Crime & Justice

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-06-15

  Iraq opens mass grave in Ninawa to identify ISIS victims

  Dozens of family members have given blood samples, which will be compared to the DNA of the remains of victims found at the Badoush site.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-06-11

  United States offers $3 million for information on Iraq attacks

  The announcement comes one day after an attack with three explosive-laden drones on Baghdad airport where US troops are deployed. It was the first such attack on targets in the capital.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-06-11

  US sanctions Yemen smuggling network funding IRGC, Houthis

  The 'complex international network' had been generating tens of millions of dollars and funneling funds to the IRGC Quds Force and the Houthis by smuggling Iranian goods worldwide.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-06-08

  Lebanese journalist speaks out about Hizbullah's ongoing threats, assaults

  Hizbullah critic Mariam Seif Eddine has been the victim of years-long physical and psychological harassment, while members of the group assaulted her mother and savagely beat her father.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-05-27

  Al-Qard al-Hasan in spotlight again over 'shadow' banking activity

  The US Treasury says Hizbullah has used al-Qard al-Hasan to manage its financial activities and gain access to the international financial system.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-05-25

  Yemen's al-Mahra boosts security after drug, arms-smuggling busts

  Security authorities in the eastern Yemeni province thwarted a large-scale narcotics and weapons smuggling operation at sea, in co-ordination with Arab Coalition and Coast Guard forces.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-05-20

  Iraqi truck drivers incur losses due to militias' extortion

  Iran-backed militias have set up checkpoints on major roads and refuse to allow the drivers of commercial trucks to pass unless they pay, causing delays and financial losses.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-04-26

  Lebanese journalists continue to expose Hizbullah's actions despite threats

  Physical and psychological harassment, threats of violence, social media smears and lawsuits are some of the ways Hizbullah tries to silence journalists from exposing the truth. It isn't working.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-04-21

  Chemical weapons watchdog votes to suspend Syria's rights

  Member states voted to strip Syria of its rights at the OPCW, the first time the global watchdog has used its maximum available punishment.

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  Crime & Justice

  2021-04-13

  'Irrefutable' evidence proves Syria used chemical weapons in 2018 attack

  A new investigative report concludes Syrian regime helicopters dropped chlorine cylinders on civilians in Idlib province. Orders for the attack must have come from above, OPCW says.