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Volunteers for the newly formed “Peace Brigades” participate in a parade in the Shi’ite stronghold of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, June 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 shows fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo)
Syria: ISIS tightens grip on Raqqa
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has stepped up efforts to prevent Syrians in territory under its control from voting in Thursday’s presidential election, activists said on Saturday, as the Syrian government...Caption:
Iraqi police and soldiers parade in the city of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, west of Baghdad on March 29, 2014 after they reportedly seized vehicles from militant fighters. (AFP PHOTO/ Azhar Shallal)
Anbar peace initiative fails as violence continues
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Local politics in Iraq’s restive Anbar province resulted in the failure of an initiative to find a political solution to end the ongoing conflict in the region, an Anbar provincial council member told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. Anbar...Caption:
Rebel fighters gather along the road carrying their weapons near the village of Qasab and the border crossing with Turkey, in the northwestern province of Latakia, on March 23, 2014. (AFP Photo/Amr Radwan Al-Homsi)
Syrian opposition advance in Latakia, say activists
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian activists said opposition forces continued to make gains in the governorate of Latakia on Wednesday, and had taken control of the village of Nabaeen, south of Qasab, on the Syrian–Turkish border. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human...Caption:
Wrapped in the Iraqi flag, police and security gather along Street 60 after the southern districts of the city of Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar province, were recaptured by government forces from militants, on March 16, 2014. (AFP Photo/Azhar Shallal)