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Iraqi civilians flee fighting, privation in west Mosul

by Sara Hussein Agence France Presse SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) -- Hundreds of civilians fled through the desert Tuesday…

Russia air strike ‘accidentally’ kills 3 Turkish troops in Syria

by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Three Turkish soldiers were "accidentally" killed and 11 wounded on…

Kuwait jails Filipina for joining IS jihadists

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- A Kuwaiti court on Monday sentenced a Filipino woman to 10 years in jail after…

Fight to the end, IS boss Baghdadi urges Mosul jihadists

by Sarah Benhaida with Ali Choukeir in Baghdad GOGJALI, Iraq (AFP) -- Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his…

Iraqis flee home as Mosul battle gathers steam

by W.G. Dunlop and Safa Majeed TINA, Iraq (AFP) -- Families who fled their village in the early days of…

Syria rebels capture emblematic IS stronghold Dabiq

DABIQ, Syria (AFP) -- Turkish-backed rebels capture the emblematic northern Syrian town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, dealing…

German police arrest Syrian bomb plot suspect

by Hui Min NEO BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German police on Monday arrested a Syrian man suspected of plotting a…

Former Qaeda in Syria confirms a leader killed in raid

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A jihadist group that was formerly Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria on Monday confirmed that an…

Air strike kills top jihadist rebel commander in Syria

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - by Rouba El Husseini The commander of Syria's largest rebel coalition has been killed in an…

Iraq mourns after more than 200 killed in Baghdad bombing

by W.G. Dunlop BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqis on Monday mourned the more than 200 people killed by a jihadist-claimed…

Ten killed in jihadist suicide bombing in Cameroon

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AFP) -- A suicide bombing by a Boko Haram jihadist has killed at least 10 people in northern Cameroon,…

Tunisian killed in Istanbul attack seeking IS-linked son

TUNIS , Tunisia (AFP) -- A Tunisian killed in the Istanbul airport attack blamed on the Islamic State group was…

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