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Colombian leader 'nervous' about threats to UN nature talks in Cali
Oct 18, 2024 (AFP)
Cali is on high alert after Colombia's EMC rebel group -- a splinter of the FARC guerrilla army that disbanded in 2017 -- warned foreign delegations to stay awa...
Colombia boosts security for biodiversity meet after rebel threats
Oct 15, 2024 (AFP)
Over the weekend, the EMC rebel group urged delegations not to attend the COP16 meeting after the guerrillas were targeted in a military offensive in the southw...
US forces strike Islamic State group in Syria
Oct 12, 2024 (AFP)
US forces "conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple known ISIS camps in Syria in the early morning of Oct. 11," the US Central Command said in a statem...
Fourteen years in prison for US soldier who sought to aid IS
Oct 11, 2024 (AFP)
Cole Bridges, 24, pleaded guilty in June of last year to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to...
Israel army says Yazidi woman rescued from Gaza after decade in captivity
Oct 03, 2024 (AFP)
The army said the 21-year-old woman of Yazidi origin was rescued in a coordinated and complex operation this week that involved cooperation with the United Stat...
Four soldiers killed in IS ambush in Iraq: ministry
Oct 02, 2024 (AFP)
Iraq declared victory over the jihadists of IS in 2017, but remants of the group remain active in Iraq and continue to launch sporadic attacks against the army ...
US pledges new funds at anti-IS coalition gathering
Sep 30, 2024 (AFP)
The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS (D-ISIS) was established in 2014 to help local forces retake huge swathes of territory seized by the jihadist group in Iraq ...
Anti-jihadist coalition mission in Iraq ending in 2025
Sep 27, 2024 (AFP)
The announcement follows months of talks between Washington and Baghdad on the future of the coalition, which was established in 2014 to help local forces retak...
French IS suspect to be tried over enslavement of Yazidi teenager
Sep 24, 2024 (AFP)
Sonia Mejri, a 35-year-old born in southern France, stands accused of aiding her then-husband -- a high-ranking member of the jihadist group -- to enslave and r...
UN decries 'horrific' torture as Myanmar sinks into rights 'abyss'
Sep 17, 2024 (AFP)
"Myanmar is plumbing the depths of the human rights abyss," said James Rodehaver, head of the United Nations rights office's Myanmar team. Speaking to reporters...
Four Islamic State leaders killed in August Iraq raid: CENTCOM
Sep 14, 2024 (AFP)
"This operation targeted ISIS leaders and served to disrupt and degrade ISIS' ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians," the Unite...
Israel intelligence unit chief quits over October 7 failure
Sep 12, 2024 (AFP)
"The commander of the 8200 unit, (Brigadier General) Yossi Sariel, has informed his commanders and subordinates of his intention to end his position," the army ...
Under pressure, UN winds down 'unique' Iraq probe into IS crimes
Sep 08, 2024 (AFP)
IS seized vast swathes of Iraq and neighbouring Syria and proclaimed a "caliphate" in 2014, carrying out abductions, beheadings, ethnic cleansing, mass killings...
Colombia police foil attack in Cali, host of COP16 summit
Sep 04, 2024 (AFP)
The summit will take place under tight security amid threats from a rebel group that has ramped up shooting and bomb attacks in towns around Cali in recent mont...
Iraq-US joint raid kills 15 IS fighters
Aug 31, 2024 (AFP)
The raid targeted Islamic State leaders and was carried out early Thursday morning, resulting "in the death of 15 ISIS operatives" with "no indication of civili...
NATO base in Germany briefly raises security level after 'potential threat'
Aug 23, 2024 (AFP)
The scare follows a trespassing attempt at the same site last week, which came around the same time as a separate case of suspected sabotage at a German militar...
NATO airbase in Germany raises security level over 'potential threat'
Aug 23, 2024 (AFP)
"We raised the security level at NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen based on intelligence information indicating potential threat," the base said in a post on social me...
Military, NATO bases in Germany hit by security scares
Aug 14, 2024 (AFP)
The Bundeswehr base in Cologne-Wahn was locked down because of "a suspicion of an attempted intrusion and a suspicion of sabotage," defence ministry spokesman C...
US defense chief says 9/11 suspects should stand trial
Aug 06, 2024 (AFP)
Deals with Mohammed and two alleged accomplices were announced on July 31 but sparked anger among some relatives of those killed on September 11, 2001, as well ...
US scraps plea deal with 9/11 mastermind: Pentagon
Aug 03, 2024 (AFP)
Agreements with Mohammed and two alleged accomplices announced Wednesday had appeared to have moved their long-running cases toward resolution -- but sparked an...
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