Tag Archives: Terrorism

Ayatollah Hussaini Bushehri, leading the Friday prayers in the holy city of Qum, at the shrine of Lady Fatima al-Ma’suma (s), spoke about the situation in Iraq, the role of America, the virtues of the month of Ramadhan and the responsibility of the scholars in the blessed month. His eminence ...

Shocking images have emerged of the mass execution of Iraqi soldiers detained by militants from the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The photographs, released on one of ISIL’s own Twitter feeds, show dozens of Shiite soldiers being driven in trucks to a rural area where they ...

A commander of the al-Qaeda splinter Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been killed in Mosul as Iraqi forces continue slowing the militants’ advance. Media reports said on Saturday that Abu Omar al-Esseily was killed in an attack against his car in the militant-held city, which is ...

A senior Iranian intelligence official has announced the capture of 30 operatives tied to al-Qaeda-linked terrorist groups across Iran over the past month by the nation’s security forces. The Saturday remarks were made by Iran’s Deputy Minister of Intelligence Ali Khazei who added, “The Intelligence Ministry carries out very good ...

Latest reports out of Iraq confirm that the ‘Islamic State of Iraq and Sham’ have taken over Mosul. Situated in the north of Iraq, Mosul is Iraq’s 3rd largest city. Situated in Ninevah province, the city has long been a base of ISIS & has been a stronghold for supporters and ...

As many as 23 people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber stormed a hotel in Taftan, where Shia pilgrims were staying, and blew himself up, late on Sunday. Talking to Daily Times, Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani said that around 300 Shia pilgrims had entered ...

IHRC believes that all criminal defendants should enjoy the fundamental right to open justice The impending trial of two suspects charged with terrorism offences in secret in a closed court would amount to an abandonment of the fundamental right to a fair trial and disproportionately impact Muslims. The trial of ...

Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) has announced to end their sit-in, that was initiated to protest against the target killings in Karachi, as the provincial government held successful talks with the organization’s leaders on Monday morning. On Thursday, MWM organized a rally against targeted killings in Karachi from Numaish Chowrangi. The participants of ...

Dr. Ghulamali Haddad Adil, the representative of the people of Tehran in Parliament, spoke in a gathering for ‘A world free of extremism and terrorism from the viewpoint of the Abrahamic religions’. He stated: “For the world to be free of terrorism, religion needs to be the governing force, and ...

Thousands gathered today in South Lebanon to listen to Hezbollah leader, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, deliver his speech on Liberation Day 2014. Liberation Day marks the day Israeli occupation forces were forced to end their illegal occupation of Lebanon in 2000 after facing resistance by Hezbollah. The following points were made ...