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A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) waves an ISIS flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)
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Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they walk along a street prior to an offensive against forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo’s Salaheddine neighborhood, July 6, 2013. Picture taken July 6, 2013. (REUTERS/Malek Alshemali.)
Syria: chief of Al-Qaeda-linked group reported killed
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a major Islamist opposition group fighting the government of Bashar Al-Assad, was killed in the city of Salamiyah near Hama during a failed attack the rebel group launched against...Caption:
People look at the remains of vehicles damaged following an explosion in the al-Obaidi neighborhood, east of Baghdad on April 15, 2013. Source: AFP PHOTO/ALI AL-SAADI
At Least 20 Killed in Iraq Bombings
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 20 people were killed and over 100 wounded on Monday, April 15 in a series of car bombings targeting mainly Shi’ite areas across Iraq. With the provincial elections due to take place on April 20, there is great concern that such...Caption:
Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Iraqi authorities say two car bombs have killed several people and wounded scores of others in the country’s south. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
Basra Suffers Simultaneous Terrorist Attacks
Basra, Asharq Al-Awsat—Basra, southern Iraq’s largest city and the country’s only seaport on the Gulf, was subjected to two simultaneous terrorist attacks yesterday, leaving 10 dead and 18 wounded according to security and medical sources. Ali Al-Maliki, head of the...Caption:
Iraqis inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad’s impoverished district of Sadr City on February 17, 2013. (AFP)