CAIRO—Iraqi Sunni political leaders are accusing the government of two bloody attacks on civilians in Anbar province in the past 24 hours. An Iraqi military spokesman denies the charges. Iraqi media claims attacks have killed a large number of civilians in Anbar province’s largest cities of Ramadi and Faluja. Sunni leaders from Anbar province say […]
A car bomb Monday morning killed Egypt’s top judicial official, General Prosecutor Hisham Barakat. The now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group has vowed to step up anti-government activities to mark the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on June 30, 2013. Amateur video showed firemen trying to douse flames pouring from burning vehicles after a powerful car […]
CAIRO—After 12 years on the run as Iraq’s most wanted man, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Saddam Hussein’s former deputy, was killed, according to top Iraqi officials. Al-Douri is the last top-ranking former Ba’athist leader on the U.S. deck of cards who had not been captured. The veteran Saddam Hussein loyalist, known for his bitter and biting […]
CAIRO—Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said militant attacks on army checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 30 troops Friday were a “foreign-funded operation” and those who commit such attacks “must be hanged.” The president vowed Saturday to take drastic measures against the militants, saying there are foreign powers that want to “break the back of Egypt.” Egypt declared […]