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Sri Lanka Deploys Troops Amid Oil Workers Strike
Sri Lanka deployed troops and police to distribute fuel Wednesday as striking petroleum workers protested over plans to...
‘Taliban’ Suicide Bomber Kills Two In NW Pakistan
A suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Pakistan's northwest on...
US Troops Inside Raqa, IS Syria Stronghold
US military advisors are operating inside the city of Raqa, the Islamic State group's last major bastion in Syria, a US...
Militants Force Kids, Hostages To Fight
Children and hostages are being forced to fight alongside pro-Islamic State gunmen waging a seven-week battle for a...
Philippine Air Strikes Target High-Rise Snipers
Snipers in high-rise buildings are the main problem facing Philippine forces battling to crush pro-Islamic State...
Militants Cling On To Hundreds of Buildings In Besieged Philippine…
Islamist gunmen led by one of the world's most wanted terrorists still hold about 1,500 buildings in a southern...
Pakistan Beefs Up Security In Tribal Northwest
Pakistan is beefing up security in the tribal northwest, the military said Friday, after days of protests over twin...
Egyptian Warplanes Hit Arms Convoy From Libya
Egyptian warplanes struck a convoy of 12 vehicles about to be driven across the border from Libya carrying weapons and...
Militants Used Water Route To Beat Philippine Offensive
Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern Philippine city used a water route to bring in ammunition and evacuate...
Sri Lanka Blames Garbage Pile-Up For Record Dengue Toll
Sri Lanka has suffered a record 200 deaths from dengue fever this year, the health minister said Monday, blaming a...
Abducted Priest Seen Alive As Islamists Hold Out In Philippines
A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen...
Horror Philippine War Tales In Heroes’ Ward
Inside the "Heroes' Ward" at a hospital in the Philippine capital, wounded soldiers read the Bible and recount horror...
Philippine Troops Pound Islamists As Death Toll Passes 300
Philippine troops pounded Islamist militants holding parts of southern Marawi city with air strikes and artillery...
IS Militants Killing, Enslaving Civilians
Islamist militants holding parts of a Philippine city are killing civilians who try to flee while using others as...
US Forces Assist Philippines Military As Marawi Siege Rages On.
US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by...
Philippine Military Asks Facebook To Close Jihadist Accounts
The Philippine military on Friday asked Facebook to close dozens of accounts linked to Islamist militants who attacked...
Long Battle Feared As Militants Hold On In Philippine City
With bomb-proof tunnels, anti-tank weapons hidden in mosques, human shields and a "mastery" of the terrain, Islamist...
Duterte Offers Bounties For Militant Chiefs In Philippine City
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered large bounties Monday for the leaders of Islamist fighters holding parts...
Prayers In the Crossfire of Deadly Philippine Urban Battle
Muhamer Macayman cowered for four days as bullets tore through the shanty home he was hiding in, praying neither the...