of the security forces, according to a hospital official [Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera] Thousands of riot police […]

Iraqi forces thrust north from the Euphrates Valley into the desert on Saturday, opening up a new front in the drive to flush out fugitive ISIS group fighters, a commander told AFP. Iraqi security forces after taking control of the border town of Rawa, the last town under the control of the ISIS in Iraq […]

Catalonia’s deposed leader Carles Puigdemont on Saturday launched his campaign for regional elections by calling on Catalans to make known their desire for independence. Catalonia’s deposed leader Carles Puigdemont. Photo: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP “We Catalans demonstrated to the world that we have the capacity and the will to become an independent state. And on (December) 21, […]

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi promised vengeance in a speech to the nation after a deadly terrorist attack on a mosque in North Sinai killed at least 235 worshippers. President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (Photo: Al-Ahram) El-Sisi said that the military and police “will avenge our martyrs” and will respond “using brute force against those fragments of terrorists” […]

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Security troops have confiscated a mass grave, containing tens of relics of Yazidi victims, west of Mosul city, the semi-official Al-Sabah newspaper reported. Representational photo. “The grave includes relics of 73 Yazidi women, men and children, who were executed by Islamic State militants, while they were controlling the region. They were buried in […]

The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is seen during its test in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, North Korea.  Photo: KCNA/REUTERS Tokyo:The Japanese government is set to compile a plan to evacuate its nationals from South Korea in case escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States lead […]

Quneitra, SANA- An army unit on Saturday foiled an attack by Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists on military posts in the surroundings of Hadar village in Quneitra northern countryside. M25 November، 2017 SANA reporter in Quneitra said that an army unit, in cooperation with popular defense groups, engaged in clashes with Jabhat al-Nusra-affiliated terrorist groups in Hadar […]

Kenyan recruits have fled Somalia following sustained US airstrikes against al Shabaab terrorists, military sources confirmed on Friday. A man walks at the site of the October 14 twin bombings, in Mogadishu, Somalia, October 25, 2017. /REUTERS The recruits have been accused of spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency and others targeting the militants’ […]

Wounded people are evacuated from the scene of the mosque attack on Friday [The Associated Press] The Egyptian army says an air strike killed some of the attackers involved in Friday’s massacre when at least 235 people died in a bomb-and-gun attack on a mosque. In a statement late on Friday, army spokesman Tamer Rifai said the Egyptian air force […]

President Donald Trump has used the terror attack in Egypt to advocate for his travel ban and proposed border wall with Mexico.   President Donald Trump speaks to the media before speaking with troops via video conference at Mar-a-Lago AP Photo/Alex Brandon At least 235 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in an attack on a Sufi mosque in Egypt’s North […]