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Despite risk, Gazans maintain rallies near Israel fence

GAZA, 26 May 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Hundreds of Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip have converged on the Gaza-Israel security fence -- for the ninth consecutive Friday -- to take part in ongoing rallies against the Israeli occupation.  On Thursday, Palestinian political factions and activists called on the people of Gaza to take part in the rallies despite the threat of violence by Israeli troops deployed along the other side of the security fence. “We also urge Palestinians in the [occupied] West Bank and Jerusalem to rise up against the Israeli occupation,” protest organizers said in a statement. Since March 30, Palestinians have been staging mass rallies along the security fence to demand the “right of return” to their homes in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948 to

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Iraqi forces target Daesh cells in Diyala

BAGHDAD, 10 Jun 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Iraqi security forces on Sunday began a military operation against Daesh cells in the eastern Diyala province, according to a local police officer.   Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Capt. Habib al-Shammari said the offensive targets Daesh terrorists in Al-Mukhisa area, northeast of Diyala.   He said three terrorists had been arrested during the operation.   "Daesh terrorist cells have recently become active in carrying out attacks against security personnel in deserted roads and areas,” he said.    Attacks have been on the rise against security forces and civilians in recent months, particularly in Diyala province.   Last December, officials in Baghdad declared that Daesh’s military presence in Iraq had been all but destroyed. Nevertheless,

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Saudi air force intercepts Houthi-launched missile targeting Jazan

Jazan, 13 Jun 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: The Saudi air defense on Wednesday intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias from Saada province, Yemen, towards Saudi territories. The official spokesman for the Arab Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Col. Turki Al Malki, stated that at 3.46 a.m., the Saudi air force intercepted a missile launched by the Iran-aligned militias against the Saudi city of Jazan.  Al Malki explained that the missile was heading towards Jazan and was deliberately launched to target civilian and populated areas. "Such hostile acts by the Iran-backed Houthi militias prove the continuing involvement of the Iranian regime in supporting the Houthi militias with qualitative capabilities in a flagrant and explicit violation of the two UN resolutions No. 2216 and 2231 with

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