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Killer avalanches hit Indian Kashmir

Srinagar, India - Arab Today

Avalanches killed five people in Indian-administered Kashmir on Wednesday — four members of a family whose home was buried under snow and a soldier stationed at a military base. The four family members died when an avalanche ripped through the small village of Badugam in the Gurez area, close to the unofficial border with Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, while they were asleepRead more

Iraq executes 31 IS militants over role in 2014 Saladin massacre

Saladin - Arab Today

Iraqi authorities have executed a total of 31 people for involvement in the 2014 mass killing in which hundreds of Iraqi military personnel were killed by the Islamic State (IS) group in northern Iraq’s Saladin province in 2014, said Iraqi government official on Tuesday. On June 12, 2014, IS terrorists overran Saladin before positing a video online purporting to showRead more

In contact with Jordanian authorities after US personnel shooting incident

Amman - Arab Today

The US embassy in Jordan on Friday said it is in contact with Jordanian officials who are giving all the support after two US personnel were killed after their car failed to stop at the gate of a military base. In a statement, the embassy confirmed the incident in which Jordanian authorities has announced earlier. "We have reports of aRead more

Bahrain denies establishing UK military base on its soil

Manama - Arab Today

A well-placed source at the Bahraini Foreign Ministry said Britain is establishing logistBahrain denied on Wednesday media reports claiming that Britain is establishing a military base in the kingdom.ic support facilities for its navy in accordance with an agreement between the two countries. Source: MENARead more

Iran official: No permanent Russia base for Syria strikes

Tehran - Arab Today

The speaker of Iran's parliament is stressing that Russia does not have a permanent military base within Iran, a day after Moscow announced launching airstrikes on Syria from Iran, Fox news reported. The comments by Ali Larijani, reported on Wednesday by the state-run IRNA news agency, seem geared at easing domestic concerns over the strikes. Iran's constitution, ratified after itsRead more

Iran official: No permanent Russia base for Syria strikes

Tehran - Arab Today

Iranian Speaker: Iran Has Given No Military Base to Russia

Tehran - Arab Today

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said no military base has been given to Russia or any other country by Iran. He made the remarks in the parliament's open session here on Wednesday. His remarks came in answer to parliamentarian Heshmatollah Falahat Pisheh, who reminded the legislative body that article 146 of the Iranian Constitutional Laws bans any foreign militaryRead more

Senior militant blamed for military base assault held

Bamako - Arab Today

Malian special forces arrested a senior man from the Ansar Dine group on Tuesday close to a central military base where he is accused of planning an attack that killed 17 soldiers. “Today, at around 4 p.m. (1600 GMT) our special forces captured Mahmoud Barry, alias Abou Yehiya,” one of the most senior figures in the group’s branch operating inRead more