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US military 'manipulated' intel in IS fight
Aug 11, 2016 (AFP)
US military leaders painted an overly optimistic picture of American efforts to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, a damning government report rel...
45,000 IS fighters killed in past two years: US general
Aug 10, 2016 (AFP)
About 45,000 jihadists have been killed in Iraq and Syria since the US-led operation to defeat the Islamic State group began two years ago, a top general said W...
No end in sight as anti-IS campaign enters third year
Aug 08, 2016 (AFP)
The US-led military effort against the Islamic State group started exactly two years ago, aimed at halting the jihadists as they swept across Iraq, leaving a tr...
Turkey's FM accuses Austria of being 'capital of radical racism'
Aug 05, 2016 (AFP)
Turkey's top diplomat escalated on Friday a war of words with Austria, calling it the "capital of radical racism" after Vienna urged an end to Ankara's EU membe...
France to form National Guard to help fight terror
Jul 28, 2016 (AFP)
President Francois Hollande on Thursday confirmed plans to set up a National Guard drawn from existing reserves to help security forces combat terror attacks on...
Australia moves to indefinite detention of terrorists
Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)
High-risk terror offenders may be kept in jail after their sentences finish, Australian officials said Monday as they move to tighten security laws following at...
Terror attacks a growing economic threat: G20 ministers
Jul 24, 2016 (AFP)
Increasingly frequent terrorist attacks are becoming a growing threat to the global economy, finance chiefs from the world's leading economies said Sunday. Earl...
Allies finalize plans to defeat IS group
Jul 20, 2016 (AFP)
The United States gathered its allies in the coalition fighting the Islamic State group Wednesday and agreed on a plan to corner the jihadists in their final ba...
Beijing policies driving Chinese Muslims to IS: study
Jul 20, 2016 (AFP)
Tough religious restrictions on Muslim minorities in China's far west may have driven more than 100 to join the Islamic State group, a US think tank said Wednes...
Baton Rouge suspect was Marine who served in Iraq
Jul 18, 2016 (AFP)
The suspect who shot three police officers dead in Baton Rouge on Sunday was a Marine veteran who served in Iraq, in a chilling parallel with the Dallas cop kil...
US-led coalition resumes strikes against IS from Turkey base
Jul 17, 2016 (AFP)
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group has resumed air strikes from a Turkish air base that were suspended after a failed military coup d'eta...
Erdogan urges Turks to defend state after coup 'foiled'
Jul 16, 2016 (AFP)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks to remain on the streets Saturday, as his forces regained control after a spectacular coup bid by discontented soldie...
Anger, protests and bloodshed in coup-hit Istanbul
Jul 16, 2016 (AFP)
Troops filed into Taksim Square uncertain of how they would be received. Before long, angry crowds had gathered to denounce them. In the famous square where ant...
Fethullah Gulen, the arch-enemy of Turkey's president
Jul 16, 2016 (AFP)
Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating the coup attempt in Turkey, has a wide following in his native country, where he enjoys ...
US confirms strike on IS commander 'Omar the Chechen'
Jul 14, 2016 (AFP)
The Pentagon Thursday acknowledged targeting a top Islamic State group commander, Omar al-Shishani, in an airstrike, but stopped short of confirming his reporte...
Pentagon to clarify arms regulations for military personnel
Jul 12, 2016 (AFP)
The Pentagon unveiled plans Monday to grant military commanders more authority to arm servicemembers, one year after a deadly attack on military facilities in t...
Pentagon chief holds talks in Baghdad on anti-IS fight
Jul 11, 2016 (AFP)
Pentagon chief Ashton Carter held talks Monday in Baghdad on the fight against the Islamic State group and the strategy to recapture Iraq's second city Mosul fr...
IS territory shrinks 12 percent since start of 2016: IHS
Jul 10, 2016 (AFP)
The Islamic State group lost 12 percent of the territory it holds in Iraq and Syria in the first half of 2016, according to an analysis by research group IHS. T...
Electronic nose smells pesticides and nerve gas
Jul 07, 2016 (SPX)
Detecting pesticides and nerve gas in very low concentrations. An international team of researchers led by Ivo Stassen and Rob Ameloot from KU Leuven, Belgium, ...
Philippine army: 10 dead in clashes with Islamic militants
Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)
Philippine government forces fought hundreds of Islamic militants on two remote islands Thursday, with the military aircraft-backed campaign leaving up to 10 pe...
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