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IS Kills Two Iraqi TV Journalists South of Mosul

Two Iraqi journalists working for Hona Salaheddin television in a village south of Mosul were killed by the Islamic...

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Civilians Trapped As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul

Iraqi forces on Thursday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said...

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‘US-Led Strikes Killed 224 Civilians Since Allies Entered Raqa’

US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered Islamic State...

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Boko Haram Attacks Military Bases In Northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists believed to be from the IS-supported faction loyal to Abu Mus'ab Al-Barnawi have attacked three...

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Libya Strongman Says Benghazi ‘liberated’ From Jihadists

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday announced the "total liberation" of second city Benghazi, which...

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US Conducts Air Strikes On Shabaab Militants In Somalia

The US military conducted an airstrike against a group of Shabaab militants in Somalia early Wednesday, officials said,...

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Libya Forces Corner Jihadists In Benghazi District

Forces loyal to east Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday they have cornered the last jihadists in a...

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US Soldier Killed In Afghanistan’s Helmand

A US soldier has been killed and two others wounded in an attack in Afghanistan's Helmand province, US military...

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Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul After PM Fetes ‘victory’

Iraqi forces battled the last Islamic State group holdouts in Mosul on Wednesday, a day after the country's premier...

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Saudi Funding Extremism In UK

Foreign funding for Islamist extremism in Britain mostly originates from Saudi Arabia, a think-tank report said on...

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Kabul Rocket Kills Woman and Child

A woman and child were killed Wednesday when a rocket struck their house in Kabul, already traumatised by a series of...

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US-Backed Forces Face Fierce IS Resistance In Raqa Old City

US-backed fighters inched forwards in Raqa's Old City against fierce resistance Wednesday, after penetrating the heart...

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Philippines Kidnap: Abu Sayyaf Islamists Behead Vietnamese

Two Vietnamese men have been beheaded by Philippine Islamist group Abu Sayyaf, the country’s military said. Their...

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Iran Guards Chief Calls Saudi ‘terrorist State’

The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday described Saudi Arabia as a "terrorist state" as he announced his...

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Indonesia, Malaysia Muslims Call For Starbucks Boycott Over LGBT…

Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia were urged to boycott Starbucks on Tuesday by major Islamic groups accusing the...

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US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa

US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key...

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Saudi Agrees To Iran Consulates During Hajj

Iran will be allowed to set up temporary consulates in Saudi Arabia during the hajj pilgrimage despite the absence of...

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US-Backed Forces In Syria Breach Wall Surrounding Old City of Raqa

US-backed forces in Syria have breached the wall surrounding the Old City of Raqa as they try to retake the city from...

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Sweden Home To 2,000 Islamist Extremists, Says Spy Chief

Sweden is home to 2,000 Islamist extremists, the nation's intelligence chief revealed today - ten times the number...