Iraq: Operation Al Jazeera in High Gear, Fighting to Continue till 2017

Operation Al Jazeera Security is underway in Iraq where security forces and Shia militia groups have launched attacks on militants of the Islamic State group in the northwestern desert areas of Iraq. The operation seeks to disrupt supply routes from Read more

Libya: NOC Chief Warns of Risks Ahead if GNA Stalled

The head of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanalla stated that the country’s oil facilities would come under frequent attacks if a national unity government is not formed. His warning comes after the Fida oilfield in eastern Libya Read more

Yemen: Drone Strike eliminates 3 al-Qaeda suspects

A drone strike hit a car believed to be carrying three suspected al-Qaeda militants in the south eastern Yemeni province of Shabwa, Rafadh region. Local tribesmen said all those in the vehicle were dead and many believe that the operation Read more

Iraq: Shia coalition group bombed by Iraqi army

The Iraqi army mistakenly bombarded fighters of the Hashid Shaabi, a coalition militant group dominated by Shias, instead of the militants of the Islamic State group killing at least nine of them and injuring several others. Some members of the Read more

Libya: Caliph al-Baghdadi in Sirte, flees Middle East

ISISIranian based news agency, Fars reported that the leader of the Islamic State group has left the Middle East and is in Libya where he is expected to be safe and free from the airstrikes of the U.S-led coalition and Read more

Turkey: Ankara shaken by twin bomb attack ahead of elections

Protesters that gathered on Saturday near Ankara’s main train station for a peaceful rally organized by several workers’ unions and other groups for increased democracy and an end to the violence between the Kurdish rebels and Turkey’s forces witnessed violence Read more