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A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq’s second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5, 2014, in this still image taken from video. (Reuters/Social Media Website via Reuters TV)

Opinion: A Murderous Smokescreen

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Jul 14, 2014 | Opinion

For years, the Muslim reaction to the Israeli government’s criminal acts against defenseless Palestinians was silence, silence and more silence. Sure, a few public statements of condemnation may have been issued now and then by Muslim governments, and some aid may...

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Iraqi troops raise up their weapons as they arrive to support the Sunni anti-Al-Qaeda militia Awakening Movement in its fight against anti-government militants, including from the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 21, 2014. (AFP Photo/Stringer)

Opinion: Arab Sunnis Must Confront ISIS

by Tariq Alhomayed | Jul 14, 2014 | Opinion

Putting aside the precise details of what is happening in the region—including the absurd establishment of an “Islamic State” by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)—it is clear that we are now facing a new stage in the “War on Terror.” Whoever wins this war,...

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Smoke rises after an attack of Israeli aircraft in southern Gaza City on July 9, 2014. (EPA/Mohammed Saber)

Opinion: The Gaza Tragedy

by Salman Al-dossary | Jul 14, 2014 | Opinion

The scene repeats itself. The story is the same but the scenario changes. Hamas provokes Israel; the latter responds to the blow with a thousand of its own. Israel doesn’t find those it is searching for, so it takes out its anger on the innocent Palestinian people. It...

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Smoke rises near buildings after heavy fighting between rival militias broke out near the airport in Tripoli on July 13, 2014. (Reuters/Hani Amara)

Heavy fighting breaks out near Libya’s Tripoli airport, three dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli, Reuters—Heavy fighting broke out between rival militias vying for control of Libya’s main airport on Sunday, killing at least three people and forcing a halt of all flights in the worst fighting in the capital for six months. Explosions and...

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Ukrainian troops are pictured in the eastern Ukrainian town of Seversk July 12, 2014. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)

Russia threatens Ukraine after shell crosses border

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2014 | World

Donetsk and Moscow, Reuters—Russia threatened Ukraine on Sunday with “irreversible consequences” after a man was killed by a shell fired across the border from Ukraine, an incident Moscow described in warlike terms as aggression that must be met with a...