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North Korea threatens to take ‘corresponding measures’ if UN adopts sanctions

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2017

North Korea on Friday threatened to take “corresponding measures” if the UN Security Council adopts another sanctions resolution in response to the North’s test-launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on July 4. The North’s foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the

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ISIS confirms death of group leader Al-Baghdadi

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

The Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) has confirmed the death of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, media reported Tuesday, citing an IS statement. According to the Al Sumaria News broadcaster, Al-Baghdadi is dead and his successor will be named soon. On June 16, the Russian Defence Ministry said Al-Baghdadi was likely eliminated as a result […]

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US soldier arrested in Hawaii over ISIS links

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

A US soldier suspected of links to the terror group Islamic State (IS) has been arrested in Hawaii, the FBI confirmed in Washington Monday. The 34-year-old was arrested on Saturday “for providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (‘ISIS’),” the FBI said in a statement. He had been under investigation by […]

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Amnesty International: Iraq, Allies Violated International Law In Mosul Battle

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern of attacks by Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led military coalition backing them in the battle for Mosul that violated international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes. The rights group said in a report that the Islamic State militant group had flagrantly violated that […]

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United States And Iraq Declare Victory Over ISIS In Mosul

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The Iraqi security forces have wrested control of Mosul from ISIS and are now clearing portions of the city’s historic quarter of explosives and hidden enemy fighters, the U.S. military said Monday. The announcement coincided with a triumphant speech by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who called the battle “a victory over darkness, brutality and […]

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Saudi executes six for drug trafficking, homicide

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

Six people convicted of drug trafficking and homicide were executed in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the government said, the highest number of executions in a single day this year. A Pakistani citizen was executed for drug trafficking and five Saudi nationals for homicide, the interior ministry said. Monday’s executions bring to 44 the number of […]