Islamic State holdouts in Syria battle ‘gone by tonight:’ Trump
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Islamic State's last bastion in Syria will…
7 years ago
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IS claims deadly Toronto attack: propaganda agency
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a weekend shooting that killed two people in…
8 years ago
Software better tackling IS propaganda, Facebook says
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Monday said new detection tools wielded by its counterterrorism team are quickly…
8 years ago
Iraq PM heads for May elections after defeating IS
by Ali Choukeir Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Sunday he would stand…
8 years ago
Nearly 100,000 displaced by fighting in northwest Syria: UN
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced since early December by fighting in northwestern Syria, where the…
8 years ago
Explosion at Syria jihadist base kills 23: monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- An explosion at a base for Asian jihadists in northwestern Syria's Idlib city on Sunday killed…
8 years ago
Iraq hangs 38 members of IS, Qaeda for ‘terrorism’
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraq hanged 38 jihadists belonging to the Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda for terrorism offences on…
9 years ago
US won’t walk away from Syria war until talks progress: Mattis
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US-led coalition will forge ahead in its fight against the Islamic State group in…
9 years ago
IS attack killed at least 75 displaced Syrians
by Rouba El Husseini Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- A car bombing by the Islamic State group killed…
9 years ago
Russia says its submarine fired missiles at IS base in Syria
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Tuesday its submarine deployed in the Mediterranean fired three ballistic missiles to destroy a…
9 years ago
US’ Mattis says Philippine troops upheld rights in Marawi battle
United States Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday praised the Philippine military for upholding human rights in a five-month battle…
9 years ago
Anti-IS force says near ‘final’ week of Raqa fight
by Maya Gebeily and Gihad Darwish Agence France Presse RAQA, Syria (AFP) -- US-backed fighters battling to oust the Islamic…
9 years ago
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