militants
Dozens of armed militants still hold corner of Syria prison
Middle East
January 28, 2022
Dozens of armed militants still hold corner of Syria prison
BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of armed Islamic State militants remained holed up in the last occupied section of a Syrian…
Dutch court upholds Gantz immunity in Israeli airstrike case
Middle East
December 7, 2021
Dutch court upholds Gantz immunity in Israeli airstrike case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch appeals court upheld Tuesday a lower court’s decision to throw out a civil…
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants
Middle East
September 19, 2021
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants
TEL AVIV/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on Sunday caught the last two of six Palestinian militants…
Desperate Nigerians sell homes and land to free kidnapped children
World
August 24, 2021
Desperate Nigerians sell homes and land to free kidnapped children
TEGINA, Nigeria, Aug 24 (Reuters) – After armed men snatched seven of Abubakar Adam’s 11 children in northwestern Nigeria, he…
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
Middle East
May 11, 2021
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of a UN team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear…
Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants
Middle East
April 20, 2021
Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Monday that its airstrike killed about 200 militants in eastern Syria. Rear Adm.…
At least 70 killed in suspected militant attacks in Niger – security sources
World
January 3, 2021
At least 70 killed in suspected militant attacks in Niger – security sources
NIAMEY (Reuters) -At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger,…
EXPLAINER: How could US drawdown in Iraq aid IS, Iran?
Features/Interviews
December 3, 2020
EXPLAINER: How could US drawdown in Iraq aid IS, Iran?
In a quest to root out Islamic State group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly…
Russia FM: 2,000 Mideast militants fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
Middle East
November 4, 2020
Russia FM: 2,000 Mideast militants fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat said Tuesday that about 2,000 fighters from the Middle East have joined the…
UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan
Middle East
July 26, 2020
UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A UN report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents, most belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)…