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Philippine troops fighting Isis-linked Islamist insurgents in the city of Marawi say they have encountered armed resistance from women and children.
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Women and children fight alongside Isis in Marawi against Duterte's army
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Malala urges fellow Nobel laureate Suu Kyi to condemn 'shameful treatment' of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
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Thousands of Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar violence into Bangladesh in monsoon conditions
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US Defence Secretary: Threat from North Korea would bring 'massive military response'
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Pentagon reveals revised troop numbers in Afghanistan based on new accounting method
The new accounting method, implemented by Defence Secretary James Mattis, will also include US soldiers deployed for short-term duration.
Nato rubbishes Taliban claim it shot down helicopter and killed 20 US soldiers in Logar
The Afghanistan terror group made the outlandish claim on their propaganda website.
Stranded in no man's land: Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar turned away by Bangladesh
"Myanmar doesn't distinguish between the terrorists and civilians. They are hunting all the Rohingya."
Assad's women prisoners were gang raped and had their genitals electrocuted in Syria
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North Korea fires missile over northern Japan in latest weapons test
Tokyo said that the missile landed in the sea.
Barcelona and the Spanish inquisition: The lost paradises that fuel jihadist terrorism
Isis blamed Barcelona and Cambrils attacks on Spanish inquisition, but this is just propaganda.
Europe under attack: Isis target Pope Francis and the Vatican
New videos threaten terrorist carnage in Italy.
Suicide bombers kill at least 20 at Shia mosque packed with worshippers in Kabul
This is the sixth time this year a Shiite place of worship in Afghanistan has been attacked.
Remaining Isis fighters 'completely surrounded' in Tal Afar, Iraqi forces say
The Iraqi army and coalition forces are gaining ground in the city after launching the anti-Isis offensive earlier in the week.
At least 12 killed in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state following attacks by Muslim insurgents
Police said Rohingya Muslims were behind the attacks that targeted 24 police post and an army base.
Isis fighter blames Barcelona and Cambrils attacks on Spanish inquisition in new video
Isis claimed responsibility for vehicle and knife attacks that killed 15 people in Spain earlier in August.
Suspected Isis militants behead 11 people, mainly soldiers, in Libya
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Isis propaganda video features boy who says he is the son of a US soldier living in Raqqa
'Yusuf' calls US President Trump a 'puppet of the Jews' and promises the battle will 'end in your lands'.
American veteran admits to lying for decades about taking part in D-Day landings
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Israelis fighting for Isis to be stripped of citizenship
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Taliban suicide bomber kills five just days after Trump reveals new US strategy in Afghanistan
Taliban warned it would turn the country into "another graveyard" for US soldiers unless troops withdraw.
Kim Jong-un orders production of more ICBM warhead tips and rocket engines after weeks of tensions
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Cruel rise in Boko Haram using children as 'human bombs' says UNICEF
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Taliban warns Trump: Afghanistan will become another graveyard for US troops
The Islamist militant group issued the warning after US President Donald Trump unveiled his Afghanistan poilcy.
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US 'wants more British troops in Afghanistan' as Trump announces Washington strategy
UK reportedly offered to send 85 more troops by November, increasing total to 585.
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Abu Sayyaf militants burn houses and open fire in Philippine town killing 9 people
The insurgents reportedly burned four houses and a day care centre in Maluso in Basilan island, southern Mindanao region.
Missing Kent boy Julian Cadman, 7, confirmed dead after Barcelona terror attack
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