Police in Yemen’s southwestern Lahij province on Thursday announced that an Al-Qaeda leader had been killed by an “unknown assailant” while in police custody. According to a police statement, Abu al-Mehdar (the authorities did not provide his full name) was killed after turning himself in to police one month ago. ...
Iraqi foreign minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari said Thursday the US-led coalition actions in Syria required more coordination with Russia. “Look what ISIL has done around the world. But, of course, they are destroyed in Iraq thanks to the efforts of the heroes of the Iraqi army,” Jaafari said at a press ...