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Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has removed 26 military officers from their posts, sending 10 others to retirement due to incompetency, lack of integrity and courage. He has also named 18 new commanders. The announcement came after Iraq’s most influential Shi’ite Read more
Islamic State militants have killed 322 members of an Iraqi Sunni tribe in western Anbar province. Among the slaughtered victims, there were dozens of women and children whose bodies were dumped in a well, say the Iraqi government. This mass Read more
ISIL is determined to fight against any armed group that will obstruct its campaign to enlarge its Islamic State. Hundreds of members of the Albu Nimr tribe who tried to stop them were killed and considered to be an example Read more
A Moroccan national settled in France was arrested on Wednesday at the Casablanca international airport while he was about to fly to Turkey wherefrom he was planning to join the Islamic State group, it was officially announced by Moroccan authorities Read more
The United Nations Organization has just published an alarming report on the blatant human rights abuses and “acts of violence of an increasingly sectarian nature” committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) over a period of Read more
Walid al-Moallem, Syria’s Foreign Minister, address to the annual UN General dwelled on what Syria’s considers to be a contradictory foreign policy being implemented by the US in the Middle East. The Minister warned that the airstrikes by the US-led Read more
The new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has put a limit to the military contribution of countries willing to support the fight against the Islamic State (IS). He ruled out the sending of foreign troops in Iraq as he stressed Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid Sunday and Monday a two-day official visit to Qatar, his first to the Arab World since his election, for talks on bilateral relations, international issues of mutual concern and the latest developments on the regional Read more
Saudi Arabia will be reinforcing its security capabilities with the construction of a multi layered fence along its 560mile border with Iraq. The project is the first stage of a border security program. The construction work is aimed at limiting Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal met with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Jeddah to discuss bilateral and regional issues. The relationship between the two countries is tense but President Rohani has promised to strengthen the Read more