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US forces conduct strike against Somalia's Al-Shabaab: Pentagon
Jun 11, 2017 (AFP)
The Pentagon said the operation occurred at approximately 0600 GMT "in coordination with regional partners as a direct response to Al-Shabaab actions, including...
Iraqi girl reunited with family 3 years after IS abduction
Jun 10, 2017 (AFP)
Joy filled the prefab unit that is now the home of six-year-old Christina Ezzo Obada's family, who were forced to flee the town of Qaraqosh, which lies between ...
US forces back Philippine troops in Islamist held city
Jun 10, 2017 (AFP)
Philippine troops are struggling to defeat hundreds of fighters, who rampaged through Marawi on May 23 flying black flags of the Islamic State (IS) group, and h...
Politicians backing Islamist militants in Philippines: army
Jun 08, 2017 (AFP)
Nearly 200 people have been reported killed since militants flying black flags of the Islamic State group went on a rampage in Marawi, the main Muslim city in t...
Five Iranian attackers were in Mosul, Raqa with IS: ministry
Jun 08, 2017 (AFP)
"The five known terrorists... after joining the Daesh (IS) terrorist group, left the country and participated in crimes carried out by this terrorist group in M...
Death for nine Filipinos over 2013 Malaysia invasion
Jun 08, 2017 (AFP)
The bloody incursion by some 200 Islamic militants from the southern Philippines was inspired by a self-proclaimed Filipino sultanate's claims of historical dom...
Egypt accuses Qatar of paying ransom to 'terrorist group'
Jun 08, 2017 (AFP)
Speaking during a Security Council debate on the threat of terrorism, Egypt's deputy ambassador to the UN Ihab Moustafa accused Qatar of paying "up to $1 billio...
IS is reorganizing, targeting Europe: UN official
Jun 08, 2017 (AFP)
"ISIL, despite continuous military pressure, continues to resist, particularly in Mosul and Raqa," said UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey...
Why are Sahel countries deploying an anti-jihad force?
Jun 07, 2017 (AFP)
What are the origins of the force composed of troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, and why is it needed? - Why now? - Burkina Faso, Chad,...
Long battle feared as militants hold on in Philippine city
Jun 07, 2017 (AFP)
Two weeks after gunmen waving black flags of the Islamic State (IS) group rampaged through the Muslim city of Marawi, initial assertions from authorities that t...
France will ask UN to authorize Sahel counter-terror force
Jun 06, 2017 (AFP)
A French-drafted resolution is expected to be presented this week to the Security Council, which could vote on the measure as early as next week. Burkina Faso, ...
US, Australian officials warn of returning foreign fighters
Jun 05, 2017 (AFP)
The warning follows the weekend terror attacks in London, which were claimed by the Islamic State group, and comes amid a growing jihadist threat in the Philipp...
Scores flee Islamist gunmen in war-torn Philippine city
Jun 03, 2017 (AFP)
They included one of Marawi city's most respected politicians, who hid 71 Christians in his home and led 144 people through downtown streets held by self-styled...
Russia says targeting IS leaving Syria's Raqa
Jun 01, 2017 (AFP)
The defence ministry in Moscow said Russian aviation bombed IS convoys leaving their de-facto capital to the south in the direction of the ancient city of Palmy...
Prayers in the crossfire of deadly Philippine urban battle
Jun 01, 2017 (AFP)
Like many others, Macayman became trapped when gunmen flying the black flags of the Islamic State group launched an assault on the southern city of Marawi last ...
Philippine friendly fire airstrikes kill 11 troops
Jun 01, 2017 (AFP)
The friendly fire deaths bring to 171 the number of people reported killed since militants waving the black flags of the Islamic State (IS) group began rampagin...
US-led strike kills founder of IS propaganda agency: activists
May 31, 2017 (AFP)
Rayan Mashaal, also known as Baraa Kadek, was reportedly killed in coalition bombardment on the IS-held town of Mayadeen, near Syria's border with Iraq, on Mond...
89 gunmen killed in Philippine urban battle: military
May 31, 2017 (AFP)
Attack helicopters fired rockets on Wednesday morning into parts of Marawi, a Muslim city in the south of the mainly Catholic Philippines, that were still contr...
US Air Force vet jailed 35 years over IS bid
May 31, 2017 (AFP)
The 49-year-old veteran and Muslim convert was convicted at trial in New York last March, having being arrested in New Jersey in January 2015. Prosecutors said ...
Philippines warns Islamist militants to surrender or die
May 30, 2017 (AFP)
More than 100 people have been confirmed killed in the conflict, which began last week when gunmen waving black flags of the Islamic State (IS) group rampaged t...
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