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UN Identifies 38 New Probable Mass Graves In DR Congo
Another 38 probable mass graves have been discovered in DR Congo in the country's troubled central region of Kasai, the...
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...
Civilian Deaths Soar In Iraq, Syria
The US-led coalition attacking the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria killed as many as 744 civilians in June, an...
Police Officer ‘shoots Himself After Phone Call’
A 35-year-old police officer, Corporal Ebenezer Okyere, has shot himself dead at Tafo, a suburb of Kumasi. A girlfriend...
ISIS Admits Its Leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi Is Dead
ISIS has finally admitted its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, according to reports in Iraq. The terror group is...
US Eyes Continued Presence In Iraq After IS
The United States and several coalition countries want to maintain a military footprint in Iraq after the eventual...
Americans, Briton Dead In Fight For IS-Held Raqa
Two Americans and a Briton have died fighting alongside Syrian Kurdish forces as they battle to oust the Islamic State...
IS Chief Reported Dead After Jihadists Lose Mosul
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day after Iraq declared it had driven...
Syria Monitor Says IS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had information from top Islamic State group...
Up To 50,000 Civilians Trapped In Raqa
Up to 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the Syrian jihadist stronghold of Raqa, the UN said Tuesday, warning that...
UN Rights Chief Urges Justice and Healing After Mosul
UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for accountability and dialogue to heal the trauma of Mosul after...
Amnesty Calls For Commission To Probe Mosul Crimes
Amnesty International on Tuesday called for a commission to investigate crimes against civilians in Mosul by all sides...
Trump Congratulates Iraqi PM On Mosul ‘victory’
President Donald Trump on Monday hailed the "victory" of Iraqi forces over the Islamic State group in the northern city...
India Begins Search For Missing Citizens After Mosul Victory
India on Monday announced it will send a top minister to Iraq in an effort locate dozens of its missing citizens after...
Iraqi Troops Clearing Last IS Militants
Iraqi security forces are clearing the final pockets of resistance by Islamic State militants in the city of Mosul....
Iraqi Forces Push To Clear Last Pockets of IS In Mosul
Iraqi forces fought to eliminate the last pockets of Islamic State group resistance in Mosul on Monday after the...
Iraqi Forces Fight To Clear Last Jihadists From Mosul
Iraqi forces engaged in "heavy" fighting with the Islamic State group on Monday as they battled to clear the last...
Iran Congratulates Iraq On Mosul Victory
Iran has congratulated Iraq on its declared victory over the Islamic State jihadist group in Mosul and offered its help...
Mosul Victory Marks Win For Pentagon Training Plan
The Iraqi military's hard-fought victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul marks a defining moment not just for...