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Reports confirm Trump's raid on al Qaeda militants in Yemen

Washington – Youssef Mekky

Donald Trump's first military raid, in which officials have said 'almost everything went wrong.' The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was looking into whether more civilians were killed in a raid on al Qaeda in Yemen on the weekend, in the first operation authorized by President Donald Trump as commander in chief. An eight-year-old American girl and a SEALRead more

US commando killed, 3 injured in raid on Qaeda militants

Washington – Youssef Mekky

A U.S. commando was killed and three others injured in a dawn raid on the al Qaeda militant group in southern Yemen on Sunday, the U.S. military announced in a statement. The U.S. army killed 14 militants in a raid on a powerful al Qaeda branch that has been a frequent target of U.S. drone strikes. Medics at the scene,Read more

IOF arrest 27 Palestinians in overnight raids

Bethlehem - Arab Today

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Wednesday overnight have kidnapped 27 Palestiniansduring a wide raid and arrest campaign. According to PalInfo, the campaign targeted four Palestinians from Nour Shams camp, to the east of Tulkarem, two from Balata camp, in eastern Nablus, and two others from eastern Qalqilya and northern Salfit. Three more Palestinians were kidnapped by the IOF from northernRead more

Four Jordanian security personnel killed in security raid in Karak

Amman - Arab Today

Four members of security forces, three Gendarmerie personnel and one from the Public Security Department, were killed Tuesday in a raid of a house in the southern city of Karak where a group of wanted men barricaded themselves and fired at police, according to a security source. It said the raid was part of an ongoing joint security operation againstRead more

Mufti condemns storming of Aqsa Mosque by Jewish settlers

Cairo - Arab Today

Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam strongly decried a raid on Al Aqsa Mosque by Jewish settlers under the tight guard of Israeli officers and Special Forces to commemorate "Tisha B'Av", which marks the destruction of the so-called "Holy Temple" in Jewish history. In a statement, Allam said Al Quds city and Al Aqsa Mosque are a red line that should notRead more

Palestinian Alerts about Jewish Organizations Calling to Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque

Jerusalem - Arab Today

Jerusalem Affairs Department in the Palestine Liberation Organization has warned of the risk of racism calls from extremist Jewish organizations to raid Al-Aqsa Mosque, accompanied by senior settler rabbis to perform the Talmudic ritual in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa. In its statement, the department denounced the dozens of extremist settlers breaking into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque on the MoroccanRead more

Israeli jets launch raid on southern Gaza

Gaza City - Arab Today

Israeli jets launched a new raid Friday morning on Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip and no injuries were reported. Local sources said that the planes targeted an open area in Khozaa village in eastern Khan Younis. At dawn, the Israeli artillery launched three bombs in eastern Rafah and no injuries were reported. Source : MENARead more

At least 12 killed in joint US-Afghan raid in eastern Afghanistan

Kabul - MENA

Twelve people, including three children, were killed when Afghan and U.S. forces conducted a raid on the house of a suspected Al Qaeda member in east Afghanistan, according to a confidential report and people familiar with the matter, Fox News reported. The Wall Street Journal reviewed an Afghan interior ministry incident report that detailed the early Friday operation in easternRead more

Dutch police carry out raid in Rotterdam; no weapons found

Amsterdam - Arab Today

Dutch police have carried out another raid in the port city of Rotterdam, days after detaining a 32-year-old French national at the request of French authorities on suspicion of involvement in a "terrorist plan", The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The Dutch national prosecutor's office said in a statement that the raid Tuesday night did not uncover any weaponsRead more