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Australia had teen 'suicide bomber' under surveillance

Mar 12, 2015 (AFP)

An Australian teenager who militants claimed carried out a suicide attack in Iraq was under surveillance and his passport had been cancelled, officials said Thu...

Kerry calls for US war powers to strike IS

Mar 11, 2015 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry urged lawmakers Wednesday to give President Barack Obama new war powers to strike against Islamic jihadists at "a pivotal hour"...

France keeps 10,000 troops on streets after jihadist attacks

Mar 11, 2015 (AFP)

France will maintain its deployment of 10,000 troops that have been patrolling across the country in the wake of January's jihadist attacks at least "until the ...

Mideast peace needed to defeat extremists: Jordan king

Mar 10, 2015 (AFP)

King Abdullah II of Jordan warned Tuesday that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal was essential for combating Islamic extremists, saying the conflict served as a...

London schoolgirls 'stole jewellery' to fund Syria flight

Mar 10, 2015 (AFP)

Three London schoolgirls who fled to Syria are believed to have stolen family jewellery to fund their travel, police said Tuesday as the trio's relatives expres...

Sweden ends military ties with Saudi Arabia over human rights issues: official

Mar 10, 2015 (AFP)

Sweden announced Tuesday it will not renew a military cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, effectively ending defence ties due to mounting concerns over rig...

IS jihadists in Iraq blow up key Tikrit bridge

Mar 10, 2015 (AFP)

The Islamic State group blew up the only bridge over the Tigris river in the entire Tikrit area Tuesday as Iraqi forces continued to seal off the city, security...

Boko Haram-IS pledge is 'act of desperation': Nigerian govt

Mar 10, 2015 (AFP)

Boko Haram's pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State group was a sign of weakness and a result of pressure on the jihadist militants by Nigeria and its allies...

FBI investigates pro-IS hacks: report

Mar 09, 2015 (AFP)

The FBI is investigating a string of hacks that defaced US websites with imagery from the Islamic State jihadist group, NBC News reported on Monday. Websites in...

Beleaguered Hadi says Aden Yemen 'capital'

Mar 08, 2015 (AFP)

Beleaguered President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, who fled to Aden after escaping from Shiite militia controlling Sanaa, considers the southern port city to be Yeme...

France PM: 10,000 Europeans could be waging jihad by year-end

Mar 08, 2015 (AFP)

As many as 10,000 Europeans could be waging jihad in Iraq and Syria by the end of this year, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned Sunday, a three-fold incr...

Niger, Chad attack Boko Haram after IS pledge of allegiance

Mar 08, 2015 (AFP)

Niger and Chad on Sunday launched major ground and air strikes in northeast Nigeria against Boko Haram, after the militants formally pledged allegiance to the I...

US role in disastrous Philippine raid under scrutiny

Mar 08, 2015 (AFP)

A disastrous raid on alleged Islamic militants has ignited the worst political crisis yet for Philippine President Benigno Aquino -- and questions about the ext...

Escalating air war on IS not the answer: US general

Mar 08, 2015 (AFP)

The US military's top officer Sunday defended the pace of the air war against Islamic State jihadists, warning that escalating bombing raids or sending in more ...

Iran's role worries anti-IS coalition: US general

Mar 07, 2015 (AFP)

The US military's top officer said Friday Iran is bolstering the firepower of Shiite militias in Iraq but it remains unclear if Tehran is a help or a hindrance ...

UN condemns 'destruction' of ancient Iraq city of Hatra

Mar 07, 2015 (AFP)

The United Nations' cultural body on Saturday condemned the "destruction" by the Islamic State jihadist group of Hatra, a stunning Roman period ancient fortress...

'Hell awaits' Tajiks fighting in Syria: leader

Mar 06, 2015 (AFP)

Post-Soviet Tajikistan's authoritarian President Emomali Rakhmon said Friday that Tajiks fighting in the ranks of ISIS and other extremist organisations in Iraq...

Libya asks UN to approve arms contracts

Mar 05, 2015 (AFP)

Libya urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to approve a request for military purchases as it struggles to combat Islamic State extremists and protect its ...

IS 'bulldozed' ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud: Iraq govt

Mar 05, 2015 (AFP)

The Islamic State group began bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq on Thursday, the government said, in the jihadists' latest attack on the co...

Saudi top diplomat urges allies to face IS 'on the ground'

Mar 05, 2015 (AFP)

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Thursday urged the US-led coalition conducting air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq to wage a ground...