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An Iraqi soldier takes lunch after the end of battles with ISIS militants at Tayaran district in western Mosul, Iraq, April 30, 2017. (Reuters)

Iraqi Commander Expects Complete Capture of Mosul in ‘3 Weeks at Most’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad, Mosul – An Iraqi commander predicted that the embattled city of Mosul will be completely captured from the ISIS terrorists by May. The army’s chief of staff, Lieutenant General Othman al-Ghanmi expected the success despite resistance from...

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US forces, accompanied by Kurdish People’s Protection Units fighters, drive their armored vehicles near the northern Syrian village of Darbasiyah, on the border with Turkey on April 28, 2017. (AFP)

Erdogan to Protest US-Kurdish Patrols in Syrian Border to Trump

by Saeed Abdelrazek | May 1, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lamented on Sunday the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces patrols that were deployed along the Syrian-Turkish border, saying he will protest the development to President Donald Trump during his upcoming trip to the...

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Yemeni Minister of Human Rights Mohammed Askar (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Yemeni Minister of Human Rights: We Will Fight Misleading Organizations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – The Yemeni government is adamant on fighting local organizations that are misleading the public, according to recently appointed Minister of Human Rights Mohammed Askar. Askar said that the ministry’s priority is to protect Yemeni human rights during the tough...

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A damaged mosque is pictured in the rebel-controlled area of al-Nashabyia town in Eastern Ghouta, Syria. (Reuters)

Infighting in Syria’s Ghouta Threatens further Civilian Displacement

by Nazeer Rida | May 1, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Syrian residents in eastern Ghouta were struck by fear as infighting grew fiercer, giving the regime an advantage for a deeper push into the rebel-held area. Should regime forces advance, rebel families and civilians will be forcibly driven out of their...

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Hardline Egyptian cleric Wagdi Ghoneim. (YouTube screenshot)

Egypt Sentences Hardline Cleric Ghoneim to Death in Absentia

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | May 1, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – An Egyptian court sentenced to death on Sunday hardline cleric Wagdi Ghoneim on charges of establishing and leading a terrorist cell. Ghoneim, a Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer, was sentenced in absentia. He currently lives in Turkey and is an outspoken...