Pakistan confirmed its participation just a day after Saudi Arabia announced a joint military exercise called ‘North Thunder’, in a bid to train and increase coordination of countries involved in the coalition before committing troops in Syria. The Saudi Arabian government claims that it is almost ready to take on Daesh in Syria. If this is truly the case, then this newly-acquired drive to take on IS should be commended; however, it must be remembered…
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Two Chinese Uighurs have denied involvement in a deadly shrine bombing in the Thai capital, and a lawyer said one had been beaten up and threatened with deportation to force an earlier confession. Investigators had also compelled Bilal Mohammed to dress up and wear a wig so he resembled a CCTV image of the prime suspect in the blast, according to a statement issued on his behalf. Mohammed, also known as Adem Karadag, and Yusufu…
Bangkok: Two Chinese ethnic Uighur men have appeared in a Thai military court and denied all charges over any involvement in a bombing that killed 20 people in Bangkok last year. Most of those killed in the August 17 explosion at the Erawan shrine near a busy Bangkok intersection were foreigners. More than 120 people were wounded by the blast at the shrine, a popular attraction with both tourists and Thais. “I am an innocent…