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    Muslim Unity Qur'anic Order, Israeli Normalization Great Sin: Khamenei

    The unity of Muslims is a "definite duty and a Qur'anic order", Ayatollah said adding some regional governments' decision to normalize ties with Israel is a "great sin and mistake”.

    West Asia
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    Friday Prayers Targeted In Afghanistan’s Kandahar, 32 Killed

    The coordinated attack on Friday afternoon took place in the Bibi Fatima mosque, the largest mosque for Shia Muslims in the city, believed to be a Taliban stronghold.

    Central Asia
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    US drone strike hits IS suicide bomber in Kabul: officials

    American forces launched a drone strike in Kabul on Sunday targeting a suicide bomber in a vehicle who was aiming to attack the airport, US officials said, as the United States nears the.

    Central Asia
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    Qassem Soleimani- Iranian General Who Redrew the Middle East Map

    In Iraq while a US-led coalition confined itself to airstrikes, ground victories for Iraqi forces came with photographs emerging of Soleimani leading, never wearing a flak jacket.

    West Asia
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    3,000 Daesh Fighters Surrender In Last Bastion

    Around 3,000 members of the militant Islamic State have surrendered from the group's last holdout in Syria, Kurdish-led forces said on Tuesday, as air raids and shelling resumed after a brief lull.

    West Asia
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    The Wall, The Endless War, and the Troops Who Pay

    The suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria which killed up to twenty people, including two U.S. soldiers, a State Department employee, and a defense contractor, adds to the tragic toll of the war in Syria.

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    Turkey, Iran vow to work closer on Syria after US announcement

    Turkey, despite its differences with Iran and Russia over Syria, has worked closely with both countries to find a political solution to the war through the Astana process launched last year.

    West Asia
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    Iran strikes Ahvaz attack ringleaders near Euphrates

    "The missile attacks were followed by bombardment ... signalling Iranian military capabilities in the region," Pan Arab sattelite channel Al-Jazeera reported.

    West Asia
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    Rouhani slams US 'economic terrorism' in clash with Trump

    "We were engaged in the fight against Daesh, a distorted representation of Islam, before their attacks in Paris, London and Brussels. World will not have a better friend than Iran, if peace is what it seeks.”

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    Why Is Basra Burning and who Is Behind the Unrest

    The deadly unrest, led mostly by masked men, has left Iraq facing its latest political and security crisis as the country struggles to regain its feet after the war with Daesh.

    West Asia
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    Tehran summit ends with call for Idlib rebels to lay down arms

    Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran on Friday discussed a step-by-step "stabilisation" in Syria's Idlib, with a possibility of peace with some rebel groups, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after the talks.

    West Asia
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    UN: 10,000 'terrorists' in Syrian region of Idlib must be defeated

    United Nations Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday that the UN estimates that around 10,000 "terrorists" remain in northern Idlib province and need to be defeated.

    West Asia
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    Violence killed nearly 7,000 Iraqi civilians in 2016: UN

    The United Nations said Monday that terrorism and other acts of violence in Iraq killed at least 6,878 civilians and wounded another 12,388 last year,but the casualty figures may actually be higher.

    West Asia
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    Thousands protest against Daesh in Afghanistan

    Shouting slogans such as "Death to the enemies of Afghanistan!" and "Death to Daesh!", the Arabic acronym for IS, the protesters in the city of Herat marched to the governor's office, carrying pictures of Afghans killed

    Central Asia
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    US admits Killing 188 civilians in Iraq and Syria

    The US-led coalition has only acknowledged killing of some 200 civilians in its alleged war against ISIS terrorist group in Syria and Iraq, rejecting the majority of civilian casualty reports as “non-credible.”

    West Asia
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    IS claims responsibility for Istanbul attack

    Islamic State claimed responsibility on Monday for a New Year’s Day mass shooting in a packed Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people, an attack carried out by a lone gunman who remains at large.

    West Asia
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    39 killed as car bomb rips through busy Baghdad market

    At least 39 people were killed and 57 wounded in a car bomb attack on a busy square in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City district, police and medical sources said.

    West Asia
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    Syrian army announces nationwide ceasefire

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian government had signed a number of documents including a ceasefire deal that would take effect at midnight.

    West Asia
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    Iraqi forces launch second phase of Mosul offensive

     Iraqi security forces launched a fresh advance on Thursday against militant Islamic State (IS) group fighters in several southeastern districts of Mosul, where the fight had been stalled for about a month ago.

    West Asia
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    US-led coalition supporting terrorists in Syria: Erdogan

    The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has uncovered evidence that US-led coalition forces have helped support terrorists in Syria – including Isis.

    West Asia
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    Russia, China favour taking Taliban off UN sanctions list

    Russia and China, being permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, have decided to work towards delisting the Afghan Taliban from the world body’s sanctions list.

    Central Asia
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    Reading fake news, Pak Minister directs nuclear threat at Israel

    A fake news article led to gunfire at a Washington pizzeria three weeks ago. Now it seems that another fake news story has prompted the defense minister of Pakistan to threaten to go nuclear. 

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    Mass graves found in eastern Aleppo

    Russian troops have found mass graves in Aleppo with bodies showing signs of torture and mutilation, the Russian defence ministry has claimed.Konashenkov said the Russians “found mass graves of several Syrians.

    West Asia
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    Syrian rebels 'blamed' for poisoning Damascus water

    Residents of the Syrian capital were facing their third consecutive day of water shortages on Sunday, with authorities accusing “terrorist groups” of deliberately poisoning water resources.

    West Asia

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