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September 3, 2017

Kurd poll won’t solve region’s woes: Iraqi Shia leader

The leader of Iraq’s Shia National Alliance, the largest bloc in the country’s parliament, has voiced disapproval of next month’s planned referendum on Kurdish regional independence. “Whoever thinks secession...

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September 3, 2017

Turkey aid agency delivers aid to Iraq’s war-weary poor

Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) on Saturday, the second day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, sacrificed 40 cattle and distributed the meat to poor families in northern Iraq....

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September 3, 2017

Erdogan continues telephone diplomacy on Myanmar crisis

In holiday greetings to his Kazakh, Senegalese, and Nigerian counterparts, Turkey’s president on Saturday stressed the importance of working together to solve the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, according to presidential...

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September 3, 2017

Iraqi forces gear up for fresh anti-Daesh ops in Kirkuk

Iraq’s military has redeployed troops from Baghdad to Kirkuk for a fresh campaign aimed at retaking Kirkuk’s Al-Hawija district from the Daesh terrorist group, the Defence Ministry said Saturday....

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September 3, 2017

Al Shabaab attacks military base near Somalia’s Kismayu

Al Shabaab militants attacked a military base near Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayu early on Sunday, a Somali army officer said, adding that he did not immediately have details...

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September 3, 2017

Malaysian police arrest suspected Daesh-linked Abu Sayyaf leader

Malaysian police arrested a suspected leader and seven members of the Daesh-linked Abu Sayyaf militant group in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, a police source said on Sunday. Police detained...

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September 3, 2017

US reviewing policy toward South Sudan – USAID chief

After four years of civil war marked by brutal attacks on civilians, the United States is reviewing its support for South Sudan, USAID administrator Mark Green told the country’s...

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September 3, 2017

Yemen’s al-Qaeda calls for attacks in support of Myanmar’s Rohingya

A senior leader of al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch has called for attacks on Myanmar authorities in support of minority Rohingya Muslims, the SITE monitoring centre said on Saturday as...

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September 3, 2017

Saudi King: We have made progress in tackling terrorism

Saudi King Salman, receiving dignitaries attending the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage, said on Saturday the kingdom had made progress in eradicating terrorism aimed at attacking its holy sites, state...

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September 3, 2017

Hezbollah, Syrian army seek new route for stranded Daesh convoy

Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Syrian army are seeking a new route for a convoy of Daesh fighters and their families bound for the jihadists’ stronghold in eastern Syria, a...

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