Yearly Archives: 2018

Middle east events and news

EXCLUSIVE: With The Establishment Of The ‘Front For The Liberation Of Syria’: Are Rebel Factions In Northern Syria Headed For A Clash? On February 18, 2018, the two armed rebel factions in northern Syria, Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement and Nour Al-Din Al-Zenki, announced their merger under a new umbrella organization, …

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Middle east events and news

ISIS Releases Video Documenting Deaths Of U.S. Special Forces Soldiers In Niger Ambush On March 4, 2018, the Islamic State (ISIS) media distributed a video with the title “The Attack of the Brave on the U.S. Army: Tongo Tongo Battle.” The nine-minute video shows footage of an ambush that occurred …

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Washington reiterates support for Baghdad in face of terrorism

US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Robert Karem reiterated on Wednesday his country’s support for Iraq in the face of security challenges. This came during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi today, a government statement said.

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US Central: 195 civilians killed last month in IS strikes in Syria, Iraq

Last month coalition strikes in Iraq and Syria against so-called Islamic State terrorists killed 195 civilians, rising the total number of possible civilian deaths to 601, according to the latest figures released by US Central Command on Thursday. “In the month of January, CJTF-OIR carried over 406 open reports of …

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Egypt calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry called Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, to allow delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid and evacuation of critically wounded people. In a press statement, the ministry condemned the bombardment and shelling of civilian targets in Eastern Ghouta, Damascus …

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Egypt says ready to enhance security in South Sudan

The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday expressed his country’s readiness to expend all efforts aimed at enhancing security and stability in war-torn South Sudan. Al-Sisi’s assurance came during a meeting he held with the South Sudanese Minister for the Presidency, Mayiik Deng in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Egypt’s …

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Seven soldiers, 71 jihadists killed in Egypt Sinai

Seven Egyptian soldiers and 71 jihadists have been killed since the launch of a wide-ranging operation to quell an Islamic State group affiliate in Sinai earlier this month, the military said. “As a result of the heroic combat operations by our armed forces…seven heroes of the armed forces were martyred,” …

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