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A picture taken on June 27, 2015 shows a bullet-riddled windscreen near the Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Port El-Kantaoui, on the outskirts of Sousse south of the capital Tunis, in the aftermath of a shooting attack on the beach resort claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). (AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)

Dozens killed in attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 27, 2015 | Middle East

Sousse, AP—A young man pulled a Kalashnikov from a beach umbrella and sprayed gunfire at European sunbathers at a Tunisian resort, killing at least 39 people—one of three deadly attacks Friday from Europe to North Africa to the Middle East that followed a call to...

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Iraqi security forces prepare to attack ISIS positions in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi Shi’ite cleric calls for unity after militia pullout

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, AP—Iraq’s most revered Shi’ite cleric on Friday called for unity among the country’s forces battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group after most of the Iran-backed Shi’ite militias pulled out of the offensive in the...

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Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada listens to Islamist scholar Sheik Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi during a celebration after his release from a prison near Amman. (Reuters Photos)

Abu Qatada, Maqdisi can unify Islamist ranks against ISIS: experts

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Sep 27, 2014 | Middle East

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Two of Jordan’s Salafist preachers, Abu Qatada and Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi, can lead Islamist efforts against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Hashemite Kingdom, experts claim. The newly released preachers, considered respected...

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Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take position in the Gwer district, 40 kilometres south of Erbil, the Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital, on September 18, 2014.

Kurdish Peshmerga forces expand ISIS offensive

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 20, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdish Peshmerga forces are preparing to launch a broad offensive against militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Peshmerga forces will seek to recapture the northern city of Mosul—held by the Islamist group since August—as...

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Kurdish Peshmerga fighters advance at the front line during clashes with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria at Buyuk Yeniga village. (Reuters Photo)

Kurdish Peshmerga will never pull out of disputed areas: ministry

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 6, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs in Erbil said Kurdish fighters have no plans to leave Kirkuk and other disputed areas in Iraq. “The Peshmerga forces are free to stay and roam across Kurdish areas that are outside the [Iraqi Kurdistan] region....