Afghan Security Leadership Under Fire Over Hospital Attack
The Afghan security leadership has come under scathing criticism from lawmakers and social media users over a catastrophic insurgent attack ...
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Syria Opposition Agrees Final Evacuation From Homs District
Syria's government and opposition said Monday they had agreed a Russian-supervised deal to complete the evacuation of fighters and civilians ...
‘Jihadists’ Kill Civilians, Soldiers In North Mali
Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive north. ...
Blast Targets Bus In Downtown Kabul During Rush Hour
A powerful explosion struck a bus in downtown Kabul during rush hour Monday, officials said, sending smoke rising in the ...
Insiders Aided Kabul Hospital Attack, Survivors Say
Insiders including two interns were among the attackers who launched a gun-and-grenade assault this week on Afghanistan's largest military hospital, ...
Ex-Qaeda Affiliate In Syria Claims Damascus Bombings
Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front on Sunday said in a statement it was behind twin bombings targeting Shiite ...
Toll In Damascus Bombings Jumps To 74 Dead
The toll from twin bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in the centre of Damascus has risen to 74 dead, a monitor ...
Eight Afghan Police Killed In
Eight local policemen were killed by their colleagues after they were poisoned in their base in southern Afghanistan, officials said ...
Mosul Church Turned Into IS Religious Police Base
The elegant columns of a west Mosul church stand plastered with Islamic State group propaganda after the jihadists' infamous religious ...
Afghanistan Launches Centre To Protect Women Journalists
Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday launched a centre to protect women journalists in Afghanistan, the second most dangerous in the ...
2,100 Iran Fighters Killed In Iraq, Syria
More than 2,000 fighters sent from Iran have been killed in Iraq and Syria, the head of Iran's veterans' affairs ...
IS Imposes ‘Afghan Dress’ In Syria’s Raqa
The Islamic State group has imposed an "Afghan-style" dress code on men in its Syrian stronghold Raqa to help its ...
Air Strikes Kill 11 Civilians In Central Syria
At least 11 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded on Saturday in air strikes on a central Syrian village ...
Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in a ...
Simultaneous Taliban Attacks Kill At Least 16 In Kabul
Two attacks struck the Afghan capital at almost the same time on Wednesday Almost simultaneous attacks in Kabul have left ...
Blasts, Gunfire Rock Afghan Capital
Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in two separate Taliban assaults on security buildings Wednesday, officials said, as the insurgents ...
Syria Ex-Qaeda Says Opposition Leaders Must ‘step Aside’
The head of Al-Qaeda's former Syrian branch said weekend suicide attacks in third city Homs were a message for opposition ...
130 Bodies Found In Syria Mass Graves
The bodies of some 130 fighters shot execution-style or beheaded by rival jihadists have been found in mass graves in ...
US Says It Killed 11 Al-Qaeda Operatives In Syria Air Strikes
GETTY IMAGES/The Pentagon said it conducted two air strikes over two days earlier this month US forces killed 11 members ...
US Says It Killed 11 Al-Qaeda Operatives In Syria Air Strikes
US forces killed 11 members of al-Qaeda in two air strikes near Idlib in Syria, this month, including a former ...