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Europe beware! Islamic State to switch tactics in Europe in 2017
As the Islamic State loses territory in Syria and Iraq, the radical Islamist group is likely to increase its focus on foreign operations leading to a heightened terrorist threat in Europe for 2017. Throughout 2016, Europe has suffered several high-profile and high-impact terrorist attacks conducted by radical Islamist...
South Korea: Securing location for Thaad deployment may be delayed
The South Korean military's step to acquire a site from multinational conglomerate Lotte Group to deploy the Terminal high altitude area defence (Thaad) system could be delayed, the country's defence ministry said on Monday (16 January). The US missile defence system is set to be deployed on a golf course in the Seongju...
At least 30 dead in Deir ez-Zour after Isis launches biggest attack in Syria for months
Islamic State (Isis) have launched their biggest attack in Syria for months, monitors and state media have said. Dozens of people have been killed and several more are wounded after several rockets were fired into the government-controlled city of Deir Ez-Zour on Saturday (14 January). IS (Daesh) terrorists reportedly attacked...
Five Emiratis killed in Afghanistan attack
Five Emiratis were killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday. The men were carrying out humanitarian, educational and development work in Afghanistan. The UAE ambassador to Afghanistan, Juma Al Kaabi, was also injured in the explosion, in Kandahar, as previously reported. The dead were named on Wednesday as Mohammed Ali...
Israeli soldiers shoot dead ‘knife-wielding’ Palestinian
Israeli soldiers have reportedly shot dead a knife-wielding Palestinian allegedly threatening to attack them in the occupied West Bank. The incident is said to have taken place when the Israeli troops were raiding a refugee camp to arrest suspected extremists. The army said the suspect had drawn a knife and charged towards the...
Russia seeks maritime drills with Philippines, sends two warships to Manila
Russia has sent two warships to Manila, seeking naval drills with the Philippines to help combat terrorism and piracy, authorities said. The two ships — Admiral Tributs, an anti-submarine vessel, and a sea tanker Boris Butoma — arrived in Manila on Tuesday, 3 January, on a four-day goodwill visit. The crew of the...
Iraq: At least 21 people killed as two bombs strike Baghdad market
At least 21 people have died after deadly explosions hit a market in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Saturday, 31 December. The attack has also injured more than 40 others. Two bombs exploded at a busy market in central Al Sinak neighbourhood, AFP news agency quoted the police as saying. The bombs went off near a car spare...
Yemen soldiers queuing for salaries killed in suicide attack
ADEN // At least 40 soldiers were killed and about 50 others injured early on Sunday morning when a suicide attacker detonated a bomb outside the house of the commander of the special forces in Aden. More than 10,000 soldiers were queuing to receive their salaries near the commander’s house when the attack took place, the...
Tragic suicide note of Aleppo nurse who killed herself to avoid rape by Syrian army
A nurse trapped in besieged Aleppo has penned a heartbreaking letter explaining why she’s chosen to end her own life rather than face rape at the hands of ‘Syrian army animals’. This letter, as well as reports from rebels in the Syrian second city suggest female survivors are at risk of being assaulted, with...
Aleppo battle: Evacuation of sick and injured delayed over Assad regime demands
The evacuation of fighters and civilians from devastated eastern Aleppo as well as emergency medical access for the area's sick and injured could be delayed up to 24 hours to Thursday (15 December) over demands by pro-government forces. Four years of bloody stalemate in Aleppo, Syria's most populous city before the...
Pakistan: Mob attacks and torches mosque of persecuted Ahmadi sect
Thousands of Sunni Muslims marking the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed attacked a mosque belonging to the persecuted Ahmadi minority and set fire to it, Pakistani officials said. Those inside the mosque reportedly refused to obey mob demands to hand over the building to them, and barricaded themselves inside. The mob of around...
Christian militia taking on Isis: ‘They burned our churches, desecrated our monasteries’
Sitting in a chair rimmed with faux-gold leaf and flanked by members of his Christian Babylon Brigade, its been just 48 hours since Commander Rayan al-Kildani returned from the battle in Mosul. He told of churches and Christian homes left in ruins by Islamic State (Isis) militants. In the district of Hamandeya, Kildani said IS...
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