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Syria batters Nusra Front stronghold in Lebanon border

Thu Jun 19, 2014 14:14:49

Syrian military forces have pounded the strongholds of foreign-backed militants of the notorious al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front in the Lebanese border village of Arsal.

Syria FSA militants pledge allegiance to ISIL

Thu Jun 19, 2014 12:51:32

A number of the foreign-backed militants affiliated to the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) have accepted to swear allegiance to the terrorist group of so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a report says.

TV urges Iraqis to ban Turkish, Saudi products

Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:37:21

An Iraqi TV channel has aired commercials calling on Iraqis to boycott Turkish and Saudi products.

United Arab Emirates recalls envoy to Iraq

Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:32:41

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recalled its ambassador to Iraq over what it claims Baghdad’s "sectarian" policies.

Iraq repels terrorist attack on Beiji oil refinery

Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:30:26

Iraqi security forces have repelled terrorists targeting the country's main oil refinery and regained partial control of a city near the Syrian border.

US rules out air attack on Iraq terrorists

Thu Jun 19, 2014 08:13:08

American officials have confirmed that the Iraqi government has explicitly asked the Pentagon to conduct airstrikes against militants taking their country by storm, but the United States is reportedly ill-prepared to wage suck attacks.

Terrorism to strike back against West: Assad

Thu Jun 19, 2014 07:57:24

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that terrorism will strike back against the West and other countries that "supported" attacks in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Dozens of militants eliminated in several areas of Syria

Wed Jun 18, 2014 22:31:19

Military operations have continued against foreign-backed militants in Syria, directing smashing blows to their gatherings and dens in several areas around the country.

ISIL militants kidnap 100 foreign nationals in Iraq

Wed Jun 18, 2014 20:58:24

Militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have abducted approximately 100 foreign nationals in northern Iraq.

ISIL to turn against Saudi Arabia, Qatar: Iraq PM

Wed Jun 18, 2014 19:29:05

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says militants belonging to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) will turn against their Saudi Arabian and Qatari supporters who call them "revolutionaries."

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