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In Mosul, Iraqi Snipers Track Jihadists Around the Clock
A few hundred metres from an iconic mosque in west Mosul, Iraqi sniper Salah al-Zuheiri has his eye glued to his scope...
‘Jihadists’ Kill 4 Soldiers In Mali’s North
Suspected jihadists on Tuesday killed four Malian soldiers in an attack in the restive northern region of Timbuktu, the...
Australian Military Advisers ‘hit With Mustard Gas’ In Iraq By ISIS
Australian military advisers have reportedly been hit by an Islamic State gas attack in Iraq. On Sunday, the advisers...
Twelve Soldiers Dead As Saudi Helicopter Goes Down In Yemen
Twelve Saudi soldiers, including four officers, were killed on Tuesday when their helicopter went down in Yemen, the...
IS Attacked Iraq Forces With Chemical Weapons
The Islamic State group used chemical weapons against Iraqi forces taking part in the operation to recapture Mosul,...
The Battle For Mosul
Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they...
Iraq Forces Make Mosul Gains, But Anti-IS War Far From Over
Iraqi forces made major gains in the six months since launching the operation to retake Mosul, but the battle for...
Yemen Fight For Red Sea Base Leaves 25 Dead
At least 25 soldiers and rebels have died in clashes around a key military base near Yemen's west coast, military and...
Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Afghan Civilians
At least 11 civilians were killed when a roadside bomb ripped through their vehicle in the restive southern Afghan...
Huge US Bomb Kills Dozens of IS Militants In Afghanistan
The US military's largest non-nuclear bomb killed dozens of Islamic State militants as it smashed their mountain...
Chain of Events After Suspected Syria Chemical Attack
A suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in Syria's Idlib province on April 4 killed dozens of people. Western...
Rebel Court Sentences Yemen Journalist To Death
A Yemeni court in the rebel-held capital has sentenced a veteran journalist to death on charges of spying for...
Somali Security Forces Free Hostages Held By Pirates
Somalia security forces on Wednesday freed eight sailors who had been taken ashore by pirates after they were chased...
US-Russia War of Words Over Syria Clouds Moscow Talks
The United States and Russia were on a collision course over the alleged Syrian chemical attack on Wednesday as...
Mosul’s Sudanese Eye Homecoming
They're not Iraqis but they suffered under jihadist rule just like other Mosul residents. Now they have lost everything...
IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq, Military Says
The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...
Hundreds In Syria Capital Protest US Strike
Hundreds of Syrian students gathered on Tuesday outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last...
IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq
The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...
Hijacked Indian Cargo Ship Rescued But 8 Crew Missing
Somali security forces have liberated an Indian cargo ship from the pirates who hijacked it, but only two of the...