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2015-06-22 Israel Middle East


CBC.ca
   
Fears after IS mines ancient ruins in Palmyra   
DAWN.com
DAMASCUS: Fighters of the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group have mined the spectacular ancient ruins in Syria's Palmyra, an antiquities official and a monitor said on Sunday, prompting fears for the Unesco World Heritage site. The reports came one month ...

'Landmines laid in Palmyra'   The Hindu
Fears rise after ISIS plants mines at Palmyra's ancient ruins   The Daily Star
Report: ISIS militants planted mines around ancient Syrian city Palmyra   The Week Magazine
Toronto Star   
Irish Times   
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The Nation
   
Pakistan again under pressure to join Saudi coalition   
The Nation
ISLAMABAD - After playing “neutral” for some time, Pakistan is once again under pressure to decide whether it can “afford” to remain impartial in the Saudi Arabia-Yemen conflict, diplomatic sources said. “The Saudis have been asking Islamabad to consider if ...

Yemen Faces Humanitarian Catastrophe — UN   The Bell Jar
Latest from Iran   Press TV
Saudi Arabia continues airstrikes against Yemen   APA
Tasnim News Agency (press release)   
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Arab News
   
Torture uproar: 2 Lebanon cops held   
Arab News
BEIRUT: Lebanon said on Sunday it has arrested two policemen after videos showing officers beating extremist militants held in prison caused outrage in the country. At least two short videos went viral on social media overnight. One shows a number of ...

Arrests after Lebanon guards shown beating prisoners   GlobalPost
Lebanon minister vows to punish guards after beating video   The Times of Israel
Public protests over prisoners torture video in Lebanon   Kuwait News Agency
Yahoo! Maktoob News   
MWC News   
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Reuters Canada
   
US, allies target Islamic State with 18 air strikes in Iraq   
Reuters Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and coalition forces launched 18 air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq on Saturday, with four each in Tal Afar and Mosul, the U.S. military said in a statement. The air strikes hit near nine Iraqi cities in all, destroying ...

Fighting ISIS   Daily Times
Twitter, YouTube analysis pinpoints ISIS strategy   The Daily Star
'Revolution within revolution': How and why Kurdish women are fighting ISIS ...   RT
DAWN.com   
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BBC News
   
Basis for Iraq war was wrong, admits Blair ally Lord Falconer   
Herald Scotland
Custom byline text: Magnus Gardham. BRITAIN was wrong to join the Iraq war, one of Tony Blair's closest allies in the build-up to the 2003 invasion has admitted. Lord Falconer, the former Lord Chancellor, said the conflict was perceived as a mistake and had ...

Pressure mounting on Chilcot after Blair ally Lord Falconer admits 'we should not ...   The National
Scottish Labour's downfall 'began with Iraq war'   Scotsman
Iraq War was mistake, Lord Falconer says   BBC News
Business Standard   
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Al-Bawaba
   
Female activist jailed for criticising Kuwait emir   
The Nation
KUWAIT CITY - A Kuwaiti court sentenced a female rights activist to three years in jail on Sunday after convicting her in absentia of publicly criticising the oil-rich Gulf state's ruler. The lower court convicted Rana Jassem al-Saadun of repeating parts of a ...

Kuwait jails female rights activist   Peninsula On-line
Kuwaiti activist sentenced to 3 years for insulting emir - newspapers | Reuters   Firstpost
Kuwaiti activist jailed for insulting emir   Al-Bawaba

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BT.com
   
Police slammed over Syria sisters   
South Wales Guardian
The husbands of two of the three sisters who are feared to have travelled to Syria with their nine children will meet the chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Committee after their lawyers said police were "complicit in the grooming and radicalising" of the ...

UK police slammed over Syria sisters   SBS

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Businessinsider India
   
The crippling contradiction in Obama's ISIS strategy is growing   
Businessinsider India
President Barack Obama meets with members of his cabinet, including Secretary of State John Kerry, left, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in the White House on Sept. 30, 2013. AP. Ashton Carter Barack Obama John Kerry. AP. President Barack ...

Senior Military figures accused for Mosul's fall   Kurdish Globe
Iraq denies IS claims of shooting down fighter jet   Sentinel Republic
How ISIS Is Spreading Terror Far Beyond Iraq and Syria   The Fiscal Times

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Haaretz
   
Israeli officials: Iran and Russia in no rush to abandon Assad   
Haaretz
The two countries are continuing to provide Syrian regime with advice, intelligence and weapons, but not boots on the ground. By Amos Harel | Jun. 22, 2015 | 4:44 AM. submit to reddit. Free Syrian Army fighters fire rockets towards forces loyal to Syria's Assad.
Syria's Druze community caught up in Nusra's Golan campaign   Irish Times
Israel and Syria   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Syrian military and Druze allies join forces to fend off 'terrorists'   Los Angeles Times
The National   
Business Standard   
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The Globe and Mail
   
Al-Jazeera journalist remains in Germany awaiting extradition decision   
The Globe and Mail
A prominent Al Jazeera journalist will remain in German custody for a second night, prosecutors said Sunday, adding they have not yet decided whether to extradite him to Egypt or set him free. As dozens of supporters protested Sunday in front of the Berlin ...

Did Berlin really think this was a good idea?   DAWN.com
German Arrest of Al Jazeera Journalist Stirs Criticism   Wall Street Journal
Al Jazeera journalist held in Germany, could be extradited to Egypt   The Week Magazine
BBC News   
New York Times   
Voice of America   
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