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Iraqi officer, 2 soldiers injured in blast in Baqubah

Date: 2018-01-06 11:26:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7177195

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (MENA) – An Iraqi officer and two soldiers were injured after a roadside bomb went off targeting their military patrol northeastern Baqubah, Diyala Governorate, northeast of Baghdad. Meanwhile, Iraqi troops discovered a vehicle ....

Eight Houthis killed in clashes with Yemeni army in al Bayda

Date: 2018-01-06 10:38:25 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7177064

ADEN, Jan 6 (MENA) - Eighth Houthi militants were killed in clashes with the Yemeni national army in Nati' directorate of al Bayda province, Yemeni sources said on Saturday. The Yemeni forces backed by the resistance elements engaged in violent ....

Four people killed, wounded in bomb blast in Baghdad

Date: 2018-01-06 10:09:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:7176923

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (MENA) - One person was killed and three others were wounded in a bomb blast in western Baghdad, Iraqi security source said on Saturday A bomb, placed near commercial shops in al-Zidan area in Abu Ghraib district, western Baghdad, ....

Syrian army about to break siege on military base- sources

Date: 2018-01-06 09:45:23 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7176898

DAMASCUS, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Syrian army is close to break the siege imposed to a military base in Harasta, eastern the capital, Damascus, military sources said on Saturday. The Syrian army continues military operations to liberate the base from ....

Arab coalition jets shell Houthi posts in Yemen's Saada

Date: 2018-01-06 09:04:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7176883

ADEN, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Arab coalition warplanes shelled several positions and gatherings of Houthi militants in Sahar directorate of Saada province, Yemeni sources said on Saturday. The Arab coalition jets also bombed other Houthi posts in ....

Syrian army controls 84 Idlib villages, towns

Date: 2018-01-06 08:51:18 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7176896

DAMASCUS, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Syrian army has regained 84 Idlib villages and towns, under opposition control since October. Of all 84 villages, the Syrian troops took at least 14 in the past two days, sources told Al Arabiya news channel ....

Iraqi PM: Army seeks protecting national gains

Date: 2018-01-06 08:34:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7176876

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi said Saturday the army is seeking to protect national gains and maintain state sovereignty. The army has helped restore Iraq's sovereignty and protected its lands, Abadi said in ....

Four suspected terrorists in Tunisia

Date: 2018-01-05 21:18:00 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:7176625

TUNIS, Jan 5 (MENA) - The Tunisian National Guard arrested on Friday evening four persons over charges of belonging to a terrorist group, a local newspaper reported. They are accused of praising terrorism on social networks namely Facebook, ....

Over 70 countries to take part in donors conference in Kuwait - Iraqi gov't

Date: 2018-01-05 18:12:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:7176451

BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - At least 70 Arab and foreign countries will take part in a donors conference that will be held in Kuwait in February, Secretary General of the Iraqi government Mahdi Al-Alaq said on Friday. Alaq expected the list of invitees ....

Mass grave of Daesh victims found in Iraq's Nineveh

Date: 2018-01-05 16:53:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:7176375

BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - A mass grave of victims of terrorist Daesh group was found Friday during a sweeping operation in Iraq's old Mosul area, Ninawa province. The Iraqi security forces found 22 corpses of civilians, mostly youths that bore ....