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Iraqi Federal Police member rides a bike at Dawassa district as the battle against Islamic State’s fighters continues in the city of Mosul, Iraq, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
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Russian Cossack commander Vladimir Bagliy shows a local newspaper with a picture of his fellow Cossack Yuri Sokalsky (R) killed near the Syrian city of Palmyra, in the Black Sea town of Gelendzhik, Russia, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Maria Tsvetkova
Fight in Syria more Costly for Russians than Kremlin has Disclosed
Gelendzhik, Russia- Russia’s force in Syria has suffered losses since late January more than three times higher than the official toll, according to evidence gathered by Reuters, a tally that shows the fight in Syria is tougher and more costly than the Kremlin...Caption:
Michael Rakowitz looks at his design, The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist, one of two commissions for Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth, at the National Gallery in central London, Tuesday, March 21, 2017. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
Winged Bull… from Mosul to Trafalgar Square
London – The Iraqi wars and the damage left behind will be highlighted at the Trafalgar square’s Fourth Plinth in London in 2018. The work by US artist Michael Rakowitz has been announced the winner, featuring an ancient Assyrian winged bull sculpture...Caption:
Tribesman from the Popular Resistance Committees, supporting forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, in the city of Taez/AFP
Yemen Accuses Iran of Stepping Up Support for Rebels
Aden- A Yemeni official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were behind all the acts of sabotage in the region. Adviser to the Yemeni President Abdul Aziz Al-Maflahi said: “It is not surprising that Iran, and particularly its...Caption:
Montparnasse Tower in Paris on June 7, 2016. AFP