February 21st, 2017

12 ISIS militants killed in US drone strike in East of Afghanistan

At least twelve loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in a drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.


February 21st, 2017

Afghan intelligence foil plot by Taliban to carry out attacks in Laghman

The Afghan security forces foiled Taliban group’s plot to carry out a series of attacks in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan.


February 21st, 2017

Rioting erupts in immigrant-dominated Swedish suburb

Riots erupted in a heavily immigrant Stockholm suburb Monday night, as masked looters set cars ablaze and threw rocks at cops, injuring one police officer, Swedish officials said.


February 20th, 2017

Iraqi forces push into ISIL-held southern Mosul

Iraqi security forces have pushed into the southern outskirts of Mosul on the second day of a new offensive to drive ISIL fighters from the city’s western half, as US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis arrived in Baghdad on an unannounced visit.


February 20th, 2017

ICE arrests man who escaped Illinois prison in 2003

A man who escaped from an Illinois prison in 2003 has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Atlanta.


February 16th, 2017

Blast hits Pakistan’s Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi shrine

A suicide bomber killed scores of Sufi worshippers and wounded hundreds as they were performing a ritual in Pakistan’s Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi shrine in Sindh province.


February 16th, 2017

Trinidad & Tobago tries to halt fighters to ISIS

A Caribbean island nation has become an unlikely source of fighters and funding for the Islamic State militant group, prompting an internationally backed effort to stem the flow of money and recruits to Syria and Iraq.


February 16th, 2017

At least 45 killed in Baghdad car bombing; ISIS claims responsibility

At least 45 people were killed and nearly 50 others wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad Thursday, government officials said, as the Islamic State terror network claimed responsibility for the attack.


February 15th, 2017

Militants kidnap 52 farmers in northern Jawzjan province

The anti-government armed militants have abducted at least 52 militants in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan.


February 15th, 2017

Iraqi Strikes Kill ISIS Commanders, Fate of Leader Al-Baghdadi Unknown

A wave of airstrikes targeting ISIS commanders at a meeting in Iraq has killed scores of militants, including several senior figures, the country’s military has said.