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Taliban Appoints former Gitmo Detainee as Afghanistan’s Defense Minister
BEIRUT (8:05 P.M.) - Afghanistan's new Taliban government has appointed former Guantanamo detainee mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir as it's acting defense minister, according to Qatari based Al Jazeera news channel...
Taliban Warns U.S. Troops must Leave Kabul Airport by Aug.31 or Face “Consequences”
BEIRUT (5:10 P.M.) - The Taliban has rejected proposals from the U.S. and its Western allies to extend evacuations from Kabul international airport past August 31. The deadline was previously...
U.S. Senators “Horrified” this Advanced Weapon System Fell into Taliban Hands
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) On Thursday a group of 25 U.S. Senators led by Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio penned a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressing outrage over...
US Soldier Releases Surreal Footage of Still Unfolding Crisis at Kabul Airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) - This week a series of videos coming out of Hamid Karzai International Airport documented the breakdown in security and general chaos that ensued as US...
Ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Emerges In UAE, Reportedly Fled With $169 Million
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 P.M.) – It's being widely reported that ex-president of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has emerged in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after his whereabouts were unknown for days...
Ousted President Fled Afghanistan With Cars, Helicopter “Stuffed Full Of Cash”: Russian Embassy
BEIRUT (5:40 P.M.) – On Monday the world witnessed horrifying scenes emerge out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as desperate throngs of Afghan civilians rushed departing aircraft while...
Ousted President Fled Afghanistan With Cars, Helicopter “Stuffed Full Of Cash”: Russian Embassy
BEIRUT (5:40 P.M.) – On Monday the world witnessed horrifying scenes emerge out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as desperate throngs of Afghan civilians rushed departing aircraft while...
First Footage Of Taliban Leaders Inside Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – As of Sunday night, the Taliban is in full control of Afghanistan's presidential palace and government offices, with international media capturing the shocking and historic...
West Bank: Police say cell opened fire toward military base; 2 attackers killed, 1 injured
King Abdullah II sends message to Jordanian people
Pakistan holds naval exercises with Iran, air drills with US and Saudi Arabia
Breaking: ISIS releases footage of their terrorists ambushing US troops in West Africa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:37 P.M.) - On October 4 2017, four US special forces troops (service branch unknown but likely army)...
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If Assad made peace with Israel in 2008, there would be no Syrian war ex-PM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert revealed the "mistake of Omar" that he claims Syrian...
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Russian Military Hails Syria’s Successful Intercepts of 22 of 24 Missiles in Latest Israeli Attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) - Following Thursday's night's largescale airstrikes by Israeli fighter jets on areas in and around Damascus...
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Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Announces Third Fuel Tanker Will Sail to Lebanon From Iran
BEIRUT (10:00 P.M.) - On Friday the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, announced that a third Iranian fuel tanker will...
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Long-range Russian missiles destroy militant oil smuggling sites in northern Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) - The Russian military carried out a devastating attack on oil smuggling sites in northern Syria...
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Israel to “Accelerate” Covert Action Against Iran, Budget “Earmarked”: IDF Chief
BEIRUT (6:50 A.M.) - Just on the heels of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's remarks to The New York Times...
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ISIS executes two dozen prisoners in a slaughterhouse
The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) reportedly executed two dozen detainees this past weekend in the Deir Ezzor...
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Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham Issues Statement Celebrating Taliban Victory in Afghanistan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) - The Syrian anti-government Islamist faction and al-Qaeda spinoff which has for years occupied Idlib province,...
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American ISIS child fighter sends chilling message to Trump: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) - A young American child fighter of the Islamic State (ISIS) was recently featured in a...
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Turkish-backed rebels mutilate body of dead female Kurdish fighter (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) - The Turkish-backed rebels reportedly mutilated the body of a dead female Kurdish fighter in the...
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ISIS burns alive two Turkish soldiers in eastern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) - The so-called "Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham" (ISIS) released a video on Thursday showing...
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Who is Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan of the Tiger Forces?
Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan of the Syrian Arab Army’s Special Forces Brigade known as the “Tiger Forces” (Qawat Al-Nimr) has become one...
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VIDEO: Kurdish PKK militants slaughter 7 Turkish soldiers in brutal ambush
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - Armed militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have carried out a deadly ambush against...
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Watch: Russian troops operate in shared zone with US forces in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) - A new video was posted by the Russian Spring (RusVesna.SU) YouTube channel on April 15th,...
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UAE Crown Prince expresses support to Syria in phone call with Syrian President
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) - Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad received a phone call on Friday from the Crown Prince of...
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Syrian Army strikes jihadist gas depot in southern Idlib: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) struck a jihadist gas factory in the Idlib Governorate town...
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Armenian forces deploy armored vehicles for important battle in Shusha: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) - In the biggest battle of the ongoing Karabakh conflict, the Artsakh Defense Army (ADA) has...
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VIDEO: Houthi snipers head-shot two Saudi soldiers inside their own country
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 A.M.) - Video footage (shown below) has a emerged showing the moment Houthi snipers engaged and killed...
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Gaddafi supporters rally in support of family on anniversary of rise to power: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:55 A.M.) - Libyans gathered last in a number of cities and villages in the northwestern and southern...
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Syrian Army on the verge of besieging Ma’arat Al-Nu’man after capturing key town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army's 25th Special Mission Forces Division (formerly Tiger Forces) continued their offensive...
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