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A photograph made from a video released on 05 July 2014 by the jihadist affiliated group Furqan Media via their twitter account allegedly showing Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi delivering a sermon during Friday prayers at a mosque in Mosul, Iraq, 04 July 2014. (EPA Photos)

Opinion: ISIS has reshuffled the regional cards

by Huda Al Husseini | Jul 6, 2014 | Opinion

For the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is a month of jihad and crucial decisions. ISIS kicked off the month of Ramadan with the declaration of its Islamic State and it is, no doubt, planning large-scale military operations...

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Fighters from Islamist Syrian rebel group Al-Nusra Front carry their weapons as they move in Nqareen area near Aleppo November 12, 2013 (Reuters/Mahmoud Hebbo)

Nusra Front weakened in Syria by ISIS Islamic State: Analysts

by Nazeer Rida | Jul 6, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Al-Qaeda’s franchise in Syria, the Al-Nusra Front, will likely suffer a further drop in influence and popularity following the announcement of the establishment of an Islamic State by rival Islamist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and...

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An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube on June 12, 2014, allegedly shows Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants taking part in a military parade in Mosul, Iraq. (AFP Photo)

Iraqi Sunni tribal rebels advancing on Baghdad, says spokesman

by Ma'ad Fayad | Jul 6, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Anti-government Iraqi Sunni tribes are marching on Baghdad with the objective of toppling Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and forming a national “salvation” government, a tribal spokesman told Asharq Al-Awsat. Abu Abed Al-Naimi, spokesman for...

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Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani gestures as he addresses a press conference in Kabul on July 5, 2014. (AFP/Wakil Kohsar)

Afghan presidential candidate rules out coalition deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani ruled out a coalition government with his rival Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday, quashing hopes for a power-sharing deal to defuse tensions that have threatened to split Afghanistan along ethnic lines. Ghani and...

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Military police stand guard outside the entrance of the central prison of Amran, north of Yemen on June 9, 2014 after Houthi rebels stormed the building the day before and aided in the escape of over 400 prisoner according to local media. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

Yemeni air force bombs Houthi rebels after ceasefire collapses

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Reuters—The Yemeni air force bombed Shi’ite Houthi fighters north of Sana’a on Saturday in fighting that caused “a large number of casualties”, local officials said, after a truce reached last month between the insurgents and...