US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman
Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights in the US.The ...
Tag: Iraq
‘Modern slavery’: Trapped in Iraq, Nigerian women cry out for help
Sometimes when the pain hits, Agnes* has to pause for several seconds to ride out the excruciating wave. It feels ...
The Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval
Tehran, Iran – For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to ...
US charges IRGC officer with killing of American citizen in Iraq
US says Mohammad Reza Nouri orchestrated the killing of Stephen Troell in 2022 as revenge for Qassem Soleimani.The United States ...
Hunt for Assad's 'ghost' brother: Tyrant's 'vampire' sibling who oversaw £1.9bn drugs empire becomes Syria's most-wanted as rebels find sex pills and secret tunnels at his empty palace
Syrian rebels are hunting for one of the most-wanted members of the fallen regime - the sadistic brother of deposed ...
Two charged over US tech used in deadly drone attack on soldiers in Jordan
An Iranian American and a Swiss Iranian have been arrested for allegedly exporting sensitive US technology to Iran for use ...
UK and Iraq sign security deal to curb people smuggling
British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says countries must work more closely to tackle people smuggling.The United Kingdom says it has ...
Jury Awards Abu Ghraib Detainees $42 Million
(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — A U.S. jury on Tuesday awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib ...
Iraq’s parliament elects new speaker, ending yearlong deadlock
Former Sunni speaker secured 182 votes in the 329-seat legislature with significant support from Shia political blocs.Iraq’s parliament has elected ...
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region votes for new parliament
More than 1,000 candidates, including 368 women, are vying to get elected to the 100-seat regional parliament.Voters in Iraq’s semi-autonomous ...
Sex slave kidnapped by ISIS aged 11 'was starved for four days then fed cooked BABIES' during ten years of hell held captive by terrorists and their families
A Yazidi woman who was kidnapped by Islamist terrorists aged 11 has given a harrowing account of her years in ...
Tina Malone shares emotional post marking 13 weeks since her ‘world feel apart’ when her husband Paul Chase died by suicide
Tina Malone has shared an emotional post marking 13 weeks since her 'world fell apart' when her husband Paul Chase died by ...
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