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‘Jihadists’ Kill Civilians, Soldiers In North Mali
Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive...
Blast Targets Bus In Downtown Kabul During Rush Hour
A powerful explosion struck a bus in downtown Kabul during rush hour Monday, officials said, sending smoke rising in...
Six Years On, Aleppo Dares To Dream of End To Syria War
When the army recaptured Aleppo in December, Mohammad Baqdul left Beirut and returned with his family to his native...
Syria Rebels Will Not Attend Astana Peace Talks
Syrian rebel factions will not attend a new round of negotiations with government figures in the Kazakh capital, an...
IS Fighters Left In Mosul Will Die, Says US Envoy McGurk
Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the...
Iraqi Helicopter Fires At ISIS Targets In Besieged Mosul
An Iraqi Army helicopter fires a missile at ISIS positions as government forces seeking to retake Mosul said they had...
Iraqi Forces Retake Third of West Mosul
Iraqi security forces have seized control of more than a third of west Mosul, a commander said Sunday, after a week of...
Iraq Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul, Commander Says
Iraqi forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group, a commander said, as Baghdad's...
Iraqi Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul
Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group since launching an...
Eight Afghan Police Killed In
Eight local policemen were killed by their colleagues after they were poisoned in their base in southern Afghanistan,...
World Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since WWII
The United Nations is warning that the world is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II,...
Iraq Says No Sign of IS Chemical Weapons Use In Mosul
Iraq's UN envoy said Friday there was no evidence that the Islamic State group had used chemical weapons in the battle...
Air Strike Kills 26 In Yemen
An air strike by a Saudi-led Arab coalition on a market in Yemen killed 20 civilians and six rebels on Friday, medical...
Jihadist Alliance Claims Mali Attack That Killed 11 Soldiers
A jihadist alliance uniting Malian insurgents loyal to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 11...
Niger Puts 1,000 ‘Boko Haram Fighters’ On Trial
Niger has begun the trials behind closed doors of about 1,000 suspected fighters from the Boko Haram jihadist movement,...
January Raid In Yemen Killed 4 To 12 Civilians
Up to a dozen civilians died during a controversial January raid against Al Qaeda in Yemen, but an investigation did...
Netherlands Urges Support For Syria War Crimes Database
Dutch officials on Thursday urged nations to boost efforts to create a database of alleged war crimes in Syria, using...
Tired But Happy, Iraqis Finally Escape Mosul Jihadists
Civilians rush down a hillside on the outskirts of Mosul to waiting Iraqi forces, tired but happy after finally being...
IS Leader Baghdadi ‘flees Mosul’ As Iraqi Forces Advance
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to...