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Taliban ‘surging’ In Afghanistan, US Defense Chief Warns

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Tuesday warned lawmakers that the Taliban is surging in Afghanistan, and said America is...

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IS Chemical Attacks Down In Syria

The Islamic State group is launching fewer chemical weapons attacks in Syria as their Iraqi stronghold in Mosul, where...

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Terrified Civilians Hide From Gunfire In Mosul Pre-School

The bullets of jihadists rain down outside the Mosul kindergarten, where dozens of terrified Iraqi civilians are...

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US Gunfire Kills Afghan Father and Sons, Local Officials Say

An Afghan father and his two young children were killed Monday when US troops opened fire after their convoy hit a...

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Down To the River For Youths From Iraq’s Embattled Mosul

With bare tree branches as diving boards, they take off and plunge into Iraq's Khazir River, a rare moment of respite...

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Soldier, 3 Assailants Dead In Qaeda Attack On Yemen Army

A soldier was killed and two others were wounded in an Al-Qaeda attack Monday on a checkpoint in Yemen's Hadramawt...

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Afghan Soldier Kills 3 US Service Members

Three US soldiers were killed and another wounded during a joint US-Afghan military operation in Nangarhar Province on...

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UN Peacekeeper Death Toll Rises After Mali Jihadist Attack

The death toll in a jihadist attack on UN peacekeepers in northern Mali has risen to four, the United Nations mission...

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Afghan Commando Kills Two US Soldiers

An Afghan commando Saturday killed two American soldiers and wounded two others during a joint operation in eastern...

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Iraq Paramilitaries Make Fresh Progress West of Mosul

Iraq's paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi forces said Saturday that they had retaken all areas west of Mosul from the...

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Afghan Policemen Killed In US ‘friendly Fire’ Air Strike

A US air strike killed at least two Afghan policemen and wounded four others in Helmand, officials said Saturday, in...

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Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Deadly UN Base Attack

A powerful Al-Qaeda-linked group on Friday claimed an attack on a United Nations camp that killed three peacekeepers in...

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Three Peacekeepers Killed In Northern Mali Attack

Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and eight others wounded when they came under sustained attack in Kidal...

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Iraq On Cusp of Mosul Victory Three Years After Major Defeat

Three years after the Islamic State group routed them in Mosul, Iraqi forces are now on the cusp of retaking the city...

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Red Cross Urges Release of Staff Kidnapped In DRCongo

The International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday urged the release of two of its staff kidnapped after armed...

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Pro-Syria Regime Drone Shot Down After It Fires On Coalition

A US warplane shot down a pro-regime drone in Syria on Thursday after it fired at coalition forces, officials said,...

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Weapons Choice In Anti-IS War Endangers Civilians

The choice of weapons by the Iraqi security forces and its allies from the US-led coalition is endangering the lives of...

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UN Reports Fresh IS Killings, Air Strike Deaths In Mosul

The UN rights office said Thursday it has credible reports that the Islamic State group has killed more than 230...

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How Syria’s Raqa Resisted IS Rule

Secret dates, dead-drops and "bullet-free" maths lessons: these are just some of the ways residents of the Islamic...