Taliban attack Afghan forces in country’s north killing at least 14 people
The Taliban targeted a pro-government militia compound in northern Afghanistan before dawn on Monday, killing 14 members of the Afghan security forces, a local official...
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Taliban terrorists denied agreeing to ceasefire with Afghanistan government
The Taliban denied agreeing to any ceasefire in Afghanistan after rumors swirled of a potential deal that would see a reduction in fighting after more...
At least 70 suspected Islamic State members arrested
Turkish police detained 70 people suspected of ties to Islamic State in nationwide raids early on Monday, ahead of New Year celebrations. The arrest happened...
Hamas court hands comedian 18 months in prison over mock beheading video
A military court run by the Islamist Hamas movement that rules the Gaza Strip has sentenced a comedian to 18 months in prison for filming...
Turkish police detains Islamic State terror suspects in three provinces
Turkey detained 37 suspected Islamic State militants in three provinces, ahead of new year celebrations. Twenty-two suspects were detained in Batman province, nine in Kayseri...
Four Islamic terror suspects appeal against remand
Four Muslim men that are suspected of plotting terror activities on Rwandan territory through an Islamic fundamentalist movement have appealed against a ruling that sent...
Islamic State terror risk to rise in south Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to lift martial law in 2020 on the southern island of Mindanao was met with a bang on December 22,...
The decade when the Islamic State overtook Al-Qaeda and changed the face of radical Islam
In December, 2010, a disgruntled Tunisian street vendor by the name of Mohamed Bouazizi stood in the middle of traffic in front of the governor’s...
Pakistan arrested five al-Qaeda operatives in a night raid in Punjab province
The night raid carried out in collaboration with Pakistan Internal Services Intelligence arrested al-Qaida members who coordinated militant operations in the Multan region. According to...
Turkey allows Hamas to conduct terrorist activities from its territory including transfer of funds to finance terrorism
A Hamas delegation headed by Isma’il Haniyeh, head of Hamas’ political bureau, recently paid a visit to Turkey. The delegation was accompanied by Jihad Yaghmour,...
Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah has long targeted U.S. forces
The Iranian-backed Iraqi militia targeted by U.S. airstrikes on Sunday was among the Shiite groups that joined in the fight against Islamic State. But for...
Somalia reels from the latest deadly bombing
The al-Shabab militant group has been blamed for Somalia’s deadliest terror attack in more than two years. Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: Somalia grapples...