militia
Iraq’s militias seek to consolidate political power in vote
Middle East
October 6, 2021
Iraq’s militias seek to consolidate political power in vote
BAGHDAD (AP) — Among the candidates running in Iraq’s general elections this week is a leader in one of the…
Iraq calls US blacklisting of militia leader ‘unacceptable’
Middle East
January 10, 2021
Iraq calls US blacklisting of militia leader ‘unacceptable’
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq denounced on Saturday as “unacceptable” a US decision to blacklist the leader of a state umbrella…
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle
Middle East
March 5, 2019
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle
(Reuters) – Qassem Soleimani’s role in a political crisis in Iran highlights the influence of the leader of the Revolutionary…
Exclusive: Libya sees currency stabilizing next year, squeezing militia
Middle East
November 21, 2018
Exclusive: Libya sees currency stabilizing next year, squeezing militia
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya expects to end a long-running liquidity crisis by early 2019 as a foreign currency tax…
UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli
Middle East
August 14, 2018
UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says it’s concerned over a Libyan militia forcing 1,900 displaced people out of…
Backed by Italy, Libya enlists militias to stop migrants
Middle East
August 29, 2017
Backed by Italy, Libya enlists militias to stop migrants
Under a deal backed by Italy, Libya’s struggling government in Tripoli has paid militias implicated in trafficking to now prevent…
Iran extends reach with fight for land link to Mediterranean
Middle East
August 23, 2017
Iran extends reach with fight for land link to Mediterranean
Thousands of Iranian-backed fighters in Syria’s central desert region are advancing east, bringing Tehran closer to its goal of securing…
Yemen’s Houthi militia kills protester
World
February 21, 2015
Yemen’s Houthi militia kills protester
Houthi militiamen opened fire on protesters in the central Yemeni city of Ibb on Saturday, killing one person and wounding…
Yemen cabinet resigns after militia siege of premier
World
January 22, 2015
Yemen cabinet resigns after militia siege of premier
The Yemeni cabinet tendered its resignation to President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi on Thursday after a two-day siege of the prime…
Alexandria security arrests armed cell
Egypt
March 2, 2014
Alexandria security arrests armed cell
Alexandria security claims to have arrested an armed group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood for committing acts of violence.