IS group suicide vehicles force Iraqi army to change strategy
The Islamic State jihadist organisation’s specialty has become suicide vehicles; it uses them relentlessly in its combat against the Iraqi Army
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The cyclist bringing books to isolated Afghan children
In war-ravaged Afghanistan, children have little access to literature, even in big cities. So for children living in remote areas that are hard to reach in 4x4s,
Video: Is the Iraqi army executing IS fighters?
Videos on the Iranian version of YouTube, “Aparat”, claim to show the darker side of how the Iraqi army carries out its war against
Debunked: The ace Hezbollah sniper…is from a video game
Iran’s state television has been running impressive footage claiming to show ace Hezbollah fighters picking off fighters from the Islamic State group (IS)
Inside Kunduz: ‘The Taliban have taken my city’
In the early hours of Monday, Taliban insurgents overran Kurduz, a major city in northern Afghanistan. A local Afghan journalist spoke to
Imam Ali Brigades: brutal fighters and skilled propagandists
The Iraqi Shiite militia known as the Imam Ali Brigades is accused of having committed multiple war crimes in the fight against the Islamic State organisation in Iraq,
‘Made in Iran’: Iranian weapons in Iraq conflict
With sanctions strangling its ability to get its hands on weapons, Iran’s only way of amassing a stockpile of arms has been to build them itself.
Video: Shiite militias use same brutal tactics as Islamic State
A disturbing video filmed by soldiers fighting for the Kurdish Peshmerga reveals gruesome tactics used by Shiite militias battling to push
Afghan migrants offered $500 by Iran to fight for Syrian regime
Iran has been accused of recruiting and sending Afghanistan’s Shia Muslims to fight alongside the Assad regime in war-torn Syria.
Iran’s ‘secret’ al Qaeda prisoners
Across the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranians accused of being members of al Qaeda are being held in prisons – some even in specific high security wings.
Ershad Alijani 