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Islamic State exploits virus, political crisis to boost Iraq attacks

Islamic State group remnants in Iraq are exploiting a coronavirus lockdown, coalition troop withdrawals and simmering political disputes to ramp up deadly attacks, according...

Sri Lanka remembers, one year after attacks killed nearly 300

Survivors of Sri Lanka's Islamist suicide bombings which killed 279 people last year held a private anniversary service Tuesday as the nation paid sombre...

US retaliates across Iraq for deadly rocket attack

Washington"•The US military launched air strikes against a pro-Iranian group in Iraq following the deaths of two Americans and a Briton in a rocket...

No hope as Syria war enters 10th year

Beirut"•As it enters its tenth year, the war in Syria is anything but abating, as foreign powers scrap over a ravaged country where human...

Jailed for funding IS-linked group

Singapore"•An Indonesian maid was jailed for two years in Singapore Thursday for giving money to an Islamic State-linked terror outfit blamed for a string...

Knife attacker kills man in Paris suburb, hurts 2, is shot dead

Paris—A knife-wielding man ran amok Friday in a park south of Paris, killing a man walking with his wife and wounding two other people...

Two Indonesian hostages rescued from ASG lair

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Seven Islamists to hang for savage Dhaka attack

Dhaka—Seven Islamist extremists have been sentenced to death by a Bangladesh court over a savage 2016 attack that killed 22 people including 18 foreigners...

British man, wife rescued from ASG

Philippine soldiers on Monday rescued a British man and his wife from Islamic State-linked jihadists nearly two months after the couple was kidnapped from...

18 jihadists killed by police

Ouagadougou"•Burkina Faso authorities said 18 “terrorists” were killed when they attempted to attack a police base in the north of the country, where security...

Martial law lifting depends on PNP, military–Rody

President Rodrigo Duterte said he would heed the recommendation of the military and the police on whether he should lift martial law in Mindanao,...

Baghdadi successor in US crosshairs

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Military, Moros clash: 2,700 flee

Camp Siongco, Maguindanao—Some 2,700 people were displaced after Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) linked to the Islamic State (IS) harassed government forces stationed in...

IS claims responsibility for deadly Mali attacks

Bamako, Mali"•The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for a devastating raid that killed 49 Malian troops as well as a blast that led...
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