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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on February 25, 2015.
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General Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, a small town to the east of Benghazi. on May 17, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)
Haftar to be named commander-in-chief “soon”: Libyan official
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s parliament on Tuesday took its first official steps towards naming Gen. Khalifa Haftar as commander-in-chief of the Libyan army. Libyan parliamentary spokesman Faraj Bouhashem told Asharq Al-Awsat that MPs had voted on a proposal to...Caption:
Iraqi Shi’ite fighters salute to the shrine of Sayeda Zeinab, the granddaughter of Prophet Mohammad, in Sayeda Zainab area in Damascus on May 25, 2013. (Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani)
Iraq: Parliament allocates $60 million to Popular Mobilization forces
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s parliament on Monday allocated 60 million US dollars to support and develop Popular Mobilization forces in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Popular Mobilization Committee, otherwise known as the...Caption:
Armed supporters of Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in Aden on February 24, 2015. (AFP Photo/STR)
Aden authorities foil mutiny by Hadi’s guards: sources
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen authorities loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi said on Tuesday they had foiled a mutiny by soldiers guarding the president’s residence in Aden. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity, a Yemen presidential...Caption:
A fighter of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) stands atop a sand barricade in the northeastern province of Al-Hasakah, Syria, on February 2, 2015. (Reuters/Rodi Said)