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An Iraqi woman — who fled the ongoing fighting between government forces and Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in the Fallujah area — washes clothes at a camp for displaced people in Amriyat al-Fallujah, on June 14, 2016 (AFP Photo/Sabah Arar)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2016 | Middle East, Uncategorized
Baghdad – An Iraqi official has revealed that Iraqi Hezbollah militia continues to keep in captivity over 2,500 citizens, including women and children, in Razaza. The official told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the fate of the citizens is still unknown as well as the...
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ISIS militant waving a flag, cheers as he takes part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 24, 2016 | Opinion
War is not new to Raqqa. The city was previously destroyed and occupied by Mongols who had settled there until they were expelled by force. Today, Raqqa is about to finally be liberated from ISIS, which have carried out unimaginable heinousness against its people;...