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Bilal Bader group launches three attacks in Ayn el Helwe

Ayn el Helwe - Arab Today

Members of Bilal Bader group launched an assault on three different axes in an attempt to break the blockade around it in Ayn el Helwe Palestinian refugee camp; however, the attack was a failure. Intense clashes persist in said camp as the Lebanese Armed Forces stationed around the camp continued to be on a state of high alert. Source: NNARead more

Tension soars in Ain el Hilwe as armed clashes leave one killed

Beirut - Arab Today

Tension has soared inside the Palestinian refugee camp, as fierce armed clashes broke out following the deployment of the Joint Security Force, leaving one killed and six injured, National News Agency correspondent reported on Friday. The clashes erupted Bilal Badr hardline group opened fire at a member of the Joint Security Force, in the wake of its deployment in theRead more

Armed Forces Begins Citadel 3 Exercise

Doha - Arab Today

The armed forces presented on Wednesday a briefing of joint exercise Citadel 3, the main exercise at the end of the training course of Qatari armed forces 2014-2017, under the patronage of HE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah and in the presence of HE Chief of Staff Major General (Pilot) Ghanem bin ShaheenRead more

LAF: Enemy gunboat breaches Lebanese Waters

Beirut - Arab Today

The Lebanese Armed Forces-Orientation Directorate issued on Tuesday the following statement: "A gunboat belonging to the Israeli army breached at 12.15 on Tuesday Lebanese territorial waters off Rass Naqoura at a distance of 500 meters and then left towards occupied Palestinian territories. This breach is being followed up in coordination with the UNIFIL." Source: NNARead more

Car Bomb Leaves Casualties in Afghanistan

Kabul - Arab Today

A heavy explosion was reported in southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan late on Saturday leaving a number of the security forces and civilians dead or wounded. Local officials confirmed the incident took place in the vicinity of Domand district in northern part of the province, Afghan (Khaama Press) reported. Provincial governor’s spokesman Mubariz Mohammad Zadran said the government has receivedRead more

McCain Criticizes Tillerson' s Statements On Assad 'Status

Washington - Arab Today

U.S. Senator John McCain Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized the statements of the U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who said that the longer-term status of Bashar Assad ‘will be decided by the Syrian people.’ "This overlooks the tragic reality that the Syrian people cannot decide the fate of Assad or the future of their country whenRead more

UAE-Jordan ties reviewed

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a telephone call from Jordanian Monarch King Abdullah II. They reviewed strong bilateral relations and ways of bolstering them for the best interest of both countries and peoples, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. They also discussed the latest regionalRead more

Six Gunmen Killed in Chechnya

Moscow - Arab Today

members of an armed gang who attacked a unit of Russia’s National Guard in Chechnya have been killed, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee told TASS on Friday. A group of six unknown individuals carried out an armed attack on a facility of Rosgvardiya’s military unit in Chechnya’s Naursky district. During the armed clash, all members of the gang were neutralized," theRead more

Afghan Forces, Taliban, ISIS Militants Suffer Casualties in Eastern Afghanistan

Kabul - Arab Today

Armed militants including the Taliban, ISIS insurgents and the Afghan security forces suffered casualties in the latest clashes in various parts of eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The provincial government media office in a statement said on Sunday at least eleven Taliban insurgents and nine ISIS militants were killed during the clashes and airstrikes in Ghani Khel,Read more

Suicide attack kills 18 in Iraq oasis town

Karbala - Arab Today

At least five attackers armed with suicide vests, rifles and grenades killed 18 people in the Iraqi oasis town of Ain Al Tamer, many of them guests at a wedding party, local officials said on Monday. "They werecarrying Kalashnikovs, hand grenades. One of them blew himself up and the others were killed by the security forces," said the head ofRead more