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Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines
World

Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines

A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen alive,…
Mosul caught in ‘strange and terrifying’ battle as IS foreign soldiers fight to the end
Middle East

Mosul caught in ‘strange and terrifying’ battle as IS foreign soldiers fight to the end

The families cowered in basements, huddling in the dark as war raged overhead between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants…
Militants in Syria attract 31,000 foreign fighters: ex-UK spy chief
Middle East

Militants in Syria attract 31,000 foreign fighters: ex-UK spy chief

Syria has become the pre-eminent global incubator for a new generation of militants after Islamist groups more than doubled the…
Australia probes claim teenager was Iraq suicide bomber
World

Australia probes claim teenager was Iraq suicide bomber

Australian authorities are investigating claims by Islamic State that an Australian teenage recruit died after blowing himself up in Iraq,…
Egyptian fighter in Syrian opposition army killed
Egypt

Egyptian fighter in Syrian opposition army killed

Former Freedom and Justice Party MP Nasser Abbas has said that his cousin, Abu Bakr Ibrahim Moussa, who joined the…
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