TERRORWARS - POLICY DAILY

Russian troops killed in IS-claimed attack on Chechen base

Mar 24, 2017 (AFP)

Six Russian soldiers were killed in Chechnya Friday when gunmen tried to storm their base in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The base belongs to R...

World leaders stand with Britain after London attack

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

World leaders unanimously condemned the attack in the heart of London by a man who was shot dead by armed police, with many saying they stand with Britain. At l...

10 Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai roadside bombings

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed in two roadside bombings as they clashed with Islamic State group jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula, the military said on Thurs...

'Lab-on-a-glove' could bring nerve-agent detection to a wearer's fingertips

Mar 23, 2017 (SPX)

There's a reason why farmers wear protective gear when applying organophosphate pesticides. The substances are very effective at getting rid of unwanted bugs, b...

Allies vow to destroy IS as attacks overshadow talks

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to crush the jihadists Wednesday at a meeting overshadowed by an attack in London and civilian deaths...

Coalition gathers to hear Trump Islamic State plan

Mar 22, 2017 (AFP)

Ministers from the 68-nation US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group meet in Washington Wednesday to hear more about US President Donald Trump's plan ...

Arab Israeli woman jailed for joining IS with family

Mar 21, 2017 (AFP)

An Arab Israeli who took her young family to Iraq and joined the Islamic State group was sentenced to more than four years in prison Tuesday, the justice minist...

'Jihadists' kill civilians, soldiers in north Mali

Mar 13, 2017 (AFP)

Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive north. Mali's defence ministry confirmed two ...

January raid in Yemen killed 4 to 12 civilians: US

Mar 10, 2017 (AFP)

Up to a dozen civilians died during a controversial January raid against Al Qaeda in Yemen, but an investigation did not uncover "bad judgment" during the opera...

Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs seek better coordination against IS

Mar 08, 2017 (AFP)

The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday in a bid to step up coordination in Syria and avoid clashes between rival forces in the fig...

IS hopes to hold onto shreds of 'caliphate': US official

Mar 08, 2017 (AFP)

The Islamic State group has lost most of the land it once held in Iraq and Syria but hopes to cling to scraps of a self-declared caliphate, a US official said W...

Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs weigh anti-IS steps

Mar 07, 2017 (AFP)

The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday for talks likely to be dominated by next steps in the fight against Islamic State jihadists...

Anti-IS assaults gain ground in Iraq and Syria

Mar 06, 2017 (AFP)

Iraqi forces advanced in west Mosul and fighters in neighbouring Syria seized a key supply route to Raqa Monday, as twin US-backed offensives gained ground agai...

Radioactive threat detection system tested in DC

Mar 03, 2017 (SPX)

DARPA's SIGMA program-whose goal is to prevent attacks involving radiological "dirty bombs" and other nuclear threats-concluded its biggest and longest test dep...

US targets Al-Qaeda in second day of Yemen strikes

Mar 03, 2017 (AFP)

US warplanes pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day Friday, killing eight militants, security and tribal sources said, as Washington steps ...

Researchers can predict terrorist behaviors with more than 90 percent accuracy

Mar 03, 2017 (SPX)

Government agencies cannot always use social media and telecommunication to uncover the intentions of terrorists as terrorists are now more careful in utilizing...

More than 20 US strikes targeted Al-Qaeda in Yemen

Mar 02, 2017 (AFP)

US forces on Thursday conducted a series of air strikes in Yemen against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Pentagon said. "More than 20 strikes targeted AQ...

Qaeda confirms coalition strike killed top leader in Syria

Mar 02, 2017 (AFP)

Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in an air strike by the US-led coalition in ...

Up to 15,000 IS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria: US general

Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)

Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an indication of a significant dwindling of the jiha...

Pentagon readies new anti-IS plan for Trump

Feb 27, 2017 (AFP)

The Pentagon on Monday was to present the White House with possible new battle plans to defeat the Islamic State group, after President Donald Trump demanded to...