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ISIS Fighters Returning to Europe Are “Time Bombs”

by Abdullah Mustafa | Dec 30, 2016 | World

The EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove has presented a report to the interior and justice ministers of EU countries about the “ISIS jihadists of Europe”, in reference to European fighters who joined the ranks of ISIS in Syria and Iraq and who have...

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Moscow: Our Air Raids Have Killed 35,000 Opposition Fighters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 23, 2016 | World

The Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday that Russian air strikes in Syria have killed 35,000 opposition fighters and have succeeded in halting a series of revolutions in the Middle East. During a meeting in which senior leaders in the Russian army reviewed...

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Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards march during a military parade to commemorate the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war in Tehran September 22, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) – RTR1U4NS

Khamenei, Iranian Visionaries Fighting in Syria

by Tariq Alhomayed | Dec 10, 2016 | Opinion

It has proved quite difficult to make sense of the policies and standards the West implements in the Middle East, particularly in the matters concerning counterterrorism efforts— the West represents a group of influential countries and institutions like the United...

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Syrian Opposition Resists an Attack by Iranian Fighters in Eastern Aleppo

by Youssef Diab | Dec 6, 2016 | Middle East

Syrian opposition factions yesterday resisted attacks carried out by the Syrian regime’s forces and its allies to expand the area that they control in besieged neighbourhoods in eastern Aleppo. They were able to regain the lead on more than one front by seizing areas...

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Libya: 20 ISIS Fighters Killed in New Battles in Sirte

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 22, 2016 | Middle East

Forces of the Libyan Government of National Accord’s Presidential Council announced that they have made important progress in the Al-Imaraat Sittumiah area and have seized control of large areas in the Al-Imaraat area in the coastal city of Sirte from the extremist...