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US army set to train, arm Ukrainian national guard

Sat Aug 2, 2014 20:57:52

The Obama administration has notified Congress of its plans to train and arm the Ukrainian national guard next year, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington continues to intensify its response to Moscow's support for separatists in eastern Ukraine.

Israel uses British-made arms to target Gaza: Report

Sat Aug 2, 2014 20:02:23

Israel has been using weapons containing British-made components to carry out its fatal bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, a report says.

Suspected al-Nusra militant arrested in Belgium airport

Sat Aug 2, 2014 19:58:11

A Syrian man suspected of belonging to the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front has been arrested at an airport in Belgium, local media reported Saturday.

Nearly 300 Palestinian children killed in Gaza: UN

Sat Aug 2, 2014 19:11:19

At least 296 Palestinian children and adolescents have been killed since Israel launched its offensive in the Gaza Strip against Hamas on July 8, the UN said on Saturday.

Gaza death toll hits 1,694, Hamas denies holding soldier

Sat Aug 2, 2014 17:55:09

Israeli war jets on Saturday bombed a mosque in the northern Gaza town of Jabalia, a major university in Gaza City and flattened houses in a beach side neighborhood, bringing the Palestinian death toll to 1,694 as Hamas denied it kidnapped an Israeli soldier.

Tribesmen revolt against ISIL, forcing militants flee Syrian villages

Sat Aug 2, 2014 17:34:00

Syrian tribesmen have revolted against the militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group in the oil-rich eastern province of Deir al-Zour, forcing them to withdraw from three villages after heavy clashes that left more than a dozen people dead.

Al-Nusra Front chief killed in Syria's Idlib

Sat Aug 2, 2014 17:00:10

A local chief of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front has been killed in an apparent assassination after a bomb exploded in his car, a pro-opposition Observatory group said.

At least 50 Takfiri militants killed in Syria’s Qalamun

Sat Aug 2, 2014 16:58:03

Syrian troops have killed at least 50 members of so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front terrorist groups in the strategic region of al-Qalamun near the border with Lebanon.

Major Israeli daily justifies genocide in Gaza

Sat Aug 2, 2014 15:23:52

A major Israeli daily has removed from its website an article justifying “genocide” in the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip, a report says.

14 Kurds, 100 ISIL terrorist killed in clashes near Mosul

Sat Aug 2, 2014 15:08:10

Kurdish troops have reportedly fought off an attack by ISIL Takfiri terrorist on an oil facility and a dam near the Iraqi city of Mosul but lost 14 of their forces in intense combat.

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