Iraqi forces on Thursday retook the town of Hadhar, southwest of Mosul, on the third day of an operation that saw them wrest back a nearby UNESCO-listed ancient city, a statement said. Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitary forces said they had flushed ISIL terrorist group out of Hadhar, which lies ...
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei warns against Western attempts to gain political and economic dominance over Muslim nations, saying Muslims worldwide must hold onto their “Islamic identity” as deterrence against such attempts. Ayatollah Khamenei made the comments in a Thursday meeting with dozens of Quran reciters ...