US, Arab allies hit IS strongholds in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — Combined U.S.-Arab airstrikes hit Islamic State military strongholds in Syria and Iraq, and a simultaneous U.S. strike targeted an al-Qaida cell said to be plotting direct assaults on American and other Western interests, the U.S ...
Discoveries of the week
New species as every Tuesday. Let's start with some fishes: Paracobitis basharensis, Paracobitis molavii, Paracobitis persa, Paracobitis zabgawraensis The genus Paracobitis from Iran and Iraq is reviewed, and diagnoses for all nine recognized species are presented. Accordingly, P. longicauda, P. mal ...
