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The Islamic State's most powerful operative in Iraq has been killed by counter-terrorism and security forces, striking a serious blow to the terrorist organisation.
Rights groups fear that Iraqi authorities may carry out hundreds of executions in retaliation for a deadly IS suicide bombing.
IS claims Baghdad twin bombing that killed 32
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing that killed 32 people and wounded 110 in Iraq's capital Baghdad.
Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad
A deadly twin suicide bombing has hit a market in Baghdad, killing at least 28, with the death toll expected to rise.
Officials: Suicide bombs rock central Baghdad, 6 dead
A twin suicide bombing has struck Baghdad, killing at least six and wounding dozens of others.
Three executed in Iran for 'terrorist' acts and murder
Two of the three men executed in southeast Sistan-Baluchistan province had been convicted of working with the jihadist Jaish al-Adl group, responsible for a string of high-profile anti-government attacks.
Turkish nationals among 4 dead in Somalia bombing: officials
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said 14 others wounded in the blast, including three Turks, were being treated at a Turkish-run hospital ...
Death toll rises to 16 in Somalia suicide bombing
Nearly two dozen people have been killed in the latest spate of violence in Somalia.
Killer of Lebanon's Hariri sentenced to life by UN
Salim Ayyash, was found guilty of murder by the Netherlands-based Special Tribunal for Lebanon over the suicide bombing that ...
Killer of Lebanon's Hariri to be sentenced in December
The UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon convicted Salim Ayyash, 57, of the 2005 murder but acquitted three others after a trial that ended on ...
Afghan officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings
A explosive-laden humvee drove onto an army commando base in eastern Ghazni province, killing 31 soliders, as a car bomb targeted the convoy of ...
Suicide car bomb kills 26 Afghan security personnel
At least 26 security personnel were killed in an attack on an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday.
14 dead as twin blasts rock historic Afghan city
At least 14 people were killed after two blasts ripped through a historic city in Afghanistan.
US attack risks 'full-fledged war', says adviser to Khamenei
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader has warned that any American attack on the Islamic Republic could set off a "full-fledged war" in the Middle ...
Afghan forces capture 'mastermind' of Kabul university attack
At least 22 people were killed and another 27 wounded when three gunmen rampaged through the university on November 2, spraying classrooms with ...
Hariri prosecutors seek life term for Hezbollah operative
Salim Ayyash was found guilty in absentia of murder by a UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon in the Netherlands on August 18.
Bomb attack kills former Afghan TV presenter: police
Yama Siawash was killed when a bomb attached to his vehicle exploded near his residence in the Afghan capital, police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz ...
Six sought for questioning over Manchester bombing
Manchester police are looking into half a dozen people in relation to the Manchester Arena bombing.
IS claims responsibility for deadly Afghanistan bombing
At least 18 people were killed in the suicide bombing in the capital Kabul.
Jordan deports husband of US-wanted Palestinian Ahlam al-Tamimi
The husband of Ahlam al-Tamimi was expelled from Jordan after authorities refused to renew his residency permit.
Palestine: A history punctuated by the intifadas
Comment: To mark 20 years since the Second Intifada, Maher al-Charif takes a look back at the 1940 general strike and armed rebellion, and the ...
Syria's HTS 'renounces' use of suicide car bombings
HTS have used bomb-laden vehicles to target regime positions.
Family of convicted Hezbollah operative denounces 'injustice'
The family of a Hezbollah member convicted in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri described his guilty verdict ...
Bomber's brother gets 55 years for Manchester concert attack
The judge said that had the younger brother been over age 21 at the time of the explosion, he would have been given a "whole-life term."
Saad Hariri said the verdict demonstrated the court's objectivity and 'high credibility'.
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