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British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (L) meet at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, on January 22, 2015. (EPA/WILL OLIVER/POOL)

US-led coalition needs “two years” to expel ISIS from Iraq, says UK

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 22, 2015 | Middle East

London, Reuters—The US-led coalition fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) could need up to two years to expel the militant group from Iraq whose own forces are still months away from launching proper combat operations, Britain’s foreign minister...

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 image released by the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC), A Kurdish peshmerga stands on a military tank preparing for battle against the Islamic State group in northern Iraq. (AP Photo)

Iraqi, Kurdish military forces launch attack on Mosul environs

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jan 22, 2015 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi military and Kurdish forces launched coordinated attacks on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) positions around the city of Mosul on Wednesday, ahead of a widely-anticipated major military offensive to liberate the city expected later...

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Member of the Shi’ite Houthi militia stand guard on a wall surrounding the old city of Sana’a, Yemen, on 01 January 2015. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)

Opinion: Will Yemen become a Houthi republic?

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jan 22, 2015 | Opinion

What the Houthi militia—or Ansar Allah as they like to call themselves—has done in Yemen amounts to a fully-fledged coup d’état. It is a coup against Yemen’s constitution and people; above all, it is a coup against the historical and cultural identity of...

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Houthi fighters wearing army uniforms stand atop an armored vehicle, outside the house of Yemen’s former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Shi’ite rebels, Yemen’s president reach deal to end standoff

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 22, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, AP/Asharq Al-Awsat—Shi’ite rebels holding Yemen’s president captive in his home reached a deal with the US-backed leader on Wednesday to end a violent standoff in the capital, fueling fears that a key ally in the battle against Al-Qaeda has been...