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UK Warns More To Do To Combat IS After Mosul Victory

Britain's Defence Minister Michael Fallon praised Iraq on Sunday for defeating the Islamic State group in Mosul but...

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World Jihad’s Low-Profile Boss

Discreet in his youth and invisible as the world's most wanted man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose through the ranks quietly...

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Mosul Loss Huge, But Not Deadly, Blow To ‘caliphate’

Mosul was the largest city in the "caliphate" proclaimed by the Islamic State group and its loss is a huge blow to the...

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Iraq’s Second City and Cultural Jewel

Mosul, wrested from the Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday, is Iraq's second city and one of its cultural jewels....

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The Islamic State Group In Iraq, Syria

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory Sunday in the "liberated" city of Mosul, the Islamic State...

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Iraq PM Declares Victory In ‘liberated’ Mosul

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the "liberated" city of Mosul on Sunday, his office said,...

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Israel Minister Denies ‘breakthrough’ In Hamas Prisoner Swap Talks

Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday denied reports of a "breakthrough" in talks with Hamas over returning...

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Nine Kenyans Beheaded By Somali Al-Shabaab Terrorists

Al-Shabaab extremists from neighbouring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an attack on a village in Kenya, officials...

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Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks

A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...

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Libya Strongman In UAE For Talks On Military ‘cooperation’

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has met with UAE leaders for talks on military cooperation, state media said Sunday,...

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South Sudan Marks Another Year of Freedom Without Peace

South Sudan on Sunday marked its sixth independence anniversary in muted fashion, with no official celebration as the...

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N. Korea Warns of Nuclear ‘tipping Point’ Over US Bomber Drill

North Korea on Sunday lashed out at a live-fire drill the US and South Korea staged in a show of force against...

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Mosul Victory Imminent, US Says, As Iraqi Forces Celebrate

Iraq will announce imminently a final victory in the nearly nine-month offensive to retake Mosul, a US general said...

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Erdogan Warns Syrian Kurds of Turkey’s Right To Defence

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would never allow a Kurdish state in Syria near its border, and...

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Mosul Victory Announcement ‘imminent’

Iraqi authorities will imminently announce a final victory in the battle to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State...

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IS Fighters Killed Trying To Flee West Mosul

A group of jihadists tried to escape across the Tigris River from west Mosul where they hold a dwindling pocket of...

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Power Hit In Hamas-Run Gaza As Rivals ‘stop’ Payments

Power supplies haven taken a fresh hit in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, with authorities Saturday accusing the rival...

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Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Approved At UN

More than 70 years after the world witnessed the devastating power of nuclear weapons, a global treaty has been...

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Five Zuarungu High School Students Remanded For Rioting

The Bolgatanga Magistrate court has remanded into police custody five students of Zuarungu Senior High School in the...