Islamic State (IS)
Syria force pounds holdout IS village
Middle East
March 3, 2019
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
March 2, 2019
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
March 2, 2019
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
March 2, 2019
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
February 24, 2019
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
February 24, 2019
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
February 23, 2019
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
January 27, 2019
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
June 21, 2018
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
May 29, 2018
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…