Masoud Barzani, president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, said the achievements made in the battle for Mosul represent a severe blow to the terrorist group Daesh.
He did not however give a forecast of when the final battle for the northern Iraqi city will be waged.
Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, sister publication to Arab News, on the sidelines ofRead more
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri has denounced what he said was a dishonest propaganda campaign by rival terrorist group Daesh against his organization, in an audio message released Thursday.
In the message found and translated by US-based watchdog the SITE Intelligence Group, the Egyptian extremist accuses Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi of slandering his group.
Al-Qaeda, founded by the late OsamaRead more
French President François Hollande arrived Monday in Erbil airport coming from the Iraqi capital Baghdad where he met with Iraqi President, Premier and Parliament Speaker Fuad Masum, Haidar al Abadi and Salim al Jabouri respectively.
During his visit to Iraqi Kurdistan, Hollande will hold discussions with Kurdistan region president President Masoud Barzani and Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on the latestRead more
The Tunisian Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday that security agencies managed to dismantle a terrorist cell of seven elements, including a girl, whose ages range from 21 to 29 .
In a press release, it said the cell members were in contact on social media and that they exchanged takfiri books, information related to types of arms and photosRead more
Terrorist group Daesh claimed responsibility for the terror attack that killed nine people, including a Canadian tourist and several police officers, earlier this week in Jordan.
A statement issued by official Daesh news agency said four gunmen launched an assault on local security forces and citizens of the anti-Daesh coalition” in the city of Karak, south of the capital Amman.Read more
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has called for forming an international coalition against terrorism to combat terrorist group Daesh and offer all kinds of support for the countries which wage wars against terrorist organizations whatever their names are.
In an interview with the Portuguese news agency on Sunday, the president said terrorism is the real enemy of countries, pointing outRead more
Turkish authorities arrested Thursday 16 people believed to be members of terrorist group Daesh on charges of planning to carry out terrorist acts in the country.
Sources said the security forces raided 20 hideouts in five different districts of the Asian side of Istanbul, arresting 16 suspects and seizing a number of documents and electronic devices for the organization.
TheyRead more
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) urged designing 10.7 million dollars to provide 79,400 people in Libya's Sirte city with life-saving assistance and protection from September to December 2016.
According to an OCHA statement out Tuesday, the situation in Sirte has entered a new stage; military operations against the terrorist group Daesh, have triggered new displacement asRead more
The fatwa monitoring observatory at Dar al Iftaa warned against the terrorist group Daesh's strategy named "lone wolves" to hit countries deep and hard without having an actual presence in the struck country.
A lone-wolf terrorist is someone who prepares and commits violent acts alone, outside of any command structure and without material assistance from any group. However, they mayRead more
Syrian warplanes carried out raids over fortifications and posts of the terrorist group Daesh in many parts of Syria during the past hours, killing a number of the group elements.
According to SANA news agency, army units continued on Monday their military operations against Daesh, Jabhat al Nusra and other organizations across the country, destroying their weaponry and killing manyRead more