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October 23, 2016

The battle for Mosul: Day Six

Kurdish fighters said they had taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from Daesh on Sunday as coalition forces pressed their offensive against the jihadists’ last stronghold in Iraq....

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October 22, 2016

How does Israel work to prevent the fall of the Sisi regime?

Previously, many prominent Israelis expressed delight that Israel had been very fortunate because Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was able to seize power in Egypt. They even described him...

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October 22, 2016

Turkey ‘obliged’ to press on to Syria’s Al-Bab

Turkish-backed forces will press on to the Daesh-held town of Al-Bab in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today, emphasising Ankara’s drive to sweep militants and Syrian Kurdish...
October 22, 2016

Yemen ceasefire cracks as fighting rages

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Iran-allied Houthis rebels accused each other of violating a three-day ceasefire today as the United Nations sought to quell persistent fighting by extending the...

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October 22, 2016

PA wounds seven Palestinians in West Bank raid

Palestinian Authority (PA) security services wounded seven Palestinian refugees yesterday during a “security campaign” in the Balata Refugee Camp, east of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, Quds...

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October 22, 2016

Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah: A child’s worst nightmare

The Yemeni coastal province of Al-Hudaydah is well known for its rich history and famous port that has seen many wars throughout its lifetime. It is unique in the...

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October 22, 2016

Egyptian general assassinated outside his home

A senior Egyptian military officer was shot dead outside his home in a Cairo suburb, Reuters reported, citing a security sources. Brigadier General Adel Ragaei, who commanded an armoured...

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October 22, 2016

Aleppo aid deliveries yet to take place, despite ceasefire

Calm prevailed across the divided Syrian city of Aleppo today, the third day of a unilateral ceasefire announced by Russia, but medical evacuations and aid deliveries have yet to...

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October 22, 2016

Egypt court overturns life sentence for Brotherhood chief

An Egyptian court on Saturday overturned life sentences for Mohamed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme guide, and seven others accused of inciting violence west of Cairo in 2013. In...

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October 22, 2016

Iraqi army attempts to take Christian town again

Iraqi army troops attempted, for the second time, to capture the Christian town of Qaraqosh that has been under Daesh control since 2014 as part of US-backed operations to...

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