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In this Saturday, September 12, 2015 photo, Iraqi security forces backed by Sunni and Shi’ite volunteers clash with Islamic State State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group militants at the front line in the suburbs of Ramadi, Al-Anbar province, Iraq. (AP Photo)

ISIS leader moves to Ramadi, restructures group: senior Iraqi officer

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, has left northern Iraq to lead the battle against Iraqi army forces encircling the western city of Ramadi after a two-month lull in fighting, according to a...

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Children walk on the debris of a damaged building in Al-Myassar neighborhood of Aleppo on February 16, 2015. (Reuters/Hosam Katan)

The Crossing

by Amir Taheri | Sep 30, 2015 | Book Reviews

The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria By Samar Yazbek Rider Books, 280 pages London, 2015 “The world has abandoned us!” This is the tragic message that comes out of Samar Yazbek’s fascinating reportage from what she describes as “the shattered heart...

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (R) and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L), speaks as he chairs a UN counterterrorism summit in New York, at the United Nations headquarters, on September 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Washington still considers Iran a “state sponsor of terrorism”: US official

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 30, 2015 | Middle East

New York, Asharq Al-Awsat—Despite the nuclear deal between world powers and Tehran, the United States still considers Iran a “state sponsor of terrorism,” a high-ranking US official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday. The official was present at a United...

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This image posted on the official Twitter account of the Saudi Press agency, SPA, on Tuesday, September. 30, 2015, shows a confiscated Iranian fishing boat smuggling weapons bound for Yemen. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Saudi-led coalition seizes weapons on Iranian boat bound for Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Arab coalition forces fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen have intercepted an Iranian fishing boat in the Arabian Sea carrying weapons meant for the insurgent group, the Saudi-led coalition said in a statement on Wednesday. “The Command of...

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Devices along with money and pistols, said to be seized by Saudi security forces after arresting suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, are seen in this handout photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), on September 28, 2015. (Reuters/HO/SPA)

Saudi Arabia intercepts ISIS-affiliated terror cell

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 29, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi security forces arrested three members of a cell suspected of belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, in coordinated counterterrorism raids in the capital Riyadh and the eastern city of Dammam. Spokesman for the...