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Morocco arrests six suspected Daesh members

Author:  Reuters ID:  1572014346435873300 Fri, 2019-10-25 11:50 RABAT: Moroccan security services have broken up a suspected Daesh cell, arresting six members near Casablanca and in the northern towns of Chefchaouen and Ouazzane, a police spokesman said on Friday. Compared with … read more

Lebanon’s 9th day of protests witness rise in violence

Author:  AP ID:  1571998609974494000 Fri, 2019-10-25 10:05 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s ninth day of anti-government protests witnessed a change in pace as clashes erupted between Hezbollah supporters, protestors and riot police, before and after the group’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s speech. Several people … read more

NATO hammers Turkey on Syria operation

Author:  Marc BURLEIGH | AFP ID:  1571940803978134300 Thu, 2019-10-24 17:36 BRUSSELS: NATO defense ministers Thursday slammed Turkey for its military operation in Syria conducted with Russia’s help, but recognized there was little they could do to sanction their strategically important … read more

Kurdish forces start Syria-Turkey border pullback

Author:  AFP ID:  1571928166227252800 Thu, 2019-10-24 14:35 QAMISHLI, Syria: Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria left several positions along the long border with Turkey on Thursday, complying with a deal that sees Damascus, Ankara and Moscow carve up their now-defunct autonomous … read more