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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.

US General: NATO’s military response to Russia possible

Tue Aug 19, 2014 17:09:02

Should Moscow secretly send forces with or without military uniform into Ukraine, a NATO military response would be possible, Supreme Allied Commander Europe US General Philip Breedlove said.

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.

Gaza truce 'extended’ by a day, ‘no progress’ so far in Cairo talks

Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:50:01

The Gaza ceasefire has been extended for a further 24 hour for talks in Cairo, according to an Egyptian government statement late on Monday.

ISIL commander killed in Syrian army operation: report

Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:40:18

An ISIL commander who was in charge of training suicide bombers and rigging vehicles with explosives has been killed in Syria’s Qalamoun region.

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