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Syria conflict: Rebels launch attack in divided Aleppo
Syrian rebel fighters have launched an assault on government-held districts of Aleppo, after troops cut their only route into the divided northern city. The rebel operation began at dawn on several fronts, with hundreds of shells being fired at western areas. State media said eight people were killed and dozens hurt by the...
Syria conflict: Kurds launch campaign north of IS-held Raqqa
A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters has begun a campaign to expel Islamic State (IS) militants from land north of Raqqa. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is believed to have deployed about 30,000 fighters. US-led coalition warplanes will support the offensive and Russia has also given its backing. The SDF...
ISIS building Google-style driverless cars to launch bomb attacks in BRITAIN and West
EXCLUSIVE: Islamic State (ISIS) technicians are working flat out to develop a Google-style driverless car that could navigate itself into a crowded area before detonating an explosive device, a Nato security expert has warned. ISIS' research and development department in the terror group's de facto Syrian capital,...
ISIS TERROR WARNING: Crazed jihadists ‘threaten to launch MAJOR ATTACK on Eurovision’
CRAZED Islamic State terrorists are feared to be planning a "major attack" on the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden next month. Eight fanatics have recently entered Stockholm after fighting for ISIS, also known as Daesh, in Iraq and Syria, according to the Daily Star. One of the gang is said to have close links to Abu...
EU Big Five launch tax crackdown
The five largest economies in the European Union have agreed to share information on secret owners of businesses and trusts. It is a concerted attempt to show their leaders are responding to public concern over the Panama Papers leak. The UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain have agreed to the data exchange. Treasury officials...