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The following is a statement released by jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia (AST), in which they claim responsibility, through the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)-linked Uqba Bin Nafi Brigade, for the deaths of 14 Tunisian security forces in the Chaambi Mountains on 16 July 2014. Find…
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Khaled Juma is a Palestinian poet, author and writer from Rafah, who currently lives in Gaza City. He wrote the following as the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip continued for the tenth consecutive day. جوانب لا ترى من الحرب بقلم خالد جمعه أخطر ما يحدث في الحرب…
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The office of Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni released the following statement after militias battled for control of the Tripoli International Airport today. Interim Libyan Government – Office of the Prime Minister Date: 13/07/2014 Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim Tripoli International Airport and other locations in the suburbs of Tripoli…
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IDF warning to residents of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate their homes ahead of a forthcoming air assault on “terrorist elements and infrastructure.” Military communication to the residents of Beit Lahia The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) will work with vigour and determination to strike,…
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The extremist group Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), al-Qaeda’s official affiliate in Syria, reportedly declared an Islamic Emirate, two weeks after the rival Islamic State (IS) announced the establishment of a Caliphate. In the following statement, JaN explains the current situation surround rumours of its declaration. بيان توضيحي حول ما…
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Egyptian terrorist organisation Ansar Beit al-Maqdis posted a video to YouTube in which it appears the group fires five rockets into Israeli territory from their border position in the Sinai peninsula. While the video cannot be independently verified, the group has claimed previous attacks in the past, and…
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Jabhat al-Nusrah li-Ahl al-Sham (Eng: The Front for the Protection of the People of the Levant) announced via social networking websites that it is withdrawing from the Aleppo Sharia Council due to internal disputes with other members.– – – جبهة النصرة تعلن انسحابها من الهيئة الشرعية ٨ يوليو…
