Lebanon’s US-backed military is gearing up for a long-awaited assault to dislodge hundreds of Islamic State militants from a remote corner near Syrian border Lebanon’s US-backed military is gearing up for a long-awaited assault to [ More … ]
A senior Iraqi general predicts the battle for IS-held Tal Afar to be relatively easy, with IS militants “worn out and demoralised” after their Mosul defeat. A senior Iraqi general predicted a relatively easy victory [ More … ]
The Lebanese army and Hezbollah fighters have extended their campaign into eastern Lebanon’s Ras Baalbeck, with a new offensive against IS after a ceasefire with al-Qaeda-linked militants. Hezbollah and the Lebanese army have extended their [ More … ]
A leaked Qatari diplomatic communique has revealed that the crown princes of Saudi Arabia and the UAE supported two Yemeni backers of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State groups. A leaked Qatari diplomatic communique alleges that [ More … ]
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it has “confirmed information” that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said on Tuesday that it had [ More … ]
Iraqi forces fought to eliminate the last pockets of Islamic State group resistance in Mosul on Monday after PM Abadi visited the devastated city to congratulate troops on securing victory. Iraqi forces fought to eliminate [ More … ]
Nine people have been reported dead and 15 others wounded after a suicide bombing hit Tahrir Square in Damascus on Sunday. At least nine people were killed and 15 others wounded on Sunday when a [ More … ]
The Iraqi army on Thursday announced that it had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a ‘caliphate’ in 2014. The Iraqi army has announced the recapture of [ More … ]
Iraqi forces battled deep into the devastated historical heart of Mosul and closed in fast on the last pockets of IS, retaking two thirds of the Old City on Sunday. Iraqi forces have retaken two [ More … ]
Egypt is currently battling several armed groups concentrated mainly in the Sinai Peninsula Egypt’s air force struck a unit of ‘Sinai Province’ , killing 12 members of the Islamic State (IS) affiliated group and destroying four [ More … ]
Iraqi forces started storming the Daesh-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, a military statement said. The historic district is the last still under control of the militants in the city which used to be their [ More … ]
Moscow says its jets may have killed leader of world’s most notorious terror organisation in a May airstrike. If true it would be a major propaganda coup for the Russians. Moscow says its jets may [ More … ]
The United States-led international coalition’s operation to recapture Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) started on the night of June 2, Turkey’s prime minister has said, informing that Washington briefed [ More … ]
IS forces fleeing the besieged city of Raqqa are now being targeted by the Russia air force, as it appears the militants are retreating towards regime territory. Russia says it is cutting off an Islamic [ More … ]
Since the Friday attack on buses loaded with Coptic Christians that left at least 29 dead, Egyptians are saying that Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is unequipped to deal with terrorism in the country. Anti-Sisi Egyptian group [ More … ]
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