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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) personnel fire artillery during clashes with ISIS militants south of Mosul October 29, 2016. REUTERS

International Rights Body Accuses PMF of Detaining Mosul Escapees

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad- Human Rights Watch has accused Iraqi paramilitary militias, the Popular Mobilization Forces, of detaining men fleeing from Mosul. The rights body said that PMF units screen those escaping the conflict for membership of the terror group ISIS. PMF militants,...

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Women loyal to the Houthis hold up weapons as they take part in a parade to show support to the insurgents in Sana’a, Yemen September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

UAE Summons Iranian Envoy to Protest Arming of Houthis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2017 | Middle East

Abu Dhabi- The United Arab Emirates said Thursday it summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires in Abu Dhabi to protest Tehran’s arming of Houthi insurgents in Yemen, including providing them with drones. The foreign ministry handed the diplomat a “protesting...

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An Israeli policeman prevents a Palestinian man from entering the compound which houses al-Aqsa mosque. Reuters

Calls for Intervention to End Oppression at Israeli Prisons

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The Palestinian government has warned of the dangerous Israeli escalation against Palestinian prisoners and called for a prompt international intervention to put an end to the “series of raids, torture and oppressive measures in Israeli prisons.” Yusuf...

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SDF fighters in the Raqqa countryside in mid-December 2016. Photo: Delil Souleiman/AFP

Coalition Engages Arab Fighters in Raqqa Battle

by Paula Astih, Caroline Akoum and Taha Abed Al-Wahed | Feb 3, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Moscow- The international coalition against ISIS is currently working to inject the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) with Arab fighters to boost the fight against the terrorist organization. After hundreds of Arabs recently joined the “Euphrates Anger” operation...

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King Abdullah II Meets with U.S. President

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday met with Jordanian King Abdullah II, marking the first visit by an Arab leader since the new administration took over in January. Their meeting in Washington came a week after Trump held talks with British Prime...