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Iraqi Shiite fighters, members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization units backing the government, fire Howitzer Cannons towards ISIS positions on March 7, 2015. (AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
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n this Wednesday, March 4, 2015 photo, Iraqi army soldiers and volunteers prepare to launch mortar shells and rockets against Islamic State militant positions outside Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo)
Opinion: The Tikrit Question
A conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq was always an inevitability because there are only two possible outcomes: Either you chase them, or they chase you. There is no border demarcation, and no one recognizes the authority of the other....Caption:
French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speak as they arrive for a meeting at the French Foreign Affairs Ministry in Paris, March 7, 2015. (Reuters/Etienne Laurent)
US, Europe show solidarity on Iran nuclear negotiations
Paris, AP—US and European diplomats said Saturday they are united in their strategy and goal in trying to achieve a nuclear deal with Iran. “We are on the same page,” US Secretary of State John Kerry said after talks with French Foreign Minister Laurent...Caption:
File photo of Joint Meeting Party official Mohamed Nagi Allou. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Yemen dialogue “likely” to take place abroad: JMP spokesman
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s rival political parties are moving closer to reaching an agreement regarding the location of UN-brokered dialogue to end the political crisis that has gripped the country since the Houthi takeover of Sana’a last year, a Joint...Caption:
A Shi’ite Houthi rebel walks along a street in Sanaa October 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Mohamed Al-Sayaghi)