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Announcement comes days after Islamist group Boko Haram lost major stronghold in Nigeria.

The jihadists had captured the city in June 2014.

The alleged victim, Hadil Yassin Abu al-Madi, was a resident of al-Yarmouk district in capital Damascus.

The Nashir Media Foundation posted a series of graphical images with inflammatory messages on a Telegram channel.

Anwar al-Awlaki was a US and Yemeni imam implicated in the planning of several al-Qaeda attacks.

Iraqi army admit battle for Mosul could take months despite latest setback for Jihadists.

Neither of the mortars exploded although one landed in the courtyard of the embassy.

Kerry passionately defended two-state solution as the only way to secure Israel's survival as Jewish and democratic state.

In the first genocide of the 20th century, Germany massacred tens of thousand of Herero and Namaqua tribesmen.

Police shot dead four attackers after they crashed a vehicle in Communist Party offices.

With Turkey hedging its bets and Jabhat al-Nusra left out, Moscow can plan its next move.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was seething after the US declined to veto UN resolution condemning settlements.

A deal between President Joseph Kabila and the opposition hangs in the balance.

492 permits for building homes in the urban settlements of Ramat and Ramot Shlomo were up for approval.

A source told Turkish state-run news agency ceasefire could come into force after midnight on 29 December.

Turkey President Erdoğan has accused the US-led coalition of supporting terrorist groups.

Turkish President Erdogan said he has 'confirmed evidence' that the US supported terrorists in Syria.

Men arrived in three pickup trucks and raided her home on Monday, 26 December.

Father Tom Uzhunnalil was abducted in March during an Isis attack on an old-age home in Aden, Yemen.

Stephen Townsend said assisting Iraq army without causing them insult is their biggest challenge.

Investigators are still trying to find out how Amri fled Germany and reached France and then Italy.

Moscow has 3,000 people looking for parts of the Tu-154 plane that was bound for Syria

American general tells Reuters that a new offensive is being planned against the jihadi-held city.

The move would continue the country's disregard for the resolution, which it branded 'shameful'.

Evidence of the crimes will be 'carefully documented' and made public for inspection, Russia says.

Activists fear political instability and more deaths as President Joseph Kabila remains entrenched.

Warning comes after a publicly available list of US churches was posted on websites linked to Daesh.

The camp in Sambisa Forest is believed to be the terror group's last stronghold in the region.

The US president-elect believes the F-35 stealth jets are too expensive, but the UK needs them for its new fleet.