foreign fighters
Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines
World
June 26, 2017
Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines
A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen alive,…
Mosul caught in ‘strange and terrifying’ battle as IS foreign soldiers fight to the end
Middle East
February 28, 2017
Mosul caught in ‘strange and terrifying’ battle as IS foreign soldiers fight to the end
The families cowered in basements, huddling in the dark as war raged overhead between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants…
Militants in Syria attract 31,000 foreign fighters: ex-UK spy chief
Middle East
December 8, 2015
Militants in Syria attract 31,000 foreign fighters: ex-UK spy chief
Syria has become the pre-eminent global incubator for a new generation of militants after Islamist groups more than doubled the…
Australia probes claim teenager was Iraq suicide bomber
World
March 12, 2015
Australia probes claim teenager was Iraq suicide bomber
Australian authorities are investigating claims by Islamic State that an Australian teenage recruit died after blowing himself up in Iraq,…
Egyptian fighter in Syrian opposition army killed
Egypt
September 11, 2012
Egyptian fighter in Syrian opposition army killed
Former Freedom and Justice Party MP Nasser Abbas has said that his cousin, Abu Bakr Ibrahim Moussa, who joined the…