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At least 100 fighters killed in Syria during storming of besieged airbase – monitor
Middle East

At least 100 fighters killed in Syria during storming of besieged airbase – monitor

At least 100 soldiers and fighters were killed in northern Syria in just over 24 hours of fierce fighting earlier…
Gulf air strikes on IS down due to Yemen conflict: US general
Middle East

Gulf air strikes on IS down due to Yemen conflict: US general

Air strikes by Gulf Arab members of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria have diminished since…
Egypt police kill leading Islamic State militant in Cairo
Egypt

Egypt police kill leading Islamic State militant in Cairo

Egyptian police said on Monday they killed a top Islamic State group operative in the capital implicated in a string…
Islamic State frees 37 elderly Assyrian Christians: monitors
Middle East

Islamic State frees 37 elderly Assyrian Christians: monitors

Islamic State has released 37 elderly Assyrian Christians who were among about 200 seized by the militants in February in…
Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters
World

Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters

A Bosnian Muslim cleric was sentenced to seven years in jail on Thursday for recruiting fighters to join Islamic State…
Syrian rebels capture town in west, rebels and monitor say
Middle East

Syrian rebels capture town in west, rebels and monitor say

Syrian insurgents captured a town on a major highway in the west of the country on Thursday after heavy fighting…
Islamic State takes over Syrian town in Homs province: monitor
Middle East

Islamic State takes over Syrian town in Homs province: monitor

Islamic State fighters took control of the Syrian town of Maheen in the southwest of Homs province on Sunday after…
New US-backed Syrian rebel alliance declares offensive against Islamic State
Middle East

New US-backed Syrian rebel alliance declares offensive against Islamic State

A US-backed Syrian rebel alliance on Saturday announced a fresh offensive against Islamic State in the northeast province of Hasaka,…
IS group in Egypt claims it downed Russian airliner: AFP
Egypt

IS group in Egypt claims it downed Russian airliner: AFP

The Islamic State group's affiliate in Egypt has claimed it downed the Russian passenger plane that crashed Saturday in the…
Little oversight allows Mideast military corruption: report
Middle East

Little oversight allows Mideast military corruption: report

The ever-growing, secret defense budgets and poor oversight of militaries in the Middle East make them susceptible to corruption and…
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