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Iran shoots down Israeli spy drone near nuclear site

Sun Aug 24, 2014 18:05:07

Air defense forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have downed an Israeli spy drone over the Iranian airspace.

Beheader of American journalist “Jihadi John” identified

Sun Aug 24, 2014 14:42:18

MI5 and MI6 have identified the British militant suspected of murdering the American journalist James Foley, senior UK government sources confirm.

Iraq foils ISIL attack on Baiji refinery

Sun Aug 24, 2014 14:26:13

Iraqi government troops have foiled an attempt by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants to seize the country's biggest oil refinery, security officials say.

Rockets from Syria, Lebanon shake Israel

Sun Aug 24, 2014 13:15:51

Rockets from Syria have rocked the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights hours after a rocket from Lebanon has hit the Upper Galilee in the occupied lands of Palestine.

US gives Syria data on ISIL leaders’ location: Reports

Sun Aug 24, 2014 12:47:30

Having long cynically armed the Takfiri militants against the Syrian government, with a lot of those arms going to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), US authorities have changed their allies of convenience, reports say.

Syrian army inflicts heavy blow on terrorists in Raqqa

Sun Aug 24, 2014 12:26:37

Syrian army troopers have killed at least 145 foreign-sponsored militants and injured scores of others during a military operation in the northern province of Raqqa.

Iraq clears Mosul dam area from ISIL terrorists

Sun Aug 24, 2014 11:30:12

Iraqi troops and Kurdish Peshmerga forces have managed to secure the area near Iraq’s largest dam after retaking complete control of the strategic structure from Takfiri ISIL militants.

Half million kids unable to start school year in Gaza

Sun Aug 24, 2014 11:06:33

Half a million schoolchildren in the Gaza Strip will be unable to start the fall semester this week as the coastal enclave reels from the effects of an ongoing Israeli assault that has damaged at least 277 schools so far, a report says.

Houthis continue protest rallies despite gov’t offer

Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:51:19

Houthi Shias have staged a massive sit-in in Yemen demanding the government’s resignation and a greater share in power despite earlier proposal offered by the authorities to end the political deadlock.

UNRWA criticizes false Israeli claim over attack from school

Sun Aug 24, 2014 09:49:52

The UN's Palestine refugee agency UNRWA has criticized the Israeli military for publishing false allegations that Hamas fighters fired a rocket from one of their schools in Gaza the day before.

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