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West Mosul Eating Once A Day and Bracing For Worse
As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of...
UN ‘extremely Concerned’ Over Conditions In West Mosul
Living conditions in west Mosul, where jihadists are hunkering down among 750,000 Iraqi civilians, are deteriorating...
12 Saudis Killed In Recent Yemen Border Fighting
At least 12 Saudi soldiers have died on the southern border since early February, according to an unusual series of...
Iraq Hits IS Commanders, Baghdadi Fate Unclear
The Iraqi air force has targeted a meeting of commanders from the Islamic State group that its leader Abu Bakr...
Iraq Forces Foil IS Attempt To Flee To Syria
Iraqi forces have thwarted an attempt by around 200 jihadist fighters to flee their bastion of Tal Afar towards Syria,...
Heartbroken UN Chief Seeks Yemen Talks ‘resurrection’
A heartbroken United Nations chief on Sunday called for the "resurrection" of peace talks between Yemen's warring sides...
UK Sees IS Being Ousted From Iraq Towns This Year
British Defence Minister Michael Fallon said Saturday in Iraq that he expected to see the Islamic State group expelled...
U.N. Seeks $2.1 Billion To Avert Famine In Yemen
The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $2.1 billion to provide food and other life-saving assistance to 12...
Russia, Turkey, Iran Discuss Syria Ceasefire In Astana
Representatives from Russia, Turkey and Iran have kicked off a technical meeting in Kazakhstan's capital Astana to...
Abadi Fends Off Calls By Iran Allies In Iraq To React To Trump Travel Ban
Iraq's prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against...
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Iraq's prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against...
US Says Raid Was ‘very Thought-Out Process’
The White House has said a raid in Yemen on an al-Qaeda stronghold that likely killed civilians was a "very thought-out...
Mali Arrests Two Suspects In Planned Terror Attack
Bamako (AFP) - Malian officials said Friday two suspected jihadists have been arrested after they planned to stage a...
Food Crisis Could Become Famine This Year, UN Warns
The conflict-driven food crisis in Yemen could become a full-blown famine this year, the UN's humanitarian chief has...
Shabaab Attacks Kenya Army Base In Somalia
Mogadishu (AFP) - Islamist Shabaab fighters attacked a Kenyan military base in southern Somalia on Friday in their...
Al-Shabab Fighters Attack Kenya Military Base In Somalia
It is not the first time that al-Shabab fighters have launched a fierce attack on Kenyan soldiers Islamist militant...
U.S. Envoy To Kazakhstan To Attend Syria Talks As An Observer
The U. S. State Department said on Saturday it will not send a delegation from Washington to attend Syrian peace talks...
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Mali Car Bomb Attack In Gao
Al-Qaeda's North African affiliate says a group linked to it carried out the suicide attack that killed at least 50...
Iraqi Army Retakes City’s East From Islamic State
The Iraqi army says it has recaptured all of eastern Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (IS). Counter-terror chief...