A bomb has exploded at a Shia mosque in the predominantly Sunni nation of Saudi Arabia, suggesting that the sectarian warfare that has engulfed the region may soon overwhelm one of the Arab world's most stable countries.
Iraq's prime minister ordered the military and police to arrest any militia members who may have committed atrocities after liberating the city of Tikrit after multiple reports of looting and arson were made.
The United States has joined the effort to liberate the Iraqi city of Tikrit from the hands of the Islamic State, causing a number of militias to say they will no long participate in the offensive.
Saudi Arabia has moved troops and military equipment to its border with Yemen, suggesting the oil rich kingdom may soon intervene in that country's political situation, which have been chaotic and kinetic since a group of rebels known as Houthis overthrew the previous government.
The Iraqi Army has entered the city of Tikrit for the first time in months as they try to dislodge the Islamic State from their defensive fortifications.
Approximately 50 people were killed when a terrorist's bomb ripped through a Pakistani mosque as hundreds gathered for their weekly prayers.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
