terrorism
Iraqi forces successfully retake last IS-held town in country
Middle East
November 17, 2017
Iraqi forces successfully retake last IS-held town in country
The Iraqi army retook the last town in the country still held by the Islamic State group on Friday as…
Three arrested in counter-extremist crackdown in central Sinai
Egypt
November 17, 2017
Three arrested in counter-extremist crackdown in central Sinai
Three people suspected of supporting extremists have been arrested as nine hideouts and vehicles allegedly used by extremists were destroyed…
Iraqi forces push into the country’s last IS-held town
Middle East
November 17, 2017
Iraqi forces push into the country’s last IS-held town
Iraq’s Defense Ministry says Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition have pushed into the last Islamic State group-held town…
French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa
Middle East
November 16, 2017
French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa
France’s military said on Thursday the coalition battling Islamic State in Syria had opposed a deal allowing fighters of the…
Kabul rocked by explosion killing seven
Middle East
November 16, 2017
Kabul rocked by explosion killing seven
At least seven people were killed and many wounded in a suicide bomb blast that in the Afghan capital on…
US mounts airstrikes against Al Shabaab militants
World
November 15, 2017
US mounts airstrikes against Al Shabaab militants
The United States military has carried out an air strike in Somalia against al Shabaab, an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgency…
Terrorism spreads but fewer killed in 2016: report
World
November 15, 2017
Terrorism spreads but fewer killed in 2016: report
The number of people killed in extremist attacks declined for the second successive year in 2016 but more countries were…
French president blames state for fueling extremism, vows solutions
World
November 15, 2017
French president blames state for fueling extremism, vows solutions
The French president has announced a massive policy overhaul for the country’s poorest neighborhoods. Poor, urban suburbs have become breeding…
Al-Qaeda-affiliated group Jund al-Islām vows to eliminate IS in Sinai
Egypt
November 12, 2017
Al-Qaeda-affiliated group Jund al-Islām vows to eliminate IS in Sinai
A little-known militant group called Jund al-Islām, inspired by Al-Qaeda ideology, declared on Saturday that it carried out a military attack…
Bahrain calls pipeline blast ‘terrorism’ linked to Iran
Middle East
November 12, 2017
Bahrain calls pipeline blast ‘terrorism’ linked to Iran
Bahrain said an explosion which caused a fire at its main oil pipeline on Friday was caused by “terrorist” sabotage,…