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Iraq launches major operation in birthplace of ISIL radical insurgency

Sat Jul 19, 2014 20:25:45

Iraqi army forces backed by thousands of volunteers and tribal fighters have launched a major offensive against militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Anbar province.

Children, tragic victims of Israeli aggression on Gaza: rights groups

Sat Jul 19, 2014 20:06:41

The spiraling number of children killed in the Israeli aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip has raised international concern.

Egypt blocks activist aid convoy to besieged Gazans

Sat Jul 19, 2014 18:35:47

Egyptian army troops have prevented an aid convoy of 11 buses and 500 activists in north Sinai from reaching the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, as humanitarian situation deteriorates in the besieged enclave .

Russians approve Putin more than ever: Gallup poll

Sat Jul 19, 2014 18:13:12

Russia’s popular President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating among Russians has climbed to its highest level in years, according to a new Gallup poll.

Canadians find weapon market lucrative as Middle East struggles in chaos

Sat Jul 19, 2014 17:30:18

Canadian military is boosting its export of arms which has resulted in a considerable increase in number of companies producing weaponry, especially drones, as several Middle East countries continue struggling with foreign-charged wars.

NSA workers’ fringe benefit: watching nude targets

Sat Jul 19, 2014 16:57:08

Nude photos intercepted by the National Security Agency (NSA) are regularly passed around by young employees as a “fringe benefit”, Edward Snowden has revealed.

Israeli raid kills four from single family in north Gaza

Sat Jul 19, 2014 16:36:01

An Israeli air strike has killed four civilians from a single family, including two children, in the northern Gaza Strip, as Israel steps up its all-out aggression against the impoverished enclave, medics said.

ISIL radicals massacred 270 people since seizing Syrian gas field

Sat Jul 19, 2014 15:49:11

Militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group have massacred 270 Syrians since capturing a gas field in Homs province, most of whom were executed, a pro-opposition Observatory group said.

Syria rebels tired of war; nearly half quit Aleppo stronghold

Sat Jul 19, 2014 15:44:59

Around half of the militants in the Syrian northwestern Aleppo Governorate have reportedly left the battlefield, as they have got disillusioned with the prospect of their anti-government campaign.

British teens recruited by Israel to join Gaza onslaught

Sat Jul 19, 2014 15:04:16

A human rights group has warned that more than 100 British teenagers have been recruited to join the Israeli forces and fight “shoulder to shoulder” with them in brutal attacks on the Gaza Strip.

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