Militants attacked a military base in north Iraq, kidnapped 20 soldiers and later shot them dead, police and a morgue employee said on Sunday. The soldiers were abducted by a large group of militants in several vehicles from a small
Israel’s army on Sunday declared part of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights a closed military zone, fearing battles on the Syrian side would spill over the ceasefire line. An army spokeswoman told AFP the area around the Quneitra crossing was closed
An Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) officer claims Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons “in over 30 cases since Syria joined the Chemical Weapons Convention last year.” According to The Times of Israel, the officer said, “From the day
Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad have used chemical weapons in over 30 cases since Syria joined the Chemical Weapons Convention last year and agreed to the destruction of its entire arsenal, reports The Times of Israel. “From
Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad have used chemical weapons in over 30 attacks since Syria joined the Chemical Weapons Convention last year and agreed to the destruction of its entire chemical arsenal, reports The Times of Israel. “From
A report compiled by 22 humanitarian aid agencies warns that 50,000 children–one in seven–in Somalia are at the brink of death thanks to hunger. Additionally, the nation faces yet another potential famine as it strives to recover from a 2011
On May 6th, the head of the Syrian opposition said he plans to ask the U.S. for anti-aircraft missiles and will also “try to convince American officials that the weapons [will] not fall into the wrong hands.” According to The
The US State Department announced plans to assist an umbrella organization of groups fighting to oust Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad, called the Syrian Opposition Counsel with up to $27 million in ‘non-lethal’ aid, as well as an upgrade in
Hollywood mogul Steven Spielberg praised President Barack Obama’s creation of the Atrocities Prevention Board in 2012 in awarding Obama the “Ambassador for Humanity” prize, the highest honor of the USC Shoah Foundation, in Los Angeles Wednesday evening. The Atrocities Prevention
Barack Obama received the Ambassador for Humanity award at the USC Shoah [Holocaust] Foundation gala Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, receiving accolades from Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg and reflecting on the memory of the Holocaust, while projecting a sense of
Two Jordanian journalists became embroiled in a fight on live TV in which they completely destroyed the set. Shaker Al-Johari and Mohammed Al-Jayousi were debating Syria’s ongoing civil war when they disagreed so strongly that they started fighting. The Daily
Saudi Arabia has broken up an Al Qaeda terror cell, making 62 arrests tied to it. They are still searching for 44 other persons believed to be involved as well. According to The Guardian, the Saudi Interior Ministry said those
Over the weekend Lebanon deported 41 Palestinian refugees who had fled there from Syria. According to BBC News, “Lebanese officials said the restrictions are only temporary,” but Human Rights Watch (HRW) still believes “Lebanon was turning people back without adequately
On May 6 it was reported that U.S. made missiles are being used by Islamist fighters in the Syrian opposition. According to The Long War Journal, the U.S. has begun a “pilot program” to provide “small quantities of advanced weapons,
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday broadened its national crackdown on synthetic drug manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers as federal agents served hundreds of search and arrest warrants in at least 25 states. Agents served warrants at homes,
Russia is set to start delivery of nine Yak-130 fighter jets to Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian forces. The contract between Russia and the Assad regime in Syria is structured to facilitate the delivery of 36 Yak-130’s by the end of 2016.
The Syrian rebel army opposing current President Bashar al-Assad has fled Homs, once a stronghold for opposition forces. On Wednesday morning, the first of hundreds of opposition fighters left Homs after an agreement was secured between the two warring sides
Contrary to what President Obama and his administration would like you to believe, but Al Qaeda is alive and well, and are plotting to target foreign dignitaries and assets. The Saudis has supposedly “uncovered an Al Qaeda militant group” with
The United States government is officially recognizing the offices of the opposition Syrian National Coalition as a “diplomatic foreign mission,” Reuters reported, both diminishing the legitimacy of the Bashar al-Assad regime and strengthening ties between the United States and the opposition.
The influence of Anjem Choudary, the London-based hate preacher who wants to establish an Islamic state in Britain, has now reached into the Muslim community in Scandinavia. Last week it was disclosed that a Norwegian jihadist killed in Syria fighting
On May 4th the Syrian supreme constitutional court announced three candidates had been “accepted” to run for the office of the presidency – among them current Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. The other two candidates are Maher Abdul-Hafiz Hajjar and Hassan al-Nouri,
On May 2nd, Syrian rebels and the government reached a truce in Homs that would give rebels time to “withdraw” from the city. According to the BBC, “rebels will be allowed to pull back to opposition-held areas north of Homs.”
The Malaysian Inspector General of Police, Khalid Bakar, says the recent arrests of “11 alleged militants” is not connected to the disappearance of Flight MH370. According to NBC News, the suspects were “[detained] in the Kedah and Selangor regions last
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