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Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr delivers a sermon to worshippers during Friday prayers at the Kufa mosque near Najaf, Iraq September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Moqtada Sadr to Dissociate his Military Arm

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad- “Iraqi Cleric and Leader of Sadrist Movement Moqtada al-Sadr is expected to announce the dissociation of Saraya al-Salam, the military arm of his bloc, during his speech infront of his followers in Baghdad on Friday,” an official in the Sadrist Movement told...

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FILE – IN this Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, Taiwan’s military fire artillery from self-propelled Howitzers during the annual Han Kuang exercises in Hsinchu, north eastern Taiwan. China on Wednesday, Dec. 16 strongly criticized an expected U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, saying it should be canceled to avoid harming relations between Taipei and Beijing. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)

China Warns Washington from Selling Weapons to Taiwan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 21, 2017 | World

Beijing- China on Monday reiterated its firm opposition to US arm sales to Taiwan amid reports that Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a large shipment of advanced weaponry for the self-ruling island. “China firmly opposes US arms sales to Taiwan, this is...

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A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, on March 8, 2016. REUTERS

Report of Military Balance: ISIS Threatens Europe, Iran’s Missiles Raise Global Concern

by Raneem Hannoush | Feb 16, 2017 | Features

London- The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS)’s annual report said that security challenges facing our world have not diminished and still require action from policymakers. The 2017 report that was released in London also said conflicts continued to...

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Free Syrian Army fighters patrol a street in Qusair town near Homs city, northern Syria. (Reuters)

Ankara Expects Trump Administration to Stop Supporting Syria’s Kurds

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 4, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced on Tuesday that Ankara expects the new U.S. administration headed by President-elect Donald Trump to stop providing the Kurdish Syrian People’s Protection Units (YPG) with weapons, criticizing the Barack Obama...

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Fighters loyal to Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi gather on a road leading to the al-Anad military and air base in the country’s southern province of Lahej August 3, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Yemeni Military Officer: Iranian Endeavors to Smuggle Arms to Houthis

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Jan 3, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Operation Commander in Yemen Brigadier General Fadel Hassan stated that Iran continues to breach international laws and violate the Yemeni sovereignty through repetitive endeavors to smuggle loads of arms to Houthis and their ally, ousted Yemeni President Ali...