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A handout picture made available by the Office of the Egyptian President shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (C) inspecting weapons allegedly captured from militants, during his official visit following unprecedented attacks in North Sinai, Egypt, on July 4, 2014. (EPA/Office of the Egyptian President/HO)
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Members of the Libyan Special Forces look on in an army camp in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, on February 1, 2015. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)
Libyan army employing “new strategy” to battle extremist groups
Tobruk, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a new strategic shift in its fight against extremists in Libya, the Libyan National Army has begun deploying fast-moving ground-troop units in a bid to counter the spread of insurgents throughout the war-torn country. The army says that in...Caption:
A copy of a document sent from the Iranian Martyrs Foundation to its subsidiary the Yemen Martyrs (R), obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, and its Arabic translation (L). (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Yemen: Classified document reveals extent of Iranian support for Houthis
Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat—A copy of a high-level classified document obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat has revealed the extent of Tehran’s support for the Houthi movement currently in control of large parts of Yemen. The document, marked “secret,” is a message from Mohammad...Caption:
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters march through the streets of the Syrian town of Tel Abyad on January 2, 2014. (Reuters/Yaser Al-Khodor)
ISIS regains town near Syria’s Raqqa after airstrikes: monitor
Beirut and Washington, Reuters—Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters seized a Syrian town back from Kurdish-led forces near Raqqa city on Monday, a group monitoring the war reported, recovering ground near its de facto capital two days after it was pummeled...Caption:
A huge explosion rocks a military weapons depots controlled by Houthi rebels as airstrikes are carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in Sana’a, Yemen, on July 5, 2015. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)