Wednesday, 29 March 2017 BEIRUT – The Shi’ite populations of two pro-Syrian government towns are to be evacuated in exchange for the evacuation of Sunni rebels and their families from two opposition-held towns in a mediated deal between the warring sides, a pro-government source and the Syrian Observatory for Human …
Read More »Sunni politician Khamis Khanjar warns U.S. of mounting civilian casualties in Mosul
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 AMMAN – A prominent Iraqi Sunni politician on Monday warned Washington the acceleration in a military campaign in western Mosul to drive out Islamic State jihadists was causing a sudden surge in civilian casualties that threatened to undermine the effort to crush the militants. Khamis …
Read More »Khamenei says Iran, Turkey must act against Kurdish secession – TV
Thursday, 5 October 2017 : Iran and Turkey should prevent Iraq’s Kurdistan region from declaring independence, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Tehran, state TV reported. Relations have generally been cool between Shi’ite Iran and mainly Sunni Turkey, a NATO member. …
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