Iran-backed Iraqi militias join fight in Syria after militants seize Aleppo | Syria
Iranian-backed Iraqi militias crossed into eastern Syria overnight to shore up embattled forces loyal to Damascus, taking control of much of the country's northwest as Islamic extremists take control of Aleppo. Fighting a sweeping rebellion. A Syrian army officer told Reuters that Iraqi militia forces across the border were “new reinforcements being sent to support […]
Syrian militants reach central Aleppo as government forces appear to retreat | Syria
Once exiled to the mountains of rural Syria, Islamic rebels now roam the streets of central Aleppo, posing for photos beneath the ancient citadel and vandalizing symbols of President Bashar al-Assad's rule. I'm doing it. The surprise attack, in which rebels seized territory across northwestern Syria, appears to have dramatically shifted the balance of power […]
US, Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert
U.S. troops took part in a raid in western Iraq early Saturday that targeted suspected Islamic State militants, killing 15 people, the U.S. military said. U.S. troops have been battling Islamic State for years since driving the militants out of their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, but the deaths and injuries from Friday's attack […]
Israel launches major West Bank counterterror operation that kills 9 militants, IDF says
The Israeli Defense Forces said on Wednesday that Israeli forces had carried out a major operation in the West Bank this week, killing nine militants. The IDF said a large contingent of its forces entered the city of Jenin on Wednesday, adding that all nine killed in the operation were militants. IDF spokesman Lt. Col. […]
Mayorkas extends Yemen’s temporary legal status as country battles Iran-backed militants: ‘Extreme risk’
U.S. officials have said the Yemeni nationals will be offered Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for another 18 months, but a former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has called the move “an enormous risk to the security and safety of our nation.” Monday’s announcement by the Department of Homeland Security means Yemeni […]
Congolese Militants Target Chinese Mine in Deadly Attack
The militant group known as the Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) Attacked An explosion at a China-linked gold mine on Wednesday killed six Chinese miners and two Congolese army soldiers. The attackers kidnapped several miners and set fire to the nearby village of Gambara. CODECO, despite its bureaucratic name, Very vicious Tribal […]
Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel settle in Nigeria as militants move to wealthier West African countries
The jihadists, who had been active in Africa’s Sahel region, followed a trend of militants moving to wealthier West African coastal countries, crossing the border from neighboring Benin and establishing themselves in northwestern Nigeria. The Sahel region is known as a global hotspot for violent extremism. The region’s security crisis has worsened as military coups […]
Israel-Hamas war: Israeli forces fight Hamas militants, Trey Yingst reports | LiveNOW from FOX
Israel vs Hamas today: Israeli tanks moved deeper into Gaza’s Rafah on Tuesday, where more than a million people had been … source
IS militants suspected in 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiers turned over to Baghdad
U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria have handed over to Baghdad two Islamic State militants suspected of involvement in the mass killing of Iraqi soldiers in 2014, war monitors said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights report was released a day after Iraq’s National Intelligence Service announced it had brought back three IS members from […]
Pakistan and Iran vow to ramp up efforts at ‘united front’ against militants
Neighboring Pakistan and Iran on Wednesday pledged to step up “united front” efforts against Afghanistan-based militants, saying their presence poses a serious threat to regional and global security. Ta. The two countries, which share a long and porous border, announced the commitment in a joint statement issued after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s three-day visit to […]