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The Iraqi prime minister says the country is in its final stages of liberation from ISIL militants. As Iraqi forces battled to push the extemists out of their last remaining pockets of territory, Haider al Abadi attributed the forthcoming victory over ISIL to iraqi unity and solidarity. “Iraq was at …
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September, 2017
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13 September
Egypt cuts military ties with North Korea
Egypt’s defense minister, on a visit to Seoul, announced that his country has cut military ties with North Korea, according to a report by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. There was no immediate confirmation from the Egyptian government of the agency’s report, but the move follows last month’s decision by …
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13 September
CAR: Over 25 dead in armed groups clashes
At least 25 people in the Central African Republic have been killed in recent sectarian clashes between armed groups, while a new wave of thousands have been made homeless by the violence, the UN said on Tuesday. In the central city of Bria, preliminary estimates indicate “at least 10 bodies …
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13 September
6 al-Shabaab killed in Somalia by US drone strikes
The US has carried out three drone strikes in southern Somalia that killed six members of the al-Shabaab extremist group, the military said on Wednesday, as efforts increase to combat Africa’s deadliest Islamic extremist organisation. A US Africa Command statement said on Wednesday morning’s strikes occurred about 260km south of …
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13 September
Two Egypt soldiers, 6 jihadists killed in 'foiled' attack
Egypt’s military said two soldiers and six jihadists were killed in a “foiled” suicide bombing in Sinai on Wednesday, days after the Islamic State group staged a large scale attack in the peninsula. The bomber had taken advantage of a fog to creep up on an army “installation” when troops …
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12 September
CYBER VULNERABILITIES: THREATS FROM THE FUTURE’S PIRATES
In recent years, cyber-attacks have become a significant challenge to the security of the modern state and society. With the rising frequency of malicious actions in cyberspace, followed by billion-dollar losses and damages to the credibility of the targeted entities, governments began to establish strategies, policies, agencies and procedures to …
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11 September
Middle east events and news
ISIS Threatens To Down U.S. Jets In Video, Invites U.S. To Send Ground Troops To Raqqa, Syria On September 5, 2017, the media office of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Raqqa, Syria released a video threatening to down U.S. jets and calling on the U.S. to either stop the war …
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11 September
Middle east events and news
Intense Criticism In Iraq: The Hizbullah Deal Endangers Iraq’s Security Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-‘Abadi denounced the deal between the Lebanese Hizbullah and ISIS, as part of which ISIS fighters were bused to the Syria-Iraq border, saying: “We must not give terror a chance anywhere. Transferring terrorists to the Syria-Iraq …
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9 September
Afghan FM to visit India
Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani will visit India next week. During his visit, he will call on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will also hold bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. The visit comes weeks after US President Donald Trump announced a new policy on Afghanistan and …
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9 September
Afghan security forces kill over 58 insurgents
Over 58 anti-government militias including their senior local commander were killed and 10 others were wounded during joint military operations led by Afghan National Security and Defense Forces within the last 24 hours across the country. Afghanistan Ministry of National Defense press office issued BNA, the operations were conducted with …
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