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Commander of the Joint Operations Command’s field operations, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Amir Yarallah  Hawija (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi government and paramilitary troops launched Saturday a new phase of offensives against Islamic State’s stronghold town of Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk. Operations commander Abdul-Amir Yarallah said in a statement that the Saturday attack targets IS hideouts in Azzawia and al-Naml […]

Video: Iran successfully test-fires new ballistic missile MIran has released footage of the successful test-launch of its new ballistic missile, Khorramshahr, a few hours after it was unveiled during a military parade in the capital city of Tehran. Video footage aired by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Friday showed the missile launched from […]

Mr Lavrov said the exchanges were “like when children in a kindergarten start fighting”(EPA). Russia’s foreign minister has likened the war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un to a kindergarten fight between children. The North Korean leader earlier labelled Mr Trump “mentally deranged” and a “dotard” after Mr Trump threatened to destroy his […]

Pakistani military says at least six civilians dead and dozens wounded in exchange of fire across the de-facto border. Tensions between India and Pakistan have been especially high since last July [Shahid Ikram/AP] Islamabad, Pakistan – Indian military shooting across the de-facto border has killed at least six Pakistani civilians, Pakistan’s military says. At least 26 […]

The Kurdish Regional Government’s (KRG) planned referendum in northern Iraq is illegitimate and unacceptable, Turkey’s top security body, the National Security Council (MGK) said on Friday. A statement released after the closed MGK meeting, which was held under the presidency of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and lasted over three hours, said Turkey will reserve its […]

An estimated 40, 000 people attend a rally in support of the Kurdish independence referendum on September 22, 2017 where President Masoud Barzani delivered a “historic” speech telling the nation to head to the polls on Monday. Photo: Rudaw TV ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – When they go to the polls on Monday, the people of […]

Photo: AFP The subject of Muslim integration in France is one of the country’s most hotly debated issues. But how do Muslims themselves feel about their home country? A new survey offers some insight. Muslims living in France feel a stronger attachment to their country than they do in much of Europe, despite experiencing high […]

Launching Kalibr cruise missiles at terrorist targets in Syria. 14.09.2017 © Vadim Savitskii / Sputnik A Russian submarine has destroyed several targets in Syria with a barrage of Kalibr cruise missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The missiles hit the assets of jihadists, who attacked a unit of Russian Military Police earlier this week, it […]

Iran unveils new ballistic missile during military parades Iran has unveiled a new ballistic missile during military parades held across the nation to mark the first day of the annual Sacred Defense Week. The missile, named Khorramshahr, was put on display during the military parade in Tehran on Friday, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and senior […]

Operations under way but report of miraculous rescue of girl trapped under rubble of school in Mexico City proves false. Mexico’s search-and-rescue operation is focusing on 10 buildings, where authorities hope to find survivors from Tuesday’s 7.1 earthquake. At least 273 people died and 2,000 people were injured when buildings collapsed due to the tremors About 50 […]