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Deep In Mosul, US Forces Support Iraq’s Fight

In a once-plush house in west Mosul, a handful of US soldiers watch on as an Iraqi commander barks orders over the...

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IS Blows Up Mosul Mosque Where Baghdadi Announced ‘caliphate’

Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul's iconic leaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader Abu Bakr...

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UN Security Council Unanimously Welcomes Sahel Force

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that paves the way for the deployment of a...

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France, US Agree UN Draft On Anti-Jihadist Sahel Force

France and the United States have reached agreement on a draft UN resolution that would pave the way for the deployment...

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A Deadly City In A Dangerous Country

The death of two journalists in Mosul has highlighted once more the particular dangers of covering the battle to...

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Iran’s Khamenei Hails Iraq’s ‘success’ Against Jihadists

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the "success" of Iraqi forces in the battle against the...

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Clashes In South Yemen Kill Six Civilians

Clashes between Yemeni security forces and gunmen in the southern city of Aden on Tuesday left six civilians dead, a...

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Singapore Border Guard Arrested For Syria ‘jihad’ Plans

A Muslim border security officer in Singapore has been arrested for planning to fight in Syria, officials said Tuesday....

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Iraqi Forces Advance In Mosul Old City, Rescue Civilians

Iraqi forces said Tuesday they were fighting fierce battles with the Islamic State group and rescuing escaping...

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Two Dead As Gunmen Storm Tourist Resort

Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security...

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Mali Attack: Two Dead As Gunmen Storm Tourist Resort

Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security...

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Yemen: 25 Civilians Perish In Saudi-Led Airstrike

A total of 25 people were killed when a Saudi-led coalition warplane struck a popular market in Yemen’s northern...

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Iraqi Forces Show Strong Stand For IS-Mosul Battle

Iraqi government forces started on Sunday a major operation to enter the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold of the old...

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Drone Strike Kills 3 Qaeda Suspects In Yemen

A US drone strike has killed three suspected members of Al-Qaeda in Yemen's Shabwa province, a jihadist stronghold in...

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Iraqis Hunt For Their Cars In Devastated Post-IS Mosul

Saliha Sultan searches in vain for the family car among mounds of charred car skeletons and mangled trucks blocking...

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Saudi-Led Alliance Missile Aimed At UAE Ship

Saudi-led coalition announced that a missile was launched and targeted a UAE ship off the coast of Yemen, Al Arabiya...

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US To Make Afghanistan Troop Announcement In Weeks

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he will present a new US military strategy for Afghanistan, along with...

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US To Make Afghanistan Troop Announcement In Weeks

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he will present a new US military strategy for Afghanistan, along with...

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UN Chief Calls For Aid To Afghanistan As Conflict Spirals

Sitting cross-legged with war-displaced women in a mud-brick settlement on Kabul's outskirts, UN Secretary General...