Israel's military said it blew up a tunnel stretching from the Gaza Strip into its territory on Monday, a rare case of such an incident since the last Israeli-Gaza war in 2014.
The Israeli army "neutralised a terror tunnel leading into southern Israel from the vicinity of Khan Younis," military spokesman Jonathan Conricus told journalists, referring to a city inRead more
The Iraqi Kurdish regional government said Thursday it was open to talks with Baghdad after central government forces seized a swathe of disputed territory from Kurdish fighters.
"The cabinet welcomes the initiative of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on starting negotiations with the regional government to solve pending issues according to the constitution," it said in a statement.
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Iraqi forces launched a final assault on Wednesday to capture Hawija, one of two pockets of territory in Iraq still under IS control, entering the town's outskirts after several hours of fighting, military commanders said.
Iraqi state TV broadcast live footage showing the area covered by thick black smoke, which rose from oil wells torched by the militants as aRead more
Iraqi forces pushed into the Daesh group stronghold of Hawija on Wednesday, commanders said, stepping up their assault against one of the jihadists’ last enclaves in the country.
Government and allied forces backed by a US-led coalition launched an offensive last month to oust Daesh from Hawija, a longtime insurgent bastion.
The town is among the final holdouts from theRead more
As it enters a 16th year of hostilities, Afghanistan stands at a crossroads. The country’s opposing parties, the government and its Nato allies, and the Taliban can either continue along a destructive path that threatens to plunge the country into the kind of chaos that prevailed after the Soviet withdrawal in 1989. Or they can pre-empt it by endeavouring toRead more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed Thursday, during a meeting with UN special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura, his country's support for efforts to a cease-fire on the entire Syrian territory.
"Russia supports efforts aimed at implementing the UN Security Council Resolution 2254," Lavrov added. "We have been trying, together with our Iranian and Turkish counterparts, to help ensureRead more
The Yemeni government said Thursday that Shiite rebels must withdraw from all territory they have seized since 2014 and hand back control of state institutions ahead of any political settlement.
The statement from the government delegation to peace talks in Kuwait was in response to proposals put forward by UN mediators in an effort to close the gap between theRead more
Islamabad summoned US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale over a recent drone strike on the country's territory, Sputnik quoted Pakistani Foreign Ministry as saying.
On Saturday, Washington carried out the drone strike killing Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Mansour near a remote southwestern Pakistani town near the Afghanistan's border.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif slammed the strike as a violation ofRead more
Daesh’s revenue has been cut by almost 30 percent in the past year as it has lost control of territory and people to tax a new report estimates.
Militant leaders have introduced new fines and taxes to halt the slide in funding and have begun accepting money from criminals in lieu of meting out brutal corporal punishments, The Daily TelegraphRead more
The Islamic State (Daesh) is facing an unprecedented cash crunch in its home territory, as months of strikes on oil facilities and financial institutions take a deepening toll on the group’s ability to pay its fighters or carry out operations, The Washington Post quoted U.S. counter-terrorism officials as saying.
For the first time, U.S. officials are seeing clear evidence ofRead more