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Russia bombs Syrian militants from Iran base for first time ASIA

Russia bombs Syrian militants from Iran base for first time

Russian bombers based in Iran on Tuesday struck militant targets inside Syria, the Russian Defence Ministry said, after Moscow deployed Russian aircraft to an Iranian air force base to widen its campaign in Syria.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Even after defeat, IS sows fear in Syria's Manbij ASIA

Even after defeat, IS sows fear in Syria's Manbij

When Fatima and Mohammad pushed open their front door -- elated to return to Syria's Manbij after it was retaken from jihadists -- their weeks-long dream of coming home turned into a nightmare.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS says bus blast killed 50 fighters at Syria-Turkey crossing ASIA

IS says bus blast killed 50 fighters at Syria-Turkey crossing

Islamic State claimed a suicide bombing on a bus in Syria near the Atmeh border crossing with Turkey late on Sunday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said killed at least 32 people.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kurdish journalist killed in northern Iraq fighting ASIA

Kurdish journalist killed in northern Iraq fighting

An Iraqi Kurdish reporter was killed and another wounded on Sunday during a military operation against the Islamic State group in northern Iraq, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kurdish forces in fresh push to capture Mosul from IS ASIA

Kurdish forces in fresh push to capture Mosul from IS

Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a fresh attack on Islamic State militants early on Sunday, as part of a campaign to capture the de facto IS capital Mosul, a Kurdish official said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS threat lingers in Afghanistan despite leader's death INTERNATIONAL

IS threat lingers in Afghanistan despite leader's death

The killing of the Islamic State group's leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has dealt a major blow to the jihadists, but despite a US-backed scorched earth offensive the regional franchise is far from over, observers said Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS frees hundreds of 'human shields' in Syria ASIA

IS frees hundreds of 'human shields' in Syria

Islamic State group jihadists have released hundreds of civilians they used as human shields while fleeing a crumbling stronghold in northern Syria, but the fate of others remained unknown Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Retreating IS abducts 2,000 Syrians as 'human shields' ASIA

Retreating IS abducts 2,000 Syrians as 'human shields'

Islamic State group fighters seized around 2,000 civilians to use as ‘human shields’ Friday as they fled their stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, US-backed forces and a monitor said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS abducts around 2,000 civilians in north Syria ASIA

IS abducts around 2,000 civilians in north Syria

Islamic State group fighters seized around 2,000 civilians to use as "human shields" Friday as they fled their stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, US-backed forces and a monitor said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh police arrest five planning suicide attacks in Dhaka INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh police arrest five planning suicide attacks in Dhaka

Bangladesh police said on Friday they had arrested five members of a domestic Islamist militant group planning suicide attacks in the capital, Dhaka, as authorities hunted for the mastermind of a deadly assault last month.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi Arabia stops 3 women, 7 children from joining Syria war ASIA

Saudi Arabia stops 3 women, 7 children from joining Syria war

Saudi Arabia said on Friday it had prevented three Saudi women and seven children from travelling through Lebanon to join the conflict in neighbouring Syria, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russian raids on Raqa kill 24 civilians: monitor ASIA

Russian raids on Raqa kill 24 civilians: monitor

Russian air strikes on the Islamic State group bastion of Raqa in northern Syria on Thursday killed at least 30 people, including 24 civilians, a monitoring group said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016