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Members of the Libyan National Army (LNA) fire a tank during fighting against militants in Benghazi’s Al-Hout market area on May 20, 2017. AFP
by Camille Al-Taweel | Jul 7, 2017 | Features
London- The victory of Khalifa Haftar in the country’s second city of Benghazi this week raises question marks on the leader’s next destination and possible confrontations between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and its rivals, whether in Darna, the stronghold of...
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A view of a war-damaged part of western Mosul, Iraq, on May 29, 2017. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
by Camille Al-Taweel | Jun 29, 2017 | Middle East
London- On this day in 2014, then ISIS spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani announced the establishment of the organization. A few days later the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed from Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque a “caliphate” across territory in both Iraq...