ISIS fighters’ handwritten letters found at abandoned Mosul training compound

Alaa Abd al-Akeedi asked his family for forgiveness and not to mourn him before ending his life in a suicide bomb attack against Iraqi security forces last year.

Bomb Blasts Near Newly Liberated Syrian Town Kill at Least 60

Two attacks Friday near a Syrian town just captured by Turkish forces and Syrian opposition fighters from the ISIS killed at least 60 people, including two Turkish soldiers, Turkey’s news agency and Syrian activists said.

Homes burned, shops looted in anti-migrant attacks

Violence against foreigners has flared up again in parts of South Africa.

Earlier this month, immigrants’ homes and businesses were looted and torched in suburbs of Johannesburg and Pretoria, the capital city, raising concerns about anti-foreigner sentiment in the country.

Blast near Mogadishu hours after al-Shabab vows attack

A car laden with explosives has blown up near an army checkpoint outside Mogadishu, wounding at least four soldiers, according to a Somali security officer.

South Africa plans drive against illegal foreign workers

South African officials will inspect workplaces to see if firms are employing undocumented foreigners, the home affairs minister says.

18 ISIS loyalists killed as clearance operations continue in East of Afghanistan

At least eighteen loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed during the ongoing clearance operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

Iraqi forces take control of Mosul Airport

US-backed Iraqi security forces closing in on the ISIL-held western half of Mosul have stormed the city’s airport and a nearby military base, state television said.

Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Jamal Al-Harith Became Suicide Bomber: Reports

A former Guantanamo Bay inmate who won a compensation after suing over his detention reportedly carried out a suicide bombing at a military base in Iraq.

Explosion leaves 4 dead, over 20 wounded in Paktika province

At least four people were killed and over 20 others were wounded in an explosion in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan.

Deadly suicide attack foiled as truck bomb destroyed in Ghazni airstrike

A deadly suicide attack plot was foiled in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan with the destruction of a truck packed with explosives.