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File photo of a US drone [Air ForcePhoto / Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt]

US Central Command Raids ISIS Training Camps in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Aden, London – US forces killed dozens of ISIS militants in a strike on two ISIS training camps, Oct. 16, in al-Bayda governorate, center of Yemen. However, security officials and locals said the strike targeted militants belonging to al-Qaeda and not ISIS terrorist...

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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs a cabinet’s session in Riyadh on October 17, 2017. (SPA)

King Salman Asserts Saudi Support for Trump’s Firm Iran Policy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia said it supports and welcomes the recently announced United States strategy towards Iran, its hostile behavior, and funding of international and regional terror, said Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz when chairing...

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Syrian Democratic Forces fighters in Raqqa. (Reuters)

Syrian Democratic Forces: US-Backed Kurdish-Arab Alliance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

London – Kurdish fighters represent the backbone of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which seized on Tuesday control of the city of Raqqa from the ISIS terrorist group after a four-month offensive. Comprised of Arab and Kurdish fighters, the SDF was formed in...

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A woman holds her belongings as she flees Raqqa, Syria October 16, 2017. (Reuters)

Save the Children: Liberation of Raqqa Does not Signal End of Humanitarian Crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The liberation of the Syrian city of Raqqa from the ISIS terrorist group does not mean the end of humanitarian suffering in the region, warned Save the Children on Tuesday. It instead said that the situation is in fact escalating. “The military...

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Iraqi forces advance toward the center of Kirkuk during an operation on Oct. 16. AFP

Abadi Says Referendum is Over, Calls for Dialogue ‘Under the Constitution’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Baghdad, Irbil- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz briefed the Cabinet Tuesday on a telephone conversation he held with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during which the King stressed Riyadh’s support for Iraq’s...