terrorism
Gun battle ends in Afghan capital after Taliban blast wounds 105
Middle East
July 1, 2019
Gun battle ends in Afghan capital after Taliban blast wounds 105
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces killed five Taliban gunmen who stormed a building in Kabul on Monday after detonating…
Sisi delivers speech on 6th anniversary of June 30
Egypt
June 30, 2019
Sisi delivers speech on 6th anniversary of June 30
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in a nationwide speech delivered on the sixth anniversary of June 30 that it was…
One dead, several hurt in suicide bomber attacks in Tunisian capital
Middle East
June 27, 2019
One dead, several hurt in suicide bomber attacks in Tunisian capital
TUNIS (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in separate attacks on police in the Tunisian capital on Thursday,…
Australia repatriating 8 youth from Islamic State families
Egypt
June 24, 2019
Australia repatriating 8 youth from Islamic State families
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Eight Australian offspring of two slain Islamic State group fighters had been removed from Syria in…
UN aid chief says ‘humanitarian disaster’ unfolding in Idlib
Middle East
June 19, 2019
UN aid chief says ‘humanitarian disaster’ unfolding in Idlib
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief declared Tuesday that “a humanitarian disaster” is unfolding in Syria’s last rebel-held…
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
Features/Interviews
June 10, 2019
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding…
Sri Lanka MPs clash with president over Easter attacks probe
World
June 9, 2019
Sri Lanka MPs clash with president over Easter attacks probe
Sri Lanka’s parliament warned President Maithripala Sirisena not to scuttle a controversial investigation into security lapses before the Easter suicide…
Sri Lanka president sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe
World
June 8, 2019
Sri Lanka president sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe
Sri Lanka’s president has sacked the national intelligence chief and will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses…
Egyptian police kill 4 terrorists involved in Arish checkpoint attack
Egypt
June 8, 2019
Egyptian police kill 4 terrorists involved in Arish checkpoint attack
Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that police forces have eliminated four terrorists involved in an attack on Arish, North…
Egypt’s Interior Ministry identifies and kills terrorists in North Sinai
Egypt
June 7, 2019
Egypt’s Interior Ministry identifies and kills terrorists in North Sinai
Egyptian police forces have pursued the terrorists responsible for a security ambush in South Arish on Wednesday, after forces identified…