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Iraqi forces successfully retake last IS-held town in country
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…
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