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Iraqi government forces keep position in the Jurf al-Sakher area, some 50 kilometres south of Baghdad, to protect the area from further ISIS advancement, on May 24, 2015. (AFP)
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This picture released on Thursday, May 21, 2015 by the website of Islamic State militants, shows a bunker with a heavy machine gun mounted on its top at Palmyra air base that was captured by the Islamic State militants after a battle with the Syrian government forces in Palmyra, Syria. (The website of Islamic State militants via AP)
Syria says Islamic State executes hundreds in Palmyra
Beirut, Reuters—Islamic State fighters have executed at least 400 people in Palmyra since capturing the ancient Syrian city four days ago, Syrian state media said on Sunday. It was not immediately possible to verify the account, but it was consistent with reports by...Caption:
Visitors at the Bardo museum are evacuated in Tunis, on March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Opinion: Even Tunisia is safe no more
Few would argue that Tunisia escaped the repercussions of its so-called Arab Spring with the least damage. The recent attack on its Bardo National Museum, however, reminds us that states like Tunisia nonetheless remain hostage to their geographic locations and...Caption:
In this Sunday Feb. 9, 2014, file photo, provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian army soldiers, top background, look on as two women walk towards a bus to evacuate the battleground city of Homs. (AP)
Islamic State moves west to attack Syrian army in Homs: monitor
Beirut, Reuters—Islamic State fighters attacked a military airport in Syria’s Homs province on Monday as they pushed on with an offensive against government strongholds towards the west, a monitoring group said. Skirmishes by Islamic State—which is strongest in...Caption:
An image from a propaganda video by Al-Furqan Media allegedly shows the leader of the ISIS Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi on July 5, 2014 (AFP PHOTO / HO / AL-FURQAN MEDIA)