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Kurdish-Arab alliance pushes IS back in north Syria
Dec 24, 2015 (AFP)
An alliance of Kurdish and Arab rebels advanced Thursday against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria's north in a new offensive backed by US-led air strik...
Suspected French extremist caught entering Australia
Dec 23, 2015 (AFP)
A suspected French extremist carrying cans of chemical mace was caught trying to enter Australia two days after the Paris terror attacks, officials revealed Wed...
Civilians escape IS grip as Iraqi forces push on in Ramadi
Dec 23, 2015 (AFP)
Dozens of families the Islamic State group had been using as human shields in Ramadi escaped to safety Wednesday as Iraqi forces closed in on the jihadists' las...
China's new counterterrorism bill inspired by US: foreign ministry
Dec 23, 2015 (AFP)
China studied US legislation to draft its controversial counterterrorism law, it said Wednesday, amid concerns in Washington that the bill's provisions may tigh...
IS eyeing Indonesia for 'distant caliphate': Australia
Dec 22, 2015 (AFP)
The Islamic State group is working to boost its presence in Indonesia with dreams of creating a "distant caliphate" in the world's most populous Muslim-majority...
China appoints first anti-terror czar: state media
Dec 21, 2015 (AFP)
China has appointed its first counter-terrorism chief, state media said Monday, as it wages a controversial campaign to stamp out ethnic violence linked to the ...
Islamic State lost 14 pct of its territory in 2015: report
Dec 21, 2015 (AFP)
The Islamic State (IS) group lost around 14 percent of its territory in 2015, while Syria's Kurds almost tripled the land they control, thinktank IHS Jane's sai...
France, Russia to 'strengthen' information exchange on IS
Dec 21, 2015 (AFP)
Russia and France have agreed to bolster efforts to share intelligence relating to the Islamic State jihadist group after the two countries vowed to cooperate m...
Week-long assault captures extremist camp, claims 29 lives: Philippines
Dec 20, 2015 (AFP)
A week-long assault by Philippine troops ended with the capture of a Muslim extremist camp and the deaths of 26 militants and three soldiers, a military spokesm...
UN seeks to tighten the net around IS financing
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
Finance ministers from the UN Security Council meet Thursday to adopt a wide-ranging resolution aimed at ramping up sanctions against the Islamic State group an...
French railways test software to track suspicious behaviour
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
Software that monitors suspicious behaviour and luggage could eventually be integrated into 40,000 surveillance cameras across France, a railway firm said Wedne...
Arsenals of weapons deployed against IS and Syrian rebels
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
The United States, Russia, France and Britain are deploying an arsenal of weapons in the Syrian conflict, although some experts question whether they are best s...
US to pull some warplanes out of Turkey
Dec 16, 2015 (AFP)
A dozen US warplanes that were stationed in Turkey in support of the fight against Islamic State jihadists are being withdrawn from the region, the Pentagon sai...
Four Turkish troops wounded in IS attack on Iraqi camp
Dec 16, 2015 (AFP)
Four Turkish soldiers were wounded Wednesday when Islamic State (IS) jihadists fired mortars on a training camp near the Iraqi city of Mosul, Turkish officials ...
US defence chief urges more anti-IS action from Turkey
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday visited the Turkish air base near Syria that has become a key hub for American-led air raids against Islamic State...
15 IS suicide car bombs targetting Iraq forces 'repelled'
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
A wave of 15 suicide car bomb attacks by the Islamic State group (IS) against Iraqi security forces was repelled east of the flashpoint city of Ramadi Tuesday w...
Obama warns Islamic State leaders: 'You are next'
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama voiced fresh determination to destroy the Islamic State on Monday, vowing to kill the group's leaders and win back territory in the Mi...
Obama warns Islamic State leaders 'you are next'
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama voiced fresh determination to destroy the Islamic State Monday, vowing to kill the group's leaders and win back territory in the Middl...
US soldier pleads guilty in plot to attack Chicago base
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
A US soldier pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring with his cousin to attack a suburban Chicago military base with the aim of killing over 100 people, prosecutors...
IS suicide bomber kills six on Iraq-Saudi border
Dec 12, 2015 (AFP)
A suicide bomber struck an Iraqi position on the border with Saudi Arabia, killing six guards, officials said Saturday, an attack claimed by the Islamic State g...
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