Yemeni officials say warships shell al Qaeda positions, U.S. denies involvement
Reuters: Warships shelled suspected al Qaeda strongholds in a mountainous region of southern Yemen on Thursday, government officials said.
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Will Assad ever be tried for his crimes?
Al Jazeera: As enticing as it is to imagine Bashar al-Assad and his cronies on trial for heinous crimes against the Syrian people, a reality check is in order.
Dwindindling, Unorganized Opposition in Syria
In Syria, the last rebel held province is Idlib. Two of the more influential rebel groups in Idlib, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) and Ahrar al-Sham have long fought together against Syria’s government forces. This past week the two groups turned against each other, creating a division that threatens to further weaken the already fragile opposition to support the rebellion against… Read more »
Idlib’s rebel split: A crossroads for Syrian opposition
Al Jazeera: Rebel divisions in Idlib threaten to further weaken an already fragile opposition in northern Syria, analysts have said, ripping two ostensible allies apart and throwing into question the direction and shape of the remainder of the armed rebellion.
Abdullah bin Zayed: Trump’s travel ban not Islamophobic
Al Jazeera: The United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister has said that US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries, which has triggered global outrage, is not Islamophobic and does not target any one religion.