The Lebanese army has detained some 350 people, including members of the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group, during raids on Syrian refugee camps in the northeastern border town of Arsal, a security source says. Early on Friday, Lebanese troops raided two Syrian refugee camps in the area. During the raids, five ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Friday thanked Iraq’s top Shiite cleric for his role in the war against militants, crediting him with saving the country and setting the stage for victory. Three days after Mosul fell to the ISIL in 2014, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani called on Iraqis to ...
