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US-backed forces launch assault on Syrian IS 'capital' ASIA

US-backed forces launch assault on Syrian IS 'capital'

US-backed Kurdish-Arab forces launched an offensive Sunday on the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa, upping pressure on the jihadists who are already battling Iraqi troops in Mosul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
27 killed in Iraq suicide bombings claimed by IS ASIA

27 killed in Iraq suicide bombings claimed by IS

At least 27 people were killed on Sunday in a series of suicide bombings, including one where an ambulance was used, which were claimed by Islamic State in Iraq's northern province of Salah al-Din.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kurdish militant group claims deadly Turkey attack ASIA

Kurdish militant group claims deadly Turkey attack

A Kurdish militant group that has carried out a string of attacks in Turkey this year on Sunday claimed a bombing on the southeastern city of Diyarbakir that killed 11.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ireland checking if Irish citizen in Mosul attack ASIA

Ireland checking if Irish citizen in Mosul attack

Ireland's foreign ministry is investigating reports that an Irish citizen died in a suicide attack near the Iraqi city of Mosul, a spokesman said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State claims Turkey bombing ASIA

Islamic State claims Turkey bombing

A news outlet linked to the Islamic State said its fighters staged a bombing that killed 11 people in southeastern Turkey, according to US-based monitors, after Ankara blamed Kurdish militants for the attack.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces push deeper into east Mosul ASIA

Iraqi forces push deeper into east Mosul

Iraqi special forces recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul on Friday, a military statement said, expanding the army's foothold in the Islamic State stronghold a day after its leader told his jihadist followers ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS leader urges Mosul fighters to turn ‘blood into rivers’ ASIA

IS leader urges Mosul fighters to turn ‘blood into rivers’

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi urged his fighters in an audio recording posted online on Thursday not to retreat from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, but also to invade Turkey and attack Saudi Arabia.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq forces enter IS-held Mosul ASIA

Iraq forces enter IS-held Mosul

Iraq announced on Tuesday that its forces had entered jihadist-held Mosul for the first time since the Islamic State group overran the city more than two years ago.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi in wheelchair makes risky escape from IS ASIA

Iraqi in wheelchair makes risky escape from IS

Abbas Ali wept as his wife slowly pushed him in his wheelchair out of their village in northern Iraq, a risky escape along a route where Islamic State snipers three days earlier had shot dead a couple seeking freedom from their rule.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi says foiled plot to bomb World Cup qualifier ASIA

Saudi says foiled plot to bomb World Cup qualifier

Saudi authorities said Sunday they had foiled a plot to bomb a football stadium during a World Cup qualifying match and dismantled two "terrorist" cells linked to the Islamic State group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces edge closer to Mosul on southern fronts ASIA

Iraqi forces edge closer to Mosul on southern fronts

Iraqi troops and security forces advanced towards Mosul from the south and southeast of the city on Sunday, Iraqi officials said, backed by air and ground support from a US-led coalition ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS claims to be behind mid-October Hamburg teen murder INTERNATIONAL

IS claims to be behind mid-October Hamburg teen murder

The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a knife attack in Hamburg on October 16 that left a teenager dead, IS-affiliated news agency Amaq reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016