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Nations team up to protect ancient heritage from terrorism
Apr 24, 2017 (AFP)
Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Greece, Italy, China, India, Bolivia, Mexico and Peru -- all home to some of the world's most cherished archaeological sites -- have signed u...
US forces kill IS leader blamed for nightclub attack
Apr 21, 2017 (AFP)
"We will reach you anywhere," Brett McGurk, the US diplomat who coordinates the coalition fighting the jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, said in a tweet confirm...
New system to destroy chemical warfare agents announced
Apr 17, 2017 (UPI)
The system it helped develop comes in two configurations, one wet and one dry. The dry pollution control process, suited for arid or remote regions, uses a Dedi...
IS attacked Iraq forces with chemical weapons: military
Apr 16, 2017 (AFP)
IS has periodically carried out attacks using chemical weapons, but both the toll and the impact on military operations has been minimal and the jihadists' bomb...
Anti-IS strike rules unchanged under Trump: general
Apr 13, 2017 (AFP)
After taking office in January, Trump ordered the development of a "new plan" to defeat IS, and called for recommendations on changing rules of engagement and "...
IS now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, military says
Apr 11, 2017 (AFP)
Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes and other support are now battling IS inside second city Mosul, after retaking much of the other territory the jihadis...
Southern EU leaders say US strike on Syria 'understandable'
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
The leaders of southern EU nations said Monday that a US missile strike on a Syrian air base in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack was "understandable,...
White House warns Syria on chemical, barrel bomb use
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
The White House on Monday warned Syria that further use of chemical weapons or chlorine-laden barrel bombs could bring US military retaliation. Broadening its w...
Niger troops kill 57 Boko Haram fighters: security sources
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
Niger troops have killed 57 Boko Haram jihadists during fighting in the southeast Niger, a security source told AFP Monday. Ten soldiers were slightly injured i...
Sarin: lethal nerve gas that kills in minutes
Apr 07, 2017 (AFP)
The United States believes the Syrian government employed a sarin-like nerve agent in Tuesday's deadly attack in the country's northwest. Here are the key facts...
UN divided over Syria gas attack probe as US launches missile strike
Apr 07, 2017 (AFP)
The UN Security Council failed Thursday to reach agreement on demands for a thorough investigation of the suspected chemical attack in Syria, as the United Stat...
Syria 'chemical' attack: what we know
Apr 06, 2017 (AFP)
An air strike hit rebel-held Khan Sheikhun in northwestern Syria on Tuesday morning, leaving dozens of civilians dead from a suspected chemical weapons attack. ...
Accident theory in Syria attack 'fanciful': experts
Apr 06, 2017 (AFP)
Chemical weapons experts have thrown doubt on Russian claims the attack that killed more than 80 civilians in rebel-held Syria could have been caused by an air ...
Number of foreign jihadists in Iraq and Syria unknown: US
Apr 05, 2017 (AFP)
US intelligence agencies don't know the true number of foreign jihadists still fighting in Iraq and Syria, or the extent of the threat they pose to their home c...
Egypt military says top Islamist killed in Sinai
Apr 02, 2017 (AFP)
Egypt's military said Sunday a founder of a militant faction in North Sinai that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group was killed in an air str...
Russia detains man over IS-claimed attack on Chechen base
Apr 01, 2017 (AFP)
Russia said Saturday it had detained one of the attackers who carried out a deadly strike on a military base in Chechnya. The Investigative Committee, which pro...
IS propaganda team killed in Iraq air strike: coalition
Mar 30, 2017 (AFP)
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Thursday that it had killed a propaganda chief and associates in an air strike in the western Iraqi t...
Electronics ban on flights not a longterm solution: IATA boss
Mar 28, 2017 (AFP)
British and US bans on laptops and tablet computers in flight cabins are not sustainable in the long term, the head of the association representing airlines sai...
IS releases video threatening Iran
Mar 27, 2017 (AFP)
The Islamic State group threatened Iran for its role in the region's conflicts, in a rare Farsi-language propaganda video released on Monday. The 36-minute vide...
Smiths Detection tapped for airport security
Mar 27, 2017 (UPI)
Smiths Detection has selected by Britain's Ministry of Defense to provide aviation security equipment at its military airports worldwide, the company announced ...
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