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ISIS fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of northern Raqqa province in Syria on June 30, 2014. (Reuters)
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Somali women carry weapons during a demonstration organized by the Islamist Al-Shabab group which is fighting the Somali government in Mogadishu, July 5, 2010. (AFP Photo/Abdurashid Abikar)
The Women of Al-Qaeda
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Although the fighting in Syria has been accompanied at every stage by warnings about the spread and growing influence of jihadist groups, it has shone a spotlight on a development which has taken everybody by surprise: the increasing...Caption:
Armed tribesmen deployed on the streets take control of the city of Ramadi January 4, 2014 (REUTERS/Ali al-Mashhadani)
Iraq: Battles continue for control of Ramadi, Fallujah
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sunni tribal fighters backed by the Iraqi army continued to battle militants for control of the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah in western Iraq on Saturday and Sunday, following their seizure by militants earlier in the week. Iraqi security...Bombings kill 39 in and around Iraqi capital
Baghdad, AP—At least 11 explosions tore through predominantly Shi’ite Muslim areas in and around the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing at least 39 people at crowded market places, commercial districts and car repair shops, officials said. The attacks are part of a wave...Caption:
Iraqi firefighters distinguish a fire at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 27, 2013. A parked car bomb explosion in the busy commercial Sadoun Street in central Baghdad, killed and wounded scores of people, police said. (AP Photo)