Bahrain’s foreign ministry summoned Iraq’s ambassador in Manama to protest against remarks by Iraqi officials denouncing the execution of pro-democracy activists. The execution on Sunday of Ali Al-Singace, Abbas Al-Samee and Sami Mushaima has drawn condemnation from rights groups. Iran called it a “reckless” act. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson ...
A senior Iraqi commander says fierce clashes between special forces and ISIL militants are taking place in two neighborhoods in eastern Mosul. The head of Iraq’s elite counterterrorism forces, Gen. Abdel Ghani al-Asadi, told Iraqi state TV on Monday that his forces pushed deeper into the Shurta neighborhood. Al-Asadi described ...
