Tag: Iraq

Living like ghosts in the ruins of Syria’s besieged Aleppo

Living like ghosts in the ruins of Syria’s besieged Aleppo

Sep 10, – Even if it were somehow possible to escape eastern Aleppo, Abdullah Shiyani, a 10-year-old boy who dreams of being a doctor, says he wouldn’t leave. It would mean leaving behind too many people who need help. “We have a lot of injured people here,” he told Reuters over the Internet. “Maybe we […]

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In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike

In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike

Aug 23, – That was last Sunday. Less than a day earlier, Turkey was less fortunate: a teenage bomber detonated his suicide vest among dancing guests at a Turkish wedding party, officials say, killing 51 people, nearly half of them children themselves. The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him […]

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Media worker killed in western Iraq

Media worker killed in western Iraq

Aug  20, – Both worked for Al Ahad TV, a channel affiliated with Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of the most powerful Shiite militias in Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary umbrella. A technician with an Iraqi satellite channel was killed on Saturday and a journalist wounded as they covered operations against the Islamic State group in western […]

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U.S. says 300 Islamic State fighters killed in Afghan operation

U.S. says 300 Islamic State fighters killed in Afghan operation

Aug  10, – General John Nicholson said the offensive in the eastern province of Nangarhar was part of U.S. operations to degrade the capabilities of Islamic State wherever it raised its head, whether in Iraq and Syria or in Afghanistan. Afghan forces, backed by the United States, have killed an estimated 300 Islamic State fighters […]

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Thousands of children detained in security clampdown- HRW

Thousands of children detained in security clampdown- HRW

July 28, – In a new report, the US-based rights group documented an increase in the detention of children in six conflict-affected countries: Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Nigeria and Syria. Thousands of children have been detained and many tortured during security operations carried out in response to […]

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Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 14 people- Iraq

Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 14 people- Iraq

July  24, – The bomber, who was on foot, detonated his device at one of the busy entrances of the Shiite district of Kadhimiyah, killing at least 10 civilians and four policemen, a police officer said. At least 31 other people were wounded, he added. A suicide bomber attacked a security check point in northern […]

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Two ‘senior’ IS military leaders killed in Iraq strike- Pentagon

Two ‘senior’ IS military leaders killed in Iraq strike- Pentagon

July  01, – “Coalition forces conducted an air strike against two ISIL senior military commanders on June 25 near Mosul, Iraq, resulting in their deaths,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said in a statement, using an acronym for the IS group. A coalition air strike near the Islamic State bastion of Mosul in Iraq has […]

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Islamic State militants push back in Syria, Iraq and Libya

Islamic State militants push back in Syria, Iraq and Libya

Jun 22, – The IS forces dealt an embarrassing setback to the Syrian army near the militants’ self-styled capital of Raqqa with a swift counteroffensive that rolled back incremental gains by troops loyal to President Bashar Assad. Even as internationally backed forces chip away at Islamic State-held territory in Syria, Iraq and Libya, the militants […]

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Air raids on IS Syria bastion kill 19 civilians- monitor

Air raids on IS Syria bastion kill 19 civilians- monitor

May 03, – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had first reported the air strikes on Tuesday morning and said 13 civilians and five IS fighters had been killed. Heavy air strikes throughout the night on the Islamic State group’s de facto Syria capital Raqa killed 19 civilians and 10 jihadists, a monitor said in […]

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Iraq, ISIS executes female Journalist in Mosul for Spying

Iraq, ISIS executes female Journalist in Mosul for Spying

Jul 07, – The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has reportedly killed an Iraqi journalist in Mosul, the Erbil-based news website Rudaw reported Tuesday quoting a media watchdog. The extremist group beheaded Suha Ahmed Radi after detaining her for several days, the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate (IJS) reported without revealing details about the execution. […]

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