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Iraq imposes curfew in Ramadi, fearing Daesh
Date: 2014-10-18 11:32:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:1147193
Iraq imposed a curfew in the western city of Ramadi amid fears that Daesh was looking to advance on the strategically important city, according to ABC News. The curfew is part of an effort to limit movement in and out of the city as government ....
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Lebanese army intelligence arrests 15 Syrians, confiscates flags of Daesh group
Date: 2014-10-18 10:55:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1148201
The Lebanese army intelligence arrested 15 Syrians and confiscated flags of Daesh group. The move came during raid campaigns to the places of the displaced Syrians in the town of Zgharta in northern Lebanon. ....
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9 persons in Kuwait custody over suspicious links to Daesh
Date: 2014-10-18 10:53:08 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1148189
Kuwait is holding nine persons suspected to be in contact with Daesh. Families of four of the nine had reported suspicious behavior of their sons, a security source told Kuwait's "Al-Anbaa" newspaper, out Saturday. Their families believe they are ....
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Benghazi witnesses exodus over fierce clashes
Date: 2014-10-18 10:45:17 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1147245
Several areas in Benghazi witnessed mass exodus over the fierce clashes in the war-stricken country. In press statements Saturday, head of the Libyan authority for humanitarian aid in Benghazi Mohamed el-Athram said that all residents in several ....
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UAE PM calls for intellectual confrontation against Daesh
Date: 2014-10-18 09:32:03 GMT - Austria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1147645
UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashed al-Maktoum has said that confronting Daesh should not be with missiles and bombs alone. An intellectual confrontation remains the strongest weapon countries could use against barbaric extremism, Sheikh ....
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UNSC condemns Daesh attacks in Iraq
Date: 2014-10-18 07:25:22 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1146765
Members of the UN Security Council have unanimously condemned Daesh attacks in Iraq. Issued Friday, a UNSC statement condemned " the vicious string of suicide, vehicle-borne, and other attacks in Baghdad and surrounding provinces over the past ....
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Hamas leader urges people to carry weapons to defend Al-Aqsa mosque
Date: 2014-10-17 11:25:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1143617
Head of Palestinian movement Hamas' political bureau Khaled Mashal called on Friday for carrying weapons to defend Al-Aqsa mosque, which is under frequent Israeli attacks. "This is the true meaning of jihad," Mashal said in an interview with Safa ....
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Iraq PM rejects foreign troops deployment to fight Daesh
Date: 2014-10-17 11:24:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1143613
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi rejected on Friday the deployment of foreign ground troops in his country in the war against Daesh group. In a press statement, Abadi said the U.S.-led coalition is only allowed to launch airstrikes after ....
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Fierce clashes after closing Aqsa mosque before prayer performers
Date: 2014-10-17 07:58:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1142209
Fierce clashes took place at dawn Friday in several districts in the Old Town on the backdrop of closing al-Aqsa mosque by the Israeli authorities and preventing those who are less than 50 years old from entering the mosque. The Israeli troops ....
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UK to deploy armed drones against Daesh in Iraq
Date: 2014-10-16 16:40:04 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1139973
UK Reaper drones operating in Afghanistan will be redeployed to be used against Daesh militants in Iraq, the government has confirmed, according to the BBC. The armed unmanned aircraft will be increasingly based in the Middle East as they are ....