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US strike in Syria kills several Al-Qaeda militants

Apr 06, 2016 (AFP)

The United States has carried out another raid against Al-Qaeda militants in Syria, on the heels of a strike that killed the spokesman of the group's Syrian bra...

Obama: Destroying IS group my 'top priority'

Apr 06, 2016 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that destroying the Islamic State (IS) group remains his "top priority" at a time when the jihadist group continues to lo...

Syria's Qaeda spokesman killed as army pushes anti-IS advance

Apr 04, 2016 (AFP)

Air strikes have killed several Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front members including its spokesman and regime forces have retaken a strategic town from the Islamic ...

US says strike targeted top Qaeda officials in Syria

Apr 04, 2016 (AFP)

A US air strike in Syria targeted Al-Qaeda members, reportedly killing its spokesman, and the Islamic State group has been forced from a key town in the latest ...

Syria monastery ravaged by IS was symbol of coexistence

Apr 04, 2016 (AFP)

On the wall of a monastery in Syria's desert, jihadists from the Islamic State group left a grim warning: "The lions of the caliphate are here to devour you." T...

Pentagon confirms senior Shebab leader killed in Somalia

Apr 04, 2016 (AFP)

The Pentagon confirmed Monday that a senior Shebab leader targeted in a drone strike in Somalia last week was killed in the attack. Hassan Ali Dhoore, who was k...

IS rocket expert killed in Iraq strike: spokesman

Apr 03, 2016 (AFP)

An Islamic State group rocket expert believed to have been involved in an attack that killed a US Marine has died in a drone strike in Iraq, a spokesman said Su...

I want freedom in Europe: IS chief Baghdadi's ex-wife

Mar 31, 2016 (AFP)

An ex-wife of Islamic State group (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, with whom he had a daughter, wants to live in Europe "in freedom", she told Swedish daily Ex...

US orders families of personnel out of southern Turkey

Mar 29, 2016 (AFP)

The Pentagon and US State Department on Tuesday ordered families of US troops and civilian personnel stationed in southern Turkey to leave the region due to sec...

Belgium releases Brussels attacks suspect

Mar 28, 2016 (AFP)

Belgium on Monday freed the sole suspect charged over last week's Islamic State attacks in Brussels that left 35 dead, raising fresh questions about the handlin...

Algeria security forces kill 12 jihadists in a week

Mar 28, 2016 (AFP)

Algerian troops on Monday killed a jihadist east of the capital, the defence ministry said, bringing to 12 the number of gunmen killed by security forces in a w...

IS setbacks in Syria and Iraq

Mar 26, 2016 (AFP)

The Islamic State group, which came under attack this weekend by regime forces in Syria and Iraq, has faced major setbacks in the two neighbouring countries ove...

Dutch siblings, UK, Chinese and US nationals among Brussels dead

Mar 25, 2016 (AFP)

A Dutch brother and sister, a Chinese national and a British man were on Friday confirmed as being among the 31 people killed in Tuesday's bomb attacks on Bruss...

China beefs up airport security after Brussels attack

Mar 25, 2016 (AFP)

China stepped up its airport security in response to the Brussels attacks, the aviation administration told AFP Friday. Surveillance is heavy and widespread in ...

Europe must step up IS fight after Brussels: Pentagon

Mar 24, 2016 (AFP)

The Brussels attacks are a stark reminder that European countries need to step up their efforts against the Islamic State group, US Defense Secretary Ashton Car...

IS under pressure as troops advance on Palmyra, Mosul

Mar 24, 2016 (AFP)

Syrian troops on Thursday entered the ancient city of Palmyra and Iraqi forces launched an offensive against Mosul as pressure mounted on key strongholds of the...

Saudi-led coalition pounds Qaeda training camp in Yemen

Mar 22, 2016 (AFP)

Saudi-led air strikes on an Al-Qaeda training camp in Yemen on Tuesday killed or wounded dozens, officials and tribal sources said, as the Arab coalition expand...

Algerian troops kill six jihadists: ministry

Mar 21, 2016 (AFP)

Algerian soldiers killed six suspected jihadists in an area near the Tunisian border on Monday, the defence ministry said. They were killed in an "ongoing army ...

Raids 'kill 39 civilians' in IS bastion in Syria

Mar 19, 2016 (AFP)

A wave of Russian air strikes killed at least 39 civilians on Saturday in Raqa, the main stronghold of the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, a monitoring g...

Two more children die after Iraq chemical attack

Mar 18, 2016 (AFP)

Two more children have died of wounds suffered in a suspected jihadist chemical attack last week in Iraq, an official said on Friday, raising the death toll to ...