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Spanish jihadist jailed for nine years after 9/11 terror attacks arrested again over links to Isis

Spain's interior ministry did not name the suspect, but described him as a 52-year-old "already convicted for his involvement in the terrorist organisation al-Qaeda".

Oct 25, 2017

By Ludovica Iaccino

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Inside Marawi: New photos of shattered city reveal ferocity of battle against Isis militants

Air strikes, artillery and machine-gun fire have left the lakeside city of Marawi in the southern Philippines a smouldering wasteland of shattered buildings and bullet-pocked mosques and houses.

Oct 25, 2017

By David Sim

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Isis releases poster of Lionel Messi crying blood in latest Russia World Cup 2018 threat

Isis continues its campaign of terror, but the group is progressively losing territories due to multinational offensives in Syria and Iraq.

Oct 25, 2017

By Ludovica Iaccino

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British fighter Jac Holmes, who had been battling Islamic State in Syria, has been killed while clearing landmines

British fighter Jac Holmes killed while clearing mines in fight against Islamic State in Syria

Jac Holmes, 24, had been fighting alongside Kurdish troops to force the Muslim extremists from their stronghold in Raqqa.

Oct 24, 2017

By Roger Baird

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Syrian government forces seize massive quantity of weapons from Isis arms depot in Deir ez-Zor

The Isis arsenal comprised the latest weapons made in Nato countries, including a UK-made 155 mm howitzer manufactured in 2011.

Oct 24, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Another Dresden: Russia accuses US of wiping Raqqa off face of the earth with barbaric bombing

Photos of the shattered Syrian city of Raqqa after a fierce four-month battle to expel Islamic State (Isis/Daesh).

Oct 24, 2017

By David Sim

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The liberation of Raqqa does not mean the end of Isis

Syrian Democratic Forces' recapture of Raqqa is an emblematic loss for terrorist group who had designated the city the capital of the so-called Islamic State. But it does not signal the end of Isis.

Oct 23, 2017

By Lina Khatib

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Isis White Widow Sally Jones tried to recruit UK pizza chef to 'assassinate Queen Elizabeth II'

British Isis recruiter Sally Jones, also known as the White Widow, allegedly tried to recruit a British pizza chef to assassinate the Queen with a home-made bomb in 2015.

Oct 23, 2017

By Josh Robbins

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Isis massacre of civilians discovered in recaptured Syrian town of Qaryatayn

Activists say civilians suspected of working with government were shot in the street as militants retreated before Syrian troops and allied militias regained control of the town.

Oct 23, 2017

By Ludovica Iaccino

Isis Islamic State

Palestinian festival drops film over French-Lebanese director's trips to Israel

Ziad Doueiri was ordered to appear before a Lebanese military court last month because his previous film was shot in Israel.

Oct 23, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Israel

Photos: Siege of Marawi finally over after last gunfight killed 40 militants and their wives

In pictures: The siege of Marawi has finally come to an end after one final fierce gunfight with a group of militants holed up in the shattered city.

Oct 23, 2017

By David Sim

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Syria: Heartbreaking photos capture agony of starving newborn baby before she died

Sahar's skeletal body weighed four pounds (1.9kg) when she reached the hospital in eastern Ghouta region, where humanitarian access is restricted due to a blockade imposed by the Assad regime.

Oct 23, 2017

By Ludovica Iaccino

Isis

Over 40 bodies of Islamist militants recovered as Philippine forces wrap up Marawi battle

"There are no more militants in Marawi City," Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said while announcing the end to combat operations in the city.

Oct 23, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Syrian Democratic Forces claim they captured country's largest oilfield from Isis

Al-Omar oilfield is located in the east bank of the Euphrates River in eastern Deir ez-Zor province.

Oct 23, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Syria

'Hell on Earth' for Rohingya children in refugee camps without enough food and clean water

One in five Rohingya children in Bangladesh's refugee camps are "acutely malnourished" and require medical attention, says Unicef report, Outcast and Desperate.

Oct 20, 2017

By David Sim

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Disarray in the Syrian Jihad is making conditions perfect for an Al-Qaeda resurgence

A steady stream of Syria-focused rhetoric from Al-Qaeda shows that the organization has not at all given up on Syria, but is rather trying to reestablish itself.

Oct 19, 2017

By Rita Katz

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Inside Raqqa after Isis: Secret bunker, unexploded bombs and decomposing bodies

Chilling photos of bunkers, bombs and bodies inside Raqqa after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters liberated the city from Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) militants.

Oct 19, 2017

By David Sim

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Twin Taliban attacks at Afghanistan army base kill dozens

The attacks come just two days after Taliban gunmen stormed a police training centre in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 74 people.

Oct 19, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Afghanistan

Uganda police kill two at protest against President Yoweri Museveni

Opposition leaders are trying to mobilize against efforts to remove an age barrier in the constitution that prevents 73-year-old President Yoweri Museveni from extending his rule when his current term expires in 2021.

Oct 19, 2017

By Associated Press

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Intelligence shows Isis plotting terror attacks similar to 9/11 says top US security chief

"Isis is currently in an 'interim' period focusing on a much bigger endgame," Elaine Duke, US President Donald Trump's acting Secretary of Homeland Security, warned.

Oct 19, 2017

By Ananya Roy

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