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What Are the ‘de-Escalation Zones’ Agreed For Syria?
After six years of conflict in Syria, government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey have signed a deal...
Turkey Upset Over Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s Monitoring
Turkey is displeased by moves by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s decision to re-open monitoring...
40 Dead In Rebel-Jihadist Clashes Near Damascus
Fierce clashes between jihadists and Islamist rebels near Damascus left at least 40 dead and 70 wounded on Friday, a...
SE Asian Militant Group JI Regaining Strength
Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, blamed for major attacks including the 2002 Bali bombings, has...
Two Police Wounded By ‘Islamist’ On France’s Reunion Island
A man suspected of being a radicalised Islamist shot and wounded two policemen on the French Indian Ocean island of...
Thousands In Turkish Police Force Suspended Over Alleged Gulen Links
Turkey on Wednesday detained more than 1,000 people and suspended over 9,100 police in a vast new crackdown against...
Death Toll In Pakistan Roadside Bomb Rises To 13
The death toll from a roadside bomb targeting a passenger vehicle in Pakistan's northwest rose to 13 on Wednesday after...
Iraq Holding Qatar Hunting Party’s Ransom Money
Iraq is holding hundreds of millions of dollars Qatari negotiators had brought to Baghdad as ransom money for the...
Foreign Extremists Killed In Philippine Clash
The Philippine military said Tuesday it had killed almost 40 militants loyal to the Islamic State group, including...
Turkish Strikes Kill Kurdish Fighters In Syria, Iraq
Turkish warplanes killed more than 20 Kurdish fighters Tuesday in strikes in Syria and Iraq, where the Kurds are key...
Rebels Used Villagers As Shields In India Attack
Maoist rebels who killed 25 paramilitary troops in an ambush in central India used local villagers as human shields, a...
Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri Calls For ‘guerrilla War’ In Syria
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on the armed Syrian opposition to wage guerrilla warfare against the...
Ambush Kills Off-Duty Iraqi Soldiers In Anbar Province
Fighters have killed at least 10 off-duty Iraqi soldiers and injured another 20 in an ambush in a part of the country's...
US Forces Kill IS Leader Blamed For Nightclub Attack
US forces operating in Syria have killed a senior member of the Islamic State group blamed for an attack on a nightclub...
Hundreds of Baloch Rebels Surrender To Pakistan Govt
Around 500 Baloch rebel militants on Friday surrendered to Pakistan's government as Islamabad pursues its development...
Military Court Convicts Cameroon Journalist Ahmed Abba
A military court in Cameroon has convicted Ahmed Abba, a journalist for Radio France Internationale's (RFI) Hausa...
US Urges UN Council To Focus On ‘chief Culprit’ Iran
The United States on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to devote less attention to the Israeli-Palestinian...
Three Pakistani Women Confess To Killing Blasphemy Suspect
Three young Pakistani women have confessed to killing a man accused of blasphemy, police said Thursday, after he was...
Egypt Army Says Senior IS Cleric Killed In Sinai
The Egyptian military said Thursday it killed a senior Islamic State group cleric and 18 jihadists in air strikes in...