Obama ramps up special forces mission in Syria against Islamic State
HANOVER, GERMANY: President Barack Obama announced on Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops… Read More
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Four killed as Turkish town hit by Syria rocket fire
ISTANBUL: Four rockets fired from Syria slammed into the southern Turkish town of Kilis on… Read More
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Four terrorists arrested from Karachi
KARACHI: A terror bid was foiled as four terrorists belonging to terrorist organizations were arrested… Read More
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Air strikes hit Islamic State in Afghanistan under new rules: U.S.
WASHINGTON: The United States has carried out 70 to 80 air strikes against Islamic State… Read More
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Islamic State hails Brussels suicide bombers
BRUSSELS: Islamic State published obituaries on Wednesday of the suicide bombers who killed 32 people… Read More
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Rebels seize Syria town from fighters loyal to Islamic State: rebels, monitor
DAMASCUS: Rebels seized a town in southern Syria from groups loyal to Islamic State just… Read More
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Kerry urges Iraq not to let politics impede war against IS
BAGHDAD: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, visiting Baghdad on Friday, urged Iraq not to… Read More
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Islamic State ‘spreading like a cancer’: UN chief
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The Syrian conflict has acted like a greenhouse for extremist groups which are… Read More
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Syrian rebels seize most of IS stronghold: monitor and rebel source
DAMASCUS: Syrian rebel forces on Thursday took over most of a town near the Turkish… Read More
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Islamic State attacks Syrian forces near Damascus
DAMASCUS: Islamic State fighters launched attacks on government-held areas near Damascus overnight in what a… Read More
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Turkey arrests 2 would-be Islamic State suicide bombers: report
ISTANBUL: Authorities in southern Turkey have arrested two men suspected of preparing to carry out… Read More
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Islamic State militants use mustard gas in attack on Deir Zor airport – Syrian state TV
Islamic State militants attacked Syrian army troops with mustard gas in an offensive against a… Read More
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Suicide bombings, mortar fire kill 12 in Iraq: officials
BAGHDAD: Three suicide bombers targeting Iraqi forces and mortar fire that struck houses near Baghdad… Read More
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Mass grave of victims of Islamic State found in Syria’s Palmyra
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops have found a mass grave containing the bodies of 42 people executed… Read More
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Paris attacker chose not to blow himself up: brother
PARIS: The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, decided not to blow himself… Read More
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Obama issues stark warning on nuclear terrorism
WASHINGTON: Extremist "madmen" from the Islamic State group would not hesitate to launch a catastrophic… Read More
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Suicide bomber kills three in Iraq capital: officials
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in central Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing… Read More
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Syria forces retake Palmyra in major victory over IS
PALMYRA: Syrian troops recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group on… Read More
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UAE jails 11 for life over ‘terror plots’: state media
ABU DHABI: A top court in the United Arab Emirates jailed 11 people for life… Read More
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UK tabloid censured over story of Muslims’ IS support
LONDON: Britain's press regulator on Saturday censured Rupert Murdoch's The Sun tabloid for a "significantly… Read More
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