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Turkish troops kill 18 jihadists after attack on Iraq camp: Erdogan
Jan 08, 2016 (AFP)
Turkish troops have killed 18 members of the Islamic State (IS) group after the jihadists launched an attack on a camp used to train Iraqi fighters outside the ...
Guantanamo Bay detainee transferred to Kuwait: Pentagon
Jan 08, 2016 (AFP)
A Guantanamo Bay inmate has been transferred from the US military prison back to his home country of Kuwait, the Pentagon announced Friday, bringing the prison'...
Two Guantanamo detainees transferred to Ghana: Pentagon
Jan 06, 2016 (AFP)
Two Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred from the US military prison to Ghana, the Pentagon said Wednesday, bringing the controversial facility's rema...
'About 2,500' IS fighters killed in Iraq and Syria last month
Jan 06, 2016 (AFP)
The US-led coalition that has been carrying out air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria killed about 2,500 jihadists last month, a militar...
IS has lost third of Iraq-Syria territory: coalition
Jan 05, 2016 (AFP)
The Islamic State group has lost around a third of the territory it once controlled in Iraq and Syria, according to figures provided Tuesday by the US-led coali...
New IS video 'desperate stuff': British PM
Jan 04, 2016 (AFP)
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday described an Islamic State group video apparently showing the execution of five British "spies" as "desperate stu...
IS threatens Britain in new executions video
Jan 03, 2016 (AFP)
The Islamic State group threatened Britain in an Internet video Sunday showing the killing of five "spies" it said worked with the international coalition fight...
Suppose Obama is right about the Islamic State
Jan 03, 2016 (UPI)
Three days into the new year, here is a nagging question: Suppose President Barack Obama has the right strategy to disrupt and destroy the Islamic State. Suppos...
Driver had 'martyr' aim in attack on French soldiers
Jan 02, 2016 (AFP)
A 29-year-old man who tried to run down soldiers guarding a French mosque said he wanted to kill them and be killed himself "to appear like a martyr," a prosecu...
Belgium charges 10th suspect over Paris attacks
Dec 31, 2015 (AFP)
Belgian prosecutors said Thursday they have arrested a 10th suspect over the jihadist attacks in Paris last month and charged him with terror offences. The anno...
US-led strikes in Syria, Iraq hit IS 'middle-management'
Dec 31, 2015 (AFP)
US-led strikes against Islamic State group officials in Iraq and Syria are robbing the jihadists of one of their most valuable resources: experienced mid-level ...
War on IS 'starting to pay off': French minister
Dec 31, 2015 (AFP)
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told forces on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf Thursday that the war against the Islamic State group was starting to ...
Thousands of homes destroyed in Iraq's Ramadi: official
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
Months of fighting in Ramadi have caused extensive destruction, officials said Wednesday, warning that it was too soon for civilians to return to the Iraqi city...
Jihadists holding over 3,000 Yazidis hostage: activist
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
Jihadists in Iraq and Syria are holding over 3,000 Yazidi hostages, a Yazidi activist once imprisoned by the Islamic State said Wednesday. "At this moment there...
Back-to-back losses in Iraq and Syria deal blow to IS
Dec 29, 2015 (AFP)
The Islamic State group's self-proclaimed "caliphate" is far from dead but back-to-back losses in Syria and Iraq have turned a series of setbacks for the jihadi...
IS leader linked to Paris attacks 'mastermind' killed in Syria
Dec 29, 2015 (AFP)
An Islamic State leader with "direct" ties to the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks was among 10 of the group's higher-ups killed in Syria and Iraq this m...
Iraq PM vows to free country from IS jihadists in 2016
Dec 28, 2015 (AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi vowed Monday to free the whole country from the Islamic State group in 2016, speaking after security forces retook the city...
China gives itself right to mount anti-terror ops abroad
Dec 28, 2015 (AFP)
China has legalised overseas counter-terror operations by its military, details of a controversial new law showed, as it tries to tie violence linked to mainly ...
China adopts first counter-terrorism law
Dec 27, 2015 (AFP)
China adopted its first counter-terrorism law Sunday after early drafts of the bill attracted strong criticism for provisions that may tighten media controls an...
German lawmakers irked by NATO plane deployment
Dec 27, 2015 (AFP)
A NATO force of reconnaissance planes that includes German personnel will be sent to help Turkey police its border, drawing ire from politicians in Germany who ...
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