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Russia, Iran, France warn Iraqi Kurds against repercussions of secession
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Russia, Iran and France have warned that a controversial secession referendum held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region could lead to further instability in the entire Middle East, a region already rife with numerous…
o IOF Killed, Four Injured in Training Accident in Golan Heights
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Israeli officer and soldiers were killed and four others were injured in a training accident early Wednesday morning in the Golan Heights, occupation military said.
The accident occurred when a self-propelled gun…
Saudi regime allows clerics to preach hatred against minorities: HRW
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Saudi Arabia has permitted government-appointed scholars and clerics to incite hatred and discrimination against the country’s religious minorities, including Shia Muslims.
In a…
Saudi Arabia Will Let Women Drive
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Riyadh has removed the driving ban on women as part of its recent reforms to undo the damage the ultraconservative kingdom has suffered for decades of human rights violations both inside and outside of Saudi Arabia.
"The…
Russian Bombers Strike ISIS Locations Again in Syria
YemenExtra
M.A.
Russian strategic bombers have entered the skies of Syria carrying out a series of airstrikes against ISIS locations in the provinces of Idlib and Deir Ezzor.
In the province of Deir Ezzor (eastern Syria), locations and…
Syrian Arab Army Liberates More Areas
YemenExtra
M.A.
As a result of the ongoing offensives that were led by the Syrian Arab Army against besieged ISIS militants in rural Hama and Homs, another 7 villages within a wide land area have been liberated from ISIS control during…
Turkish Military Intensifies Drills on Iraqi Border
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Y.A
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) intensified their military drill in the country’s Habur Region along the Turkish-Iraq border, Saturday, ahead of the upcoming Kurdish independence referendum on September 25.
The drill,…
The Syrian Arab Army Manged to Repel an Offensive from ISIS
YemenExtra
M.A.
ISIS militias in the north countryside of Aleppo initiated an attack on the Syrian Arab Army, violating the de-escalation zone agreement.
Daesh militants, which are from Syrian al-Qaeda offshoot stationed in Haritan and…
Rebel Commander Killed in East Ghouta Clashes with the Syrian Army
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M.A.
The Saudi-backed Jaish al-Islam militia group revealed the death of one of its commanders during clashes with the Syrian Arab Army.
The group’s media wing stated that Anas al-Najjar – aka Abu Mahmud – was killed…
Iraqi Kurdistan holds referendum in defiance of intl
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Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region head is holding an independence referendum in the face of strong objections from the central government in Baghdad and in defiance of urgent calls from the international community to…