US-Backed Force Enter Syria’s Raqa From South
US-backed fighters pierced jihadist-held Raqa from the south for the first time on Sunday, crossing the Euphrates River to enter ...
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Polio Worker ‘shot Dead In NW Pakistan’
A health worker who had been immunising children against polio was shot dead in Pakistan's northwestern province Saturday, the provincial ...
Bangladesh Arrests Three Female Militants
Bangladesh police have arrested three female members of an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Dhaka café siege, officials ...
Female Suicide Bombers Kill One In Cameroon’s Far North
One civilian was killed and two others injured Saturday when four female bombers blew themselves up in Cameroon's Far North, ...
Two Convicted For Stealing A Cow
Two Fulani men caught with a stolen cow have been convicted by the Asante-Mampong District Magistrate Court. Ahmed Issah, a ...
Bangladesh Marks First Anniversary of Deadly Cafe Siege
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at the site of one of the worst Islamist attacks in Bangladesh's history to mark ...
American Muslims Decry Trump Travel Ban
American Muslim leaders Friday decried Donald Trump's rhetoric towards their community and predicted the president's travel ban would eventually be ...
IS Withdraws From Syria’s Aleppo Province
The Islamic State group no longer has a presence in Syria's Aleppo province after withdrawing from a series of villages ...
‘Alarming’ Number of Threats Over Suspected IS-Links In Iraq’s…
The UN voiced alarm Friday at rising threats against civilians in Mosul suspected of ties to the Islamic State group ...
Iraq Sees End To ‘caliphate’ As Mosul Mosque Recaptured
Iraq declared the Islamic State group's "caliphate" was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul's iconic Nuri mosque Thursday, ...
US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last IS Escape Route From Raqa
US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State group from Raqa on Thursday, a monitor said, ...
Women, Children Returning From IS Warzones
Women and children involved with groups like Islamic State are increasingly returning to their home countries in Europe, with some ...
Yemen Troops, Rebels Killed In Battle For Central Province
Six soldiers were killed in Yemen on Thursday, a military source said, as government forces seek to cement their control ...
Iraq Military Says It Has Retaken Iconic Mosul Mosque
The Iraqi military announced on Thursday that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where jihadist chief Abu Bakr ...
Bangladesh Attack Cafe Thrives A Year On, But Fears Persist
As the chatter of customers and the smell of warm bread fill the Holey Artisan Bakery it is easy to ...
‘Invest In Girl-Child Education’
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admonished Muslim parents to invest in the education of their female children. According to ...
Up To 100,000 Civilians Trapped In Syria’s Raqa
As many as 100,000 civilians are trapped in Syria's Raqa, as US-backed fighters battle to retake the city from the ...
Heed the President’s Advice
OVER the weekend Muslims around the globe marked Eid-ul-Fitr (Feast of Breaking of the Fast). EID-ul-Fitr is an important religious ...
US Supreme Court To Decide On Iran Artifact Case
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide on a long-running legal battle over whether Persian artifacts in Chicago ...
Former Syrian Defence Minister Dies In Paris
Syria's former defence minister Mustafa Tlass, a close friend of President Bashar al-Assad's father and predecessor Hafez, died in Paris ...