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ISIL video shows beheading of American photojournalist

Wed Aug 20, 2014 07:34:30

Radical terrorists with the ISIL Takfiri group has posted a video purporting to show them beheading missing American photojournalist James Foley in what could be an escalation of the terrorist group’s activities targeting the US.

Thousands flee as Israel launches fresh air strikes in Gaza

Tue Aug 19, 2014 21:17:32

Thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in neighborhoods of eastern Gaza City on Tuesday, carrying bags of clothes, pillows and mattresses after renewed Israeli air strikes, witnesses said.

Over 500 militants lay down arms, surrender Syrian army

Tue Aug 19, 2014 20:40:04

Over 500 militants have laid down their weapons and surrendered to Syrian army troops in nine provinces, as Syrian forces inflict heavy blows on insurgents.

Yemeni Huthis in Sanaa sit-ins ahead of Friday deadline

Tue Aug 19, 2014 20:11:59

Hundreds of Shiite opposition staged sit-ins on Tuesday on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, where supporters are mobilizing in a campaign for the fall of the government by Friday.

Israel orders Gaza truce team back from Cairo: official

Tue Aug 19, 2014 19:49:22

Israel on Tuesday ordered its negotiating team to return immediately from Gaza truce talks with the Palestinians in Cairo after claiming that three rockets hit the southern part of occupied lands, a government official said, cited by AFP.

6,000 new militants join Syria ISIL, hits record: monitor

Tue Aug 19, 2014 18:29:46

More than 6,000 new militants joined the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria last month in the militant group's fastest expansion to date, a body monitoring the war said Tuesday.

Grand Mufti calls for rapid Saudi stance change on ISIL

Tue Aug 19, 2014 16:54:52

Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh on Tuesday allegedly blasted Al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as "enemy number one" of Islam, in a statement issued in Riyadh.

Iraqi army, volunteer fighters launch major operation to retake Tikrit

Tue Aug 19, 2014 16:20:56

Iraqi army troops, backed by volunteer fighters, have launched a major operation to recapture the city of Tikrit from the militants of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, senior officials said.

Syria militants’ anti-aircraft weapons threatening civilian aircraft: Report

Tue Aug 19, 2014 13:44:46

Terrorist groups in Syria have an estimated several hundred portable anti-aircraft missiles that could easily be diverted to extremists and used to destroy low-flying commercial planes, according to a new report by a respected international research group.

Mosul dam recaptured from ISIL militants: Obama

Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:12:00

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Iraqi troops have retaken Mosul dam from ISIL Takfiri militants, US President Barack Obama has said.

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