Islamic State militants kill at least 50 from Iraqi Anbar tribeNovember 1, 2014 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Islamic State militants have killed at least 50 members of a western Iraqi tribe in Anbar province, officials and tribal leaders say, according to BBc News. The deaths are thought to be in retaliation for the Al Bu Nimr tribe's resistance to the jihadists. The news comes after mass graves were found containing between 80 and 220 bodies, many from the same tribe. IS militants have killed hundreds of people in the large areas of Iraq and neighbouring Syria they control. Meanwhile AFP news agency quoted the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as saying that at least 100 IS fighters had been killed in three days of fighting for the strategic Syrian border town of Kobani. On Friday, Oct 31 some 150 Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters crossed from Turkey to join Syrian Kurds who have been defending the town against IS for six weeks. The observatory says more than 950 people have died in the battle, more than half of them from IS. Photo: AFP Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |