Eurasia Press & News
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State, in coordination with Kurdish Peshmerga forces, carried out airstrikes on Wednesday against the terrorist group’s fighters in the area known as Qarachukh Mountain, located outside the disputed district of Makhmour, a security source said.
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May, 2020
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29 May
Man Pleads Guilty in US to Conspiracy to Hezbollah Drone Parts Export
A Lebanese man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Minnesota to conspiring to export drone parts and technology from the US to Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
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29 May
Iraqi security services arrest ISIS leader – report
According to the British intelligence agencies, he was appointed leader hours after al-Baghdadi’s assassination during a special operation held by US special forces.
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29 May
UK government's new counter-terrorism bill: the key measures
The government has unveiled a new counter-terrorism bill. Here are some of the key measures to be introduced in the legislation: New sentencing regime Terrorism offenders will be sentenced under the following terms:
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29 May
Suspected Al Qaeda-linked extremist played chess on counter-terror programme
The problems faced by governments in the West dealing with returning foreign fighters have been revealed in the case of an alleged British extremist who snubbed de-radicalisation efforts to play chess with a government-assigned mentor.
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29 May
Lebanese MPs warn Hezbollah over US sanctions
Political forces in Lebanon have renewed pressure on the Iranian-backed Hezbollah to reform or face the US imposition of the Caesar Act, which could prove catastrophic for the country.
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29 May
Hezbollah chief rejects US pressure to beef up role of UN peacekeepers
The head of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah Tuesday rejected a US request to empower a UN peacekeeping force patrolling the border with Israel.
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29 May
Daesh exploiting Syrian, Iraqi vacuums to make a comeback
Amid the global health crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, there are disturbing signs that Daesh is re-emerging, especially in the open deserts of Syria and Iraq. Last week, newly appointed Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced that Iraqi forces had foiled a major operation by Daesh, while his intelligence …
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29 May
ISIS ‘governor of Iraq’ killed in Syria, says Baghdad
A senior ISIS leader in Iraq was killed in an American-led coalition raid on the militant group in eastern Syria, Iraq’s intelligence agency has said.
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28 May
The Palestinian Virus of Jihad
While doctors, nurses and many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are complaining about a shortage of medical supplies, the Palestinian armed groups, including PIJ and Hamas, do not appear to be facing the same problem.
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