Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said Daesh militants in western Mosul are unable to resupply or reinforce.
Commando and at least 11 women and children killed on mission authorised by US president.
IBTimes UK hears from civil society leaders and survivors about growing "Islamic terrorism" in DRC's east.
The attacker, wearing a suicide vest, targeted the court employees as they were leaving a building in Kabul.
Isis militants are now surrounded by the army from the south and Turkish-backed rebels from the north.
Residents of the city and local villages have fled with whatever belongings they could carry and have set up makeshift camps in the desert.
Assad, who is backed by Moscow and Tehran, believes he can work with the Trump administration.
Ceasefire in place since December after simmering conflict left 15,000 Mozambican displaced.
The predominantly Muslim Seleka rebellion splintered into several movements over leadership rivalries.
Bodies covered in bullet holes and flies are left on streets to send intimidating message.
British MPs are due to debate Israeli settlements in the House of Commons later this week.
Syrian army and allied militia have effectively cut off supply routes for Islamist militants.
Father says humanitarian group left his daughter in Aleppo to be tortured, raped and murdered.
The annual UN report on Afghanistan show civilian casualty at all-time high since Taliban demise in 2001.
The fighting between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists has damaged vital infrastructure, leading to power outages with temperatures as low as minus 18 Celsius.
SPLA-IO accuses Cairo of targeting rebels and warns of risks of a regional war.
Unaccompanied children are offered money to be smuggled into Europe in exchange for loyalty.
Tentative peace in the Philippines deteriorated after communist forces killed six soldiers.
59 positions held by Isis militants were targeted by the Turkish Air Force and 56 buildings were destroyed.
The men were accused of spying for Somalia's Western-backed government, the US and neighbouring Kenya.
Anti-Isis raids have been carried out Ankara, Sanliurfa, Bursa and Bingol.
Trump assures Ukrainian counterpart that US will work towards ending separatist conflict.
Syrian rebels fighting Isis begin new attack on Raqqa, as questions over continuing US support grow.
Both Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of causing an escalation in violence in recent weeks
The test is aimed to 'showcase the power of Iran's revolution and to dismiss the sanctions'.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, former Afghan prime minister, was blacklisted in 2003 following the 2001 US-led invasion.
IBTimes UK meets refugee and rape survivor Clarisse, who uses massage therapy to heal herself and others.
The increased build-up of arms in the country threatens to prolong Yemen's 19-month-long proxy war.
Russia has held a series of military exercise along its border with Norway and been accused of hacking politicians.
EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed spent 25 years in 'critical conditions' at refugee camps after escaping Somalia's civil war.