Islamic State (IS)

Syria force pounds holdout IS village
Middle East

Syria force pounds holdout IS village

Kurdish-led forces backed by US warplanes rained artillery fire and air strikes Sunday on besieged and outgunned jihadists making a…
Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’ group
Middle East

Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’ group

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran criticized Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, saying on Saturday it…
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
Middle East

Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave

DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – Hareth Najem fled Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The…
Syria force launches assault on last IS redoubt
Middle East

Syria force launches assault on last IS redoubt

Kurdish-led forces on Friday launched a final assault against diehard jihadist fighters clinging to the last sliver of their “caliphate”…
Exodus from last IS enclave overwhelms Syria force
Middle East

Exodus from last IS enclave overwhelms Syria force

US-backed Syrian forces warned Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from the Islamic State group’s…
Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record in 2018: UN
Middle East

Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record in 2018: UN

More civilians were killed in the Afghan war in 2018 than during any other year on record after nearly two…
As hundreds of US troops stay in Syria, Trump insists no U-turn
Middle East

As hundreds of US troops stay in Syria, Trump insists no U-turn

President Donald Trump insisted Friday he was not pulling an about-face on his Syria withdrawal plans, after it was announced…
Air strikes kill two IS leaders in Sinai: Egyptian Army spokesperson
Egypt

Air strikes kill two IS leaders in Sinai: Egyptian Army spokesperson

  Spokesperson of Egypt’s Armed Forces Tamer al-Refai announced Sunday that air forces implemented strikes against terrorist hotbeds upon receiving…
Army kills 32 militants in a sweeping operation inside North Sinai
Egypt

Army kills 32 militants in a sweeping operation inside North Sinai

  Official spokesperson for the Egyptian army, Tamer al-Refai, released a Facebook statement on Thursday confirming that the army has…
Egypt’s Army kills eight militants, arrests 64 suspects in Sinai
Egypt

Egypt’s Army kills eight militants, arrests 64 suspects in Sinai

  As the wide-scale military operation ‘Comprehensive Sinai 2018’ continues, the official spokesman for the Egyptian Army announced in a…
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