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Yemeni army mount attack on Houthi sites in Sirwah
Date: 2017-09-30 08:42:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7016163
The Yemeni army forces have launched a fierce attack against some Houthi sites in Sirwah district of Ma'rib governorate, killing and injuring a number of Houthi militants, local sources reported on Friday. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition ....
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Iraqi Defense Ministry: 96 Daesh militants killed in Kirkuk
Date: 2017-09-29 17:29:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7015742
As many as 96 Daesh militants were killed and 13 vehicles were destroyed in Hawija district, south west Kirkuk province, the Iraqi Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell reported. In a statement released on Friday, the cell said that Iraqi warplanes ....
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Kurdistan terminal control to prevent corruption, says Iraqi PM
Date: 2017-09-29 16:25:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7015638
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi said Friday that the Iraqi government's decision to control the terminals of Kurdistan was meant to prevent corruption and smuggling, not to starve residents of the region after a controversial independence ....
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Iraq: Four Daesh militants killed in northeastern Diyala
Date: 2017-09-29 16:16:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7015622
Four elements of Daesh terrorist group were killed after their vehicle was shelled in northeastern Diyala, Commander of Tigris Operations, Major General Mazhar al-Azzawi told Alsumaria news channel on Friday. The terrorists' vehicle was ....
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Iran bans its companies transporting oil products from Iraq's Kurdistan
Date: 2017-09-29 16:14:02 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7015608
Iran temporarily prohibited the loading and transportation of fuel from Iran to Iraqi Kurdistan and from it in connection with the latest developments in this region, Sputnik news agency reported Friday. Iran had already halted flights to and ....
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Syria: Army repels Daesh attack on Deir Ezzor-Palmyra highway
Date: 2017-09-29 15:53:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7015542
The Syrian army units repelled an attack by Daesh on the international Deir-Ezzor-Palmyra highway in the Syrian Badia, official SANA news agency reported Friday. Groups of Daesh terrorists launched over the past hours an assault against points of ....
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ICRC expects suspected cholera cases in Yemen to reach one million
Date: 2017-09-29 14:38:51 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7015481
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expected the suspected cases of cholera in Yemen to reach one million by the end of 2017, Sky News channel reported on Friday with no further details. International charity Oxfam announced on ....
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Iraqi forces kill 6 Daesh suicide bombers in Ramadi
Date: 2017-09-29 14:13:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7015399
Six Daesh suicide bombers were killed in a military operation in southwestern the Iraqi city of Ramadi, Commander of Anbar Operations Major General Mahmoud Al Falahi said Friday. The division 8th of the Iraqi army and tribal forces carried out a ....
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Arab League chief discusses with Iraq FM Kurdish referendum
Date: 2017-09-29 10:25:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7014945
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit held phone talks Thursday with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari. They discussed the latest developments in Iraq following the Kurdish referendum that took place on Thursday, spokesman for ....
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Iraq launches 2nd phase of Hawija military operation
Date: 2017-09-29 10:17:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7014937
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi on Friday announced launching the second phase of military operations to liberate Hawija district and areas around it towards western Kirkuk. In a statement, Abadi noted that eliminating Daesh terrorist group ....