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Extremist group Islamic State (IS) on Thursday claimed a suicide car bomb attack in the city of Arbil, the usually secure capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq. In an online statement, the IS boasted that it had “breached all the security checkpoints of the agent Kurdistan government and reached the heart of the city of Arbil”. It also …

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Hamas of trying “to destroy” efforts to mediate national unity, alleging that the Palestinian movement was responsible for the bomb blasts in Gaza this past week. Speaking at the 10th death anniversary of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Tuesday, Abbas said that Hamas was responsible for the Gaza attacks which targeted leaders of …

A car bomb exploded on an army checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Friday, killing 17 and injuring 22 Egyptian soldiers. The attack took place near El-Arish, the biggest town in the Sinai province. The military sometimes operates in plain view in north Sinai, often setting up impromptu checkpoints. Extremists in Sinai have killed several soldiers and policemen since the …

On Wednesday, over 30 Syrian school-going children were killed in a double bombing carried out by a lone assailant in regime-controlled city Homs, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights said. The monitor said that at least 39 people had died in the attack on a school in the Akrameh neighborhood of Homs. “At least 30 children were among 39 people …

On Wednesday, advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) called out the Syrian air force for intensifying its air strikes on Aleppo despite a UN resolution for all parties involved to stop indiscriminate attacks. The rights group also criticized the UN Security Council for their inaction on the violence in Syria. In a statement issued before a UN hearing, HRW said, …

By Salam Kareem I hate fireworks I used to enjoy it But, not anymore I still think it’s fun But, still cannot enjoy it   I was just a little girl But since that war Fireworks makes me sad It brings tears to my eyes I feel my heart squeezed Somewhere in the world Kids take shelter   Was never …

Iraqi security forces, supported by aircraft, repelled militant attack on the northern Shi’ite Turkmen town of Amirli, killing 15 extremists, local officials said on Thursday. The attack of Islamic State (IS) militants and allied Sunni extremists on Amirli took place on Wedesday,Talib al-Bayati, an official from Suleiman Bek, said. “Iraqi forces, with the help of military aircraft, repelled an attack …

32 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Monday, including 28 people killedin northern Iraq police checkpoint by roadside bomb and a truck rigged with explosives detonated by a suicide bomber. According to Local official Shallal Abdul Baban, the blasts at a police checkpoint in Tuz Khurmatu killed 28 people and wounded 148 others, causing “great destruction”. The checkpoint …

10 people were killed by a truck bomb attack in a regime-controlled village in Homs on Monday, state television reported. “The terrorist explosion in Haraqi village in Homs province was caused by a tanker truck bomb. The initial toll says 10 people were killed, and major damage was caused to houses”, state television said. The attack is especially worrisome as …

” Your aunt died today ,” says Mom, I replied “it’s ok ” .. When my mom got upset and began to mumble … I noticed, I did not even say , ” God’s mercy on her soul” .. My aunt is not a supporter of “Assad”, and I have always loved her , but maybe if she had died …