On Saturday, dozens of faithful attended Mass at a Mosul church in northern Iraq for the first time since it was rebuilt after being ransacked by Daesh militants. In 2014, Daesh rushed into Mosul and declared it their “capital,” causing hundreds of thousands of Christians in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province to flee, some to Iraq’s … Read more
BAGHDAD – Learning to make yogurt, butter and cream gives 32-year-old Zainab Hazem and her Iraqi counterparts new hope they can support their families in the war-torn town of Al-Hamdaniya in Iraq’s Nineveh province. Zainab had fled her village in the Nimrud area in 2014, escaping only two hours before the Daesh group took control. … Read more
Afghanistan is in dire straits at the moment and its security forces have been weakened after the state failed to stop the Taliban’s attacks. Adding to Afghanistan’s woes, Washington has announced plans to evacuate its citizens from Kabul, a symbol of the US presence after nearly two decades of conflict. Following the Taliban’s takeover of … Read more
KABUL: Taliban on Friday claimed to have taken control over key southern Afghan cities of Lashkar Gah and Kandahar, after weeks of heavy clashes between the Taliban and government forces. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on his social media account that they overran government offices, including provincial police headquarters, in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the north of Afghanistan is becoming a new springboard for international terrorist organizations. According to Afghan media, Sergey Lavrov, while addressing the United Nations Security Council, said that the north of Afghanistan risks becoming a new springboard for Daesh and other international terrorist organizations. Lavrov said that the … Read more
