Two members of the Taliban’s security forces were killed on Wednesday in a long-hour battle with jihadists that unfolded in a district of the Afghan capital, Kabul. Another four members of the Taliban forces were wounded in the fighting in the Shiite district of Kart-e-Sahi, according to the de facto government’s interior ministry. The Taliban […]
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ISIS leader killed in US airstrike in Syria
The leader of the Islamic State group in Syria was killed by a US drone strike, the Pentagon said. US officials who spoke to NBC News said the target was IS’s leader in Syria, Maher al-Aghal, and his deputy. It is not clear if the second person was killed or injured. Earlier, the Syrian White […]
How Erdogan uses Syria to ‘play’ between the US and Russia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after first speaking at the EFES-2022 exercise on June 9, reiterated in his speech after the cabinet meeting on 27 Junehis plans suggest a possible upcoming Turkish military operation in northern Syria. The “why now” is trying to decode an article in the Jerusalem Post. Erdogan first announced his intention […]
How Erdogan uses Syria to ‘play’ between NATO and Russia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after first speaking at the EFES-2022 exercise on June 9, reiterated in his speech after the cabinet meeting on 27 Junehis plans suggest a possible upcoming Turkish military operation in northern Syria. Erdogan first announced his intention to launch an additional invasion of northern Syria on May 23rd. Ankara has […]
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly bus attack in Syria
Eleven soldiers and two civilians were killed in today’s attack on a bus in Raqqa in northern Syria, according to the country’s Ministry of Defense, after which the jihadist organization Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bloodshed. The official Syrian news agency SANA reported that the attack took place in the Jabal al-Bisri district. According […]
US: American Islamic State jihadist pleads guilty
A US jihadist who is accused of leading an Islamic State female brigade and plotting attacks in the US has pleaded guilty today to “providing material support to a terrorist operation”, according to the Justice Department. Allison Fluke-Ekren, a 42-year-old mother, admitted, among other things, that she provided military training to more than 100 women […]
SDF Syrian Kurds warn Turkey not to attack – US also against attack
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Thursday that a new Turkish-announced offensive in northern Syria would create a humanitarian crisis and undermine the campaign against Islamic State. SDF Commander Mazlum Abdi called on all sides to “prevent further tragedies and support de-escalation”, warning that a new attack would trigger even more deportations in […]
Has the Islamic State won over the Ukrainian one?
In early February, during a US-led invasion of northern Syria, Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Quresi detonated an explosive device, killing himself and his family. A few days later, the terrorist organization that once controlled a third of Syria and Iraq announced a “blessed campaign of revenge” and called on its supporters to take […]
Coalition Summit Against Daesh: Islamic State Remains Threat
The International Coalition against Islamic State, which met today in Morocco, pledged to continue the fight against the growing threat of jihadists in Africa and the revival of the organization in the Middle East and the rest of the world. The ministerial meeting of the “Coalition against Daesh” (the Arabic acronym for IK) hosted in […]
Afghanistan: Islamic State claims responsibility for two attacks with at least 9 dead
The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group has claimed responsibility for two car bombings that killed at least two people in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif district on Thursday, a week after a deadly attack on a Shi’ite mosque in the same city. city ​​of northern Afghanistan. “The targets were apparently Shiite passengers,” Balkh provincial police spokesman Asif Waziri […]