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ISIS Attacks Deir Ezzor University, Seizes Syrian Army Weapons Stockpile
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Despite rapidly losing ground across Syria and Iraq, the "Islamic State" still holds the upper hand in the battle for Deir Ezzor where besieged government forces are forced to repel daily rebel attacks.
On Friday, a…
Syrian Airplane Lands at Kuweiris Airbase for the First Time in Five Years
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For the first time since 2012, a Syrian cargo plane took off from the airfield at Kuweiris Airbase and returned safely after a short period of time.
Syrian journalist Shadi Hulweh joined the Syrian pilots on their eastern…
US charges Lebanese businessman with evading sanctions
YemenExtra
US authorities have charged a Lebanese businessman with dodging sanctions imposed against him over his alleged financial support to the Hezbollah resistance movement, the Department of Justice has announced.
The Justice…
London attacker former teacher in Saudi Arabia
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The man who carried out a deadly car ramming and stabbing attack near the UK Houses of Parliament was a former English teacher working at the institution controlling Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation, a report says.
Citing a…
Iraqi forces take control over Daesh command center in western Mosul
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Iraqi government forces have managed to establish complete control over a command center run by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in central Mosul as the country's armed forces battle to recapture the…
Syrian Army Eliminate Top Al-Qaeda Commander in Northern Hama
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The top Al-Qaeda rebel commander of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham in northern Hama named “Abu Ahed” was killed by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) during the battle for Qomhana today.
Abu Ahed was leading the rebel assault in northern…
Map Update: Syrian Army Completely Reverses Rebel Gains in East Damascus
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The 6-day long battles in the northeastern flanks of Damascus have subsided with the Syrian army fully recapturing all points lost to the rebel groups.
Today, the Syrian Army restored the Fabric Factory, Sadcop building…
In Pictures: 5 Children Killed by Rebel Rocket Attack in West Aleppo
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Five children were killed by mortar shells waged from rebel-held areas, which landed in a school building inhabited with internally displaced people.
The targeted facility, located in the 3000 Apartment project, is home…
ISIL withdraws from last east Aleppo stronghold
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M.A.
YemenExtra was informed that the Islamic State (ISIL) completely withdrew from their last east Aleppo stronghold: Deir Hafer.
According to Al-Masdar News Agency, the Islamic State forces withdrew from Deir Hafer before …
Daesh executed hundreds of detainees, buried bodies in Mosul mass grave: HRW
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Daesh terrorist group has executed possibly hundreds of detainees in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul and buried them in a mass grave that could be the largest one discovered in the country so…