The Egyptian army said on Monday that five Egyptian soldiers were killed Sunday evening in the central Sinai Peninsula. with a security source telling Ma’an the five were killed after gunmen opened fire at a [ More … ]
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter says Daesh militants were planning attacks in Europe More than 80 Daesh militants, some of whom were believed to be plotting attacks in Europe, died in US air strikes on [ More … ]
The Israeli security expert at Maariv, Yossi Melman, said that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled one of the country’s military secrets, which is considered a mistake and a violation of the laws of [ More … ]
– Iraqi forces killed scores of Daesh militants in the island – The Iraqi army on Tuesday recaptured the Ramadi Island in western Iraq from Daesh militants, a top army commander said. Speaking to Anadolu [ More … ]
Dr.Yaron Friedman, the Middle East commentator at Yedioth Ahronoth, said that Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is afraid of being excluded by the super powers as occurred previously with former leaders in Egypt, reported AL-Jazeera. He added, [ More … ]
Gunmen shot dead an informer and a soldier and injured five other people, including two civilians, in an attack at a police checkpoint in the province of Menoufia north of Cairo, the director of the [ More … ]
– Iraqi forces are currently preparing to launch a major offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS At least 14 Daesh militants were killed in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Sunday in the northern Iraqi city of [ More … ]
-Iraq has suffered a devastating security vacuum since mid-2014. – At least 18 people, mostly militants, were killed across Iraq on Friday as Iraqi authorities were preparing to launch an offensive to dislodge the Daesh [ More … ]
An Egyptian human rights organization has documented 26,207 detainment incidents from the Egyptian security institutions in 18 months, as reported by the New Khalij. This was mentioned in a report on the number of detainees and [ More … ]
Israeli aircraft attacked a target in Syria on Monday after errant fire from fighting among factions in Syria struck inside Israel, Israel’s military said, Reuters Reported. The Syrian fire had hit an open area near [ More … ]
By: NAGEHAN ALÇI * Dear Western friends, I am writing this article for you. As far as I can see, what is happening in Turkey is not properly reflected in the Western media, so I [ More … ]
– Statement from new rebel leader explicitly threatens Turkey for the first time The new leader of the al-Shabaab militant group has used his first propaganda release to threaten Turkey – the first time the country [ More … ]
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor said that Russia, the United States, Israel and some European countries are providing intelligence and assistance to Egypt against former Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (now known as Sinai Province after [ More … ]
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