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Bunk beds in dormitories for Islamic State fighters at a training center in the Zuhoor neighborhood of Mosul. (Loveday Morris/The Washington Post)

Found at an ISIS Training Camp: Bunk Beds, Weapons Manuals, Steroids

by Loveday Morris | Dec 5, 2016 | World

MOSUL, Iraq — The bunk beds that fill the rooms sleep more than 80 ISIS recruits. On the walls, posters detail the components of Russian Kalashnikovs and American assault rifles. One sign reminds the trainees that victory comes from long fights and pain — rewards come...

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British PM Theresa May (Reuters)

British PM to Attend 37th GCC Summit in Bahrain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 5, 2016 | World

Dubai – The UK Government Spokesperson in the Middle East and North Africa, Edwin Samuel, announced that the British Prime Minister Theresa May will attend the 37th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, to be hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain on December 6-7. In...

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Rai speaks during Sunday’s mass in Bkirki/NNA

Lebanon: Patriarch Rai Calls on Political Blocs to Facilitate Government Formation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 5, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai called on political blocs to facilitate the formation of a new government, a month after leaders failed to reach an agreement over a cabinet lineup. The main obstacle hindering the birth of a new cabinet is linked to...

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Syrian army soldiers patrol the east Aleppo neighborhood of Tariq al-Bab on Saturday. Tariq al-Bab was captured by Syrian government forces on Friday. (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Fearing Abandonment by Trump, CIA-backed Rebels in Syria Mull alternatives

by Karen DeYoung and Louisa Loveluck | Dec 5, 2016 | Middle East, World

Three years after the CIA began secretly shipping lethal aid to rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, battlefield losses and fears that a Donald Trump administration will abandon them have left tens of thousands of opposition fighters weighing...

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Syrian refugees receive aid packages at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/ Muhammad Hamed – RTX237VR

Qattan: KSA Offered $139 Billion in Humanitarian Aid to 95 Countries

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Dec 5, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Cairo – Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Qattan said that the Kingdom was a leading donor of humanitarian aid, adding that since its establishment, Saudi Arabia was keen on spreading the values of peace and love and helping the needy without any form of...