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Canada conducts first airstrikes on IS targets in Iraq
AFP, Published on 03/11/2014
» BAGHDAD - Canada conducted airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Iraq for the first time on Sunday, while reports emerged that the jihadist group had executed more than 200 tribespeople in recent days.
US, Arab allies strike IS jihadists in Syria
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» The United States and its Arab allies unleashed deadly bomb and missile strikes on jihadists in Syria on Tuesday, opening a new front in the battle against the Islamic State group.
Iraq pleads for global help in fight against jihadists
AFP, Published on 25/08/2014
» BAGHDAD - Iraq called for global support for its fight against jihadists, as Shiite neighbour Iran said it was helping Baghdad resist the militants but not with soldiers on the ground.
Iraq pleads for global help in fight against jihadists
AFP, Published on 24/08/2014
» Iraq called Sunday for global support for its fight against jihadists, as Shiite neighbour Iran said it was helping Baghdad resist the militants but not with soldiers on the ground.
The big issue: The safe house
Alan Dawson, Published on 10/08/2014
» In March, 2002, a joint operation in Faisalabad by the Pakistani police, CIA and FBI cornered, shot and seriously wounded the Saudi terrorist and former anti-Russian mujahideen Zain Abidin Mohammed Husain Abu Zubaydah. He received the best medical care for his wounds because he was needed for an important experiment in Thailand.
Uighurs say many killed in China clash
AFP, Published on 30/07/2014
» BEIJING - A clash in China's far western region of Xinjiang, home to the country's mostly Muslim Uighur minority, left nearly 100 people dead and wounded, an exile group said Wednesday.
Is Europe safe? Questions after arrest of Brussels shooting suspect
AFP, Published on 03/06/2014
» Has Europe under-estimated the security threat posed by battle-hardened homegrown Islamic militants returning from Syria?
Three Chinese officials 'murdered in Xinjiang' during Xi visit
AFP, Published on 15/05/2014
» Three Han Chinese officials were murdered in Xinjiang as President Xi Jinping visited the restive region, home to mainly-Muslim Uighurs, a report and online postings said.
Media needs to dredge up South
News, Published on 16/02/2014
» In our collective perception, the southern provinces are often linked to violence and terrorism due to the protracted insurgency and the daily killings there. So much so that much other news from the South is overshadowed, brushed aside and gains little public attention.
Death by rice pledging
News, Published on 18/01/2014
» It has been nearly three months since Suthep Thaugsuban embarked on his long journey to oust Yingluck Shinawatra and her government. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets, joining and cheering their hero to achieve the ultimate goal of uprooting the "Thaksin regime".