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Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings
Middle East

Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings

BADOUSH, Iraq (AP) — It was a chilly January evening, and Khadija Abd and her family had just finished supper…
Israeli killed and two Palestinian gunmen dead as Gaza violence persists
Middle East

Israeli killed and two Palestinian gunmen dead as Gaza violence persists

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A rocket fired from Gaza killed an Israeli civilian on Sunday and two Palestinian gunmen were killed…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says it will continue ‘peaceful’ work regardless of Trump moves
Egypt

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says it will continue ‘peaceful’ work regardless of Trump moves

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Tuesday it would continue to work in line with “our moderate and…
Militant attacks kill 22 government troops in north Syria
Middle East

Militant attacks kill 22 government troops in north Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked militants launched attacks early Saturday on government forces positions in northern Syria killing and wounding dozens…
Iraq: Yazidis to accept children of IS rape into community
Middle East

Iraq: Yazidis to accept children of IS rape into community

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The children of Yazidi women raped by Islamic State men will be welcomed into the minority…
Qatar calls for arms embargo against Libya’s Haftar
Middle East

Qatar calls for arms embargo against Libya’s Haftar

MILAN (Reuters) – Qatar’s foreign minister has called for an effective arms embargo against eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar and…
Suicide blast rips through Pakistani fruit market, killing 20
Middle East

Suicide blast rips through Pakistani fruit market, killing 20

At least 20 people were killed and 48 wounded Friday by a powerful suicide blast apparently targeting the Shia Hazara…
Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn
Middle East

Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn

Syria’s Kurds warned Sunday that despite the demise of the Islamic State’s “caliphate”, the thousands of foreign jihadists they hold…
Over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have fled from last Islamic State Syria enclave: SDF
Middle East

Over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have fled from last Islamic State Syria enclave: SDF

BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, had flooded…
Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of ‘sleeper cells’
Middle East

Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of ‘sleeper cells’

QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria urged Italy on Saturday to let him come home…
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