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Syrian army troops enter town of Maliha

Mon Jun 30, 2014 19:34:55

Syrian army troops have entered the town of Maliha in Rif al-Dimashq after hours of heavy fighting with foreign-backed militants, al-Alam’s Syria correspondent reports.

ISIL militants use children as human shields

Mon Jun 30, 2014 18:26:33

Militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group are using captive children as human shields in an attempt to protect themselves from Iraqi troops’ counterattacks.

‘ISIL militants seize $500m arms imported from Turkey’

Mon Jun 30, 2014 16:43:57

A senior member of Syrian Opposition Coalition has denounced the unilateral policies adopted by some members of the coalition, saying that these policies caused a great deal of military equipment imported from Turkey to be captured by extremist militants.

Iraq releases footage of captive terrorists confessing to crimes

Mon Jun 30, 2014 16:34:32

Iraqi Interior Ministry has released a footage showing captive terrorists admitting to their crimes and acts of terrorism in the capital city of Baghdad, as Iraqi army troops, backed by tribal and volunteer fighters, battle militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Attacks against Muslim women on rise in UK

Mon Jun 30, 2014 15:22:50

Over half of Islamophobic attacks in Britain, which stand at nearly two per day, are committed against women, UK daily The Observer reports.

Iraqi army advance in Tikrit continues + video

Mon Jun 30, 2014 15:17:09

Iraqi armed forces have killed over 60 ISIL terrorists and destroyed more than 70 of their vehicles in the latest operation in Tikrit.

Iraqi volunteers attack ISIL in Kirkuk's al-Bashir + video

Mon Jun 30, 2014 14:06:58

Iraqi volunteer forces in the Kirkuk Province have waged an offensive against the positions of ISIL terrorists, expecting to purge the entire region from the Takfiri insurgents.

OIC, Arab League urge Syria truce during Ramadan

Mon Jun 30, 2014 12:04:18

The Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) launched a joint appeal for a cease-fire in Syria during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

America’s drone war – a playbook for murder?

Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:47:28

America’s campaign of assassinations by missile-laden drones could push the country down a slippery slope to an endless war and hand other governments a playbook for murdering dissidents under the guise of combating terrorism.

Robert Fisk mocks Obama on ‘moderate’ Syria rebels

Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:12:59

British journalist and writer Robert Fisk has scoffed at US President Barack Obama’s double-edged view of the terrorists in Syria and Iraq calling them “moderate” in Syria to whom he recently granted 500 million dollars in aid, while warning against their threat in Iraq.

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