Twitter bans 235,000 over six months for terrorist ties
Twitter announced an escalation in its war on terrorist tweets Thursday, saying it had suspended 235,000 more accounts linked to terrorism since February. “The world…
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5 killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad
At least five victims were killed and nine others wounded Thursday in bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Lieut. Deham al-Mahmoud told Anadolu Agency…
Germany: Turkey ‘important’ in fight against terrorism
German government spokesman Steffen Seibert chose to ease the tension between Ankara and Berlin regarding recent claims concerning alleged support for terrorist groups. In his…
Most Daesh recruits have poor knowledge of Islam, study reveals
The extremist employment form asked the recruits, on a scale of 1 to 3, to rate their knowledge of Islam. And the Daesh applicants, herded…
ISIS losses mount with liberation of Manbij, Syria
The Islamic State group’s loss of the northern Syrian town of Manbij to U.S.-backed fighters marks the latest in a string of defeats for the…
ISIS Forces Pakistan and Iran to Forge Uneasy Partnership
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — ISIS fighters exporting their deadly ideology have forced rivals Iran and Pakistan into a tentative terror-fighting partnership. The national security czars of…
Syria rebels declare Manbij is liberated from ISIL
US-backed fighters have seized a key ISIL stronghold in northern Syria after two months of heavy fighting and freed hundreds of civilians the extremists had…
Afghan-Pakistan ISIL’s Hafiz Saeed Khan killed
The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a US drone strike on…
Daesh abducts 2,000 civilians in north Syria
Daesh extremist group seized around 2,000 civilians to use as “human shields” Friday as they fled their stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, US-backed forces…
With Daesh on the run, new wars could erupt in Iraq
The front line south of this bleak and dusty town looks much as it did two years ago, when Daesh was the enemy and controlled…