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Iran

Bus Accident Claims 26 Iranian Pilgrims Heading to Iraq

At least 26 Shiite Muslim pilgrims headed to Iraq were killed and 28 injured in a bus accident in southern Iran, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday. The bus was carrying pilgrims to the shrine city of Karabla to commemorate the Arbaeen, when its brakes failed and it flipped ...

November 9, 2016

Iraq

Abadi: Iraq Coordinating with Syria to Control Borders

The Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Abadi said that his country is coordinating with the Syrian authorities in order to control the borders, noting that Iraq is concerned with dealing with the Syrian government, not with the terrorist groups. Abadi also called on the Kurds to join the popular forces in ...

November 8, 2016

Iraq

Iraqi Investigators Examine Mass Grave Site near Mosul

Iraqi investigators carried out an initial examination on Tuesday of a mass grave site discovered in an area south of Mosul that was recently retaken from the ISIL group. Iraqi security forces announced the discovery of the site in the Hamam al-Alil area the day before, after retaking it as ...

November 8, 2016

Syria

Syrian Army Fully Restores 1070 Complex after Fierce Clashes with Armed Groups

Syrian army and the allied forces managed on Tuesday to regain full control over the 1070-Apartment complex and the surrounding farms and hills southwest Aleppo city, amid a continuous counter-terrorism operations across the country. A military source said that restoring control over the 1070 complex was achieved after army units ...

November 8, 2016

Iran

Zarif: Palestine Is Iran’s Foreign Policy Priority

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif stressed Tuesday that Palestine is a priority for Iran’s foreign affairs, noting that following up the Palestinian cause is a serious concern of the Islamic Republic. “Palestine is still an important issue of Islamic world, and is a priority for Iran’s foreign policy, and ...

November 8, 2016

Turkey

Ankara Accuses Washington of Arming Syrian Kurds

Ankara accused Washington on Tuesday of arming Kurdish People’s Protection Units in Syria despite assurances to the contrary. The United States continues to supply weapons to Kurdish forces in Syria despite assurances to the contrary, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “The US says it does not give weapons to ...

November 8, 2016

Iraq

UN: ISIL Abducts over 200 near Mosul, Retreats with Thousands

Gunmen of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group have abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near Mosul and forced 1,500 families to retreat with them from the town of Hammam al Alil toward Mosul airport, UN human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said on ...

November 8, 2016

Egypt

Two Egyptians Killed in Mortar Fire in Sinai

Two civilians were killed by mortar fire in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula on Monday, according to a local security source. Three people were also injured when mortar shells struck two homes in North Sinai’s city of Rafah, the source said anonymously due to security concerns. Egyptian authorities have yet to ...

November 8, 2016

Iraq

A mass grave containing the remains of about 100 beheaded civilians has been discovered inside a school in a town south of Mosul.

Iraq: Mass Grave Containing 100 Decapitated Bodies Found South of Mosul

A mass grave containing the remains of about 100 beheaded civilians has been discovered inside the School of Agriculture on the outskirts of Hammam AL-Alil town south of Mosul city, Iraq’s military media center said in a statement Monday. “Special teams are being sent to the site to investigate this ...

November 8, 2016

Iraq

Kurdish Forces Retake Town of Bashiqa near Mosul

A top security official said Tuesday that Kurdish forces had recaptured Bashiqa from the ISIL Takfiri group, one of final steps in securing the eastern approaches to insurgent-held Mosul. Kurdish peshmerga fighters launched an assault on Bashiqa the day before, advancing on the town from three sides as the battle ...

November 8, 2016