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Internally displaced people who fled Raqqa sit in a truck during the fighting with ISIS in Raqqa, Syria August 14, 2017. – Reuters

Temporary Syrian Resolutions Could Possibly Wage New Wars

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Aug 25, 2017 | Middle East

London- As ceasefire in three to four regions becomes active within pursuit to reduce escalation, the fight between Syrian regime forces and factions of the Free Syrian Army as well as other Islamic factions calmed down. However, ISIS parties – in Eastern Syria –...

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Yemen pro-government forces trained by the United Arab Emirates and backed by the US ousted Al=Qaeda fighters from the oil-rich Shabwa province (AFP Photo/SALEH AL-OBEIDI)

Qaeda Militias Dislodged from Yemen’s Oil-Rich Southern Province

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 7, 2017 | Middle East

Ultra-hardline fighters linked to the terror group Al Qaeda were driven out from an oil-rich southern province of war-ravaged Yemen in the face of an assault by an elite US-backed government force, AFP cited a military official on Monday. Special forces, trained by...

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An Iraqi family walks from ISIS controlled part of Mosul towards Iraqi special forces soldiers during a battle in Mosul, Iraq, March 4, 2017. Reuters photo

After Mosul: Iraq Faces Three Challenges

by Amir Taheri | Jul 8, 2017 | Features

London- Last Thursday, Dressed in battle fatigue and adopting a martial tone, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi entered the remains of the historic al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul to announce the end of ISIS. “The return of al-Nuri Mosque and al-Hadba minaret to the fold...

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People inspect damage at a site hit by Saudi-led air strikes in the al Qaeda-held port of Mukalla city in southern Yemen April 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Pentagon: ‘Political Vacuum Enabled Qaeda to Expand in Yemen’

by Khater al-Khater | Jun 24, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- Since al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the September 11, 2011 attacks on the United States and the US military campaigns did not stop, in an effort to stamp out the most dangerous terrorist organization. One of the most prominent US campaigns against...

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French soldiers stand around a United Nations vehicle following an attack where gunmen stormed Le Campement Kangaba in Dougourakoro, to the east of the capital Bamako, Mali June 18, 2017. REUTERS/ REUTERS TV

Gunmen Attack Mali Resort, Four Guests Killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2017 | World

Unidentified gunmen stormed a Mali luxury resort popular with Western expatriates just outside the capital Bamako, killing four guests and leaving one other guest missing, a security source at the scene said on Monday. One of the victims of Sunday’s attack was...