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A general view taken on March 26, 2016, shows the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, northeast of the capital Damascus, during a military operation by Syrian pro-government forces to retake the ancient city from ISIS.

Ancient Palmyra to be Restored from ISIS – Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 26, 2016 | Middle East

DAMASCUS – Once Syria recaptures the city, Palmyra’s ancient Roman temples and archway, blown up by ISIS militants last year, will be restored from the ultra-hardline group, said the head of the antiquities authority on Saturday. Mamoun Abdelkarim revealed...

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford during a press conference in the Pentagon.

US-Gulf Council to Fight Terrorism

by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 26, 2016 | Middle East, World

Washington, Riyadh- US Secretary of Defense announced in a press conference in the Pentagon that he and his Saudi counterpart, Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman, agreed to convene a U.S.-Gulf Cooperation defense ministerial on April 20 in...

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Abdul Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli is the Financial offIcer in ISIS

Washington Announces the Death of Second Leader in ISIS AND Supervisor of Financial Operations in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 26, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Beirut- Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Friday that the US military had killed Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, a high-ranking ISIS leader often known as Hajji Iman. Qaduli was widely described as ISIS’s second-in-command and the commander of the group...

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ISIS flag

Amaq – 24/7 News Agency Run by ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 26, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East, World

Al-Qaida chief, Osama bin Laden, had used in the past recorded video and audio messages in far-off hideaways and sent them to international television networks by the aid of his supporters, in order to claim responsibility for the 11 September attacks, 2001. Today,...

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The US Secretary of State attends an event to honour the victims of the attacks at Brussels airport yesterday (AFP)

Unprecedented French – Belgian Cooperation to Destroy Abaaoud’s Legacy

by Abdullah Mustafa | Mar 26, 2016 | World

Belgian authorities announced the arrest of eight people yesterday in relation to the Brussels bombings that took place last Tuesday, while French authorities revealed that an “advanced” terror plot targeting France has been foiled. Belgian prosecutors...