militants
14 militants killed in police shoot out in Ismailiya: Interior Ministry
Egypt
July 9, 2017
14 militants killed in police shoot out in Ismailiya: Interior Ministry
Security forces killed 14 militants in a shootout as they broke into their training camp in the Ismailia governorate, the…
IS claims attack in Egypt’s Sinai that killed 23 soldiers
Egypt
July 8, 2017
IS claims attack in Egypt’s Sinai that killed 23 soldiers
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for attacking a remote Egyptian army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a…
Update: Militant group claims responsibility for Maadi bomb
Egypt
June 19, 2017
Update: Militant group claims responsibility for Maadi bomb
A militant group in Egypt that is suspected of links to the banned Muslim Brotherhood has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s…
1 Afghan killed, 7 US soldiers wounded in insider attack at Afghan base: Official
World
June 17, 2017
1 Afghan killed, 7 US soldiers wounded in insider attack at Afghan base: Official
At least one Afghan was killed and seven American soldiers were wounded in an “insider attack” at a base in…
Iran arrests almost 50 after deadly Tehran attacks
Middle East
June 11, 2017
Iran arrests almost 50 after deadly Tehran attacks
Iran has arrested almost 50 people in connection with twin attacks on Tehran that killed 17 people last week, officials…
IS militants assassinate police officer in al-Arish
Egypt
June 11, 2017
IS militants assassinate police officer in al-Arish
A non-commissioned police officer was assassinated by IS militants on Saturday while buying vegetables from a street market in the…
Philippines says Islamist fighters on back foot in besieged city
World
June 8, 2017
Philippines says Islamist fighters on back foot in besieged city
The Islamist militants holed up in the southern Philippines town of Marawi have been reduced to a “small resistance” after…
US Embassy in Cairo warns of possible attacks on religious sites in Egypt
Egypt
June 6, 2017
US Embassy in Cairo warns of possible attacks on religious sites in Egypt
The US Embassy in Cairo released on Monday a security message for US nationals in Egypt warning of possible terrorist attacks…
Pakistan freezes accounts of 5,000 suspected militants
Middle East
June 4, 2017
Pakistan freezes accounts of 5,000 suspected militants
Pakistan has frozen the accounts of 5,000 suspected militants, taking about $3 million out of their pockets, but Islamabad could…
Libya’s militant groups: from Islamic State to Muslim Brotherhood
Features/Interviews
May 31, 2017
Libya’s militant groups: from Islamic State to Muslim Brotherhood
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi declared in a televised speech that the Egyptian Armed Forces launched airstrikes against specific camps in…