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The Battle For Mosul: 5 Key Things To Know

The Islamic State forced the world to take notice when the extremist group overran Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, in June 2014. Just months earlier, President Obama had described ISIS as “the JV team.” But by August 2014, the U.S. was bombing ISIS […]

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Bassil : Lebanon is not a country

NNA – Head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), and Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Gebran Bassil, said on Sunday that Lebanon, which was deprived of the National pact, was not a country. Bassil’s words came on Sunday in a speech during the commemoration of October […]

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Kosovo Sees Drops in Foreign Fighters to Mideast

PRISTINA/WASHINGTON — The number of fighters joining extremist groups in the Middle East from Kosovo, once the highest per capita in Europe, has come to a virtual halt, according to government officials, analysts, and ex-fighters. The turnabout comes after a government crackdown in Kosovo on […]

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Kuwait’s Emir Dissolves Parliament

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree Sunday dissolving the national assembly, the state-run KUNA news agency reported after an emergency government meeting. The reason cited for such move, which also brings down the government, was a “lack of cooperation”, setting the stage […]