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The jihadists used light weapons and the cover of darkness to target the Hashed east of Tikrit, the capital of Iraq's Salahaddin province.
Five members of the pro-Assad Liwaa al-Quds Palestinian militia have been killed in clashes with the Islamic State extremist group in the Syrian desert near the town of Sukhna.
Islamic State's resurgence is Syria is going unnoticed
Comment: The root causes of Islamic State in Syria were never adequately addressed, and now, as the world is distracted, a resurgence seems afoot, writes Sam Hamad.
Five civilians killed in Algeria bomb blast: ministry
Five civilians in eastern Algeria were killed by a homemade roadside bomb.
IS attack kills 7 regime loyalists in east Syria
The attack came as the militia fighters were sweeping the town of Al-Shola for jihadist remnants, according to the monitor.
At least 15 killed in Syria road attack: monitor
Among those killed were eight Syrian regime troops, four allied fighters and three civilians, according to a war monitor, who said the Islamic State group was to blame.
Seven Syrian regime soldiers killed in ambush: monitor
At least nine people, including seven Syrian government soldiers, were killed in an attack on a bus, a Britain-based war monitor said Sunday.
Afghan peace talks resume as bloodshed continues
As a wave of targeted killings grips Afghanistan, government negotiators will meet with Taliban representatives to resume talks in Doha, after ...
Gunmen kill Afghan radio journalist in car ambush
Besmullah Adel Aimaq, editor-in-chief of Voice of Ghor radio, was killed en route to Firoz Koh city, the capital of Ghor province, said Aref ...
Car bomb hits near Russia base in northeast Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported several wounded in the attack after midnight in the Tal Saman area in Raqa ...
IS claims Syria bus ambush that killed 37 soldiers
IS had attacked regime soldiers as they travelled home for holidays in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, killing 37.
Sudan says back in control of border with Ethiopia
Sudan has announced that it is in full control of its borders with Ethiopia.
Azerbaijan says one soldier dead in Armenian ambush
Armenian separatists in territory adjacent to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region carried out an ambush, killing an Azerbaijani ...
Afghan election activist dies after rush-hour Kabul ambush
In the latest attack in Kabul, Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed was attacked by unknown gunman as he travelled to work and died in hospital from his ...
Iraqi refugee family is home at last
From a first date that ended in bloody carnage in Baghdad, to finally entering their new home in The Netherlands, this is an epic tale of ...
Sudan-Ethiopia border demarcation talks set for Tuesday
Negotiations between Sudan and Ethiopia are expected to be held on Tuesday.
IS-linked militants kill four Christians in Indonesia: police
No arrests had yet been made and the motive for the attack was not immediately clear.
Trump deploys US aircraft carrier, warships to Gulf region
Trump's administration deployed a US aircraft carrier and warships to the Gulf region as tensions increased over the killing of a top Iranian ...
Iran's president vows revenge over slain military scientist
The slaying threatens to renew tensions between the US and Iran.
Mourning after deadly new IS attack north of Baghdad
The attack killed at least six Iraqi security personal and four civilians.
Nine Iraqi security personnel, civilians dead in IS ambush
Nine were killed in an ambush carried out by the Islamic State group in Baghdad
Taliban ambush kills at least 25 Afghan security personnel
Taliban killed at least 25 Afghan security forces in the northeast of the country.
More than 10 Somali soldiers killed in Al-Shabab ambush
At least 10 Somali soldiers have been killed in an attack by the Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group Al-Shabab near the town of Afgoye
US defence chief endorses awarding top war medal
On condition of Trump's support, Alwyn C. Cashe could become the first Black soldier to receive the Medal of Honor, 15 years after his death ...
Islamic State militants have killed three people in an ambush in central Syria.
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