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Iraqi police officer reacts after finding innocent young bodies in mass grave

Iraqi police officer reacts after finding innocent young bodies in mass grave

Iraqi police officer was among the first to discover a mass grave containing at least 24 bodies, many of them children. The officer is working in Mosul, Iraq, which was recently re-taken from the Islamic State. Over 100,000 people have poured out of west Mosul in less than three weeks as Iraqi troops advancing in their battle […]

March 19, 2017 | By | Reply More
Iraq’s Mosul residents forced to strip at gunpoint to check for explosives

Iraq’s Mosul residents forced to strip at gunpoint to check for explosives

Desperate civilian is made to strip by an Iraqi soldier to prove he is not a terrorist suicide bomber. Thousands fleeing ISIS in Mosul, northern Iraq – many carrying children and screaming for mercy as Special Forces troops advance. Iraqi military who have lost hundreds of comrades to suicide bombers, order the adults to strip […]

March 6, 2017 | By | Reply More
Pakistan ‘completely rejects’ Indian claim of cross-border strikes

Pakistan ‘completely rejects’ Indian claim of cross-border strikes

Oct 01, – In a rare public announcement of such a raid, India said it had carried out “surgical strikes” on Thursday, sending special forces to kill men preparing to sneak into its territory and attack major cities. Pakistan on Friday “completely rejected” India’s claim to have sent troops across its disputed border in Kashmir […]

October 1, 2016 | By | Reply More
Islamic State militants push back in Syria, Iraq and Libya

Islamic State militants push back in Syria, Iraq and Libya

Jun 22, – The IS forces dealt an embarrassing setback to the Syrian army near the militants’ self-styled capital of Raqqa with a swift counteroffensive that rolled back incremental gains by troops loyal to President Bashar Assad. Even as internationally backed forces chip away at Islamic State-held territory in Syria, Iraq and Libya, the militants […]

June 22, 2016 | By | Reply More
Ivory Coast soldiers patrol beaches after Qaeda attack kills 18

Ivory Coast soldiers patrol beaches after Qaeda attack kills 18

Mar 14, – President Alassane Ouattara declared three days of mourning for the country, which has never before been hit by al Qaeda. Ivory Coast soldiers armed with assault rifles patrolled the deserted beaches of a resort town on Monday, a day after gunmen from al Qaeda’s North African branch killed 18 people, the third […]

March 14, 2016 | By | Reply More
US special forces kill 10 Islamic extremists in Somalia

US special forces kill 10 Islamic extremists in Somalia

Mar 09, – A Somali intelligence official told The Associated Press that the person they wanted to get was apparently killed during the fight. Hoping to capture a high-profile target, U.S. special forces hopped off helicopters a couple of miles (kilometers) from an al-Shabab-controlled town, slipped through the dark and then got into a fierce […]

March 9, 2016 | By | Reply More
Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border

Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border

Nov 24, – “Turkey has information that the two pilots are alive and right now Turkey is trying to recover them,” the official told AFP, after reports that at least one of the pilots could have died after parachuting down inside Syria. The two pilots who ejected from a Russian war plane downed by Turkey […]

November 24, 2015 | By | Reply More
At least 22 dead as gunmen seize more than 100 at Mali hotel

At least 22 dead as gunmen seize more than 100 at Mali hotel

Nov 20, – Special forces carried out a dramatic floor-by-floor rescue at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, according to local television and security sources, eventually ending the siege about nine hours after it had begun. Suspected Islamist gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital Friday, firing automatic weapons and seizing more than 100 […]

November 20, 2015 | By | Reply More
Bomber kills 6 in Afghanistan ahead US deal talks

Bomber kills 6 in Afghanistan ahead US deal talks

Nov 16, – A suicide car bomber tore through the Afghan capital Saturday, just hours after President Hamid Karzai announced U.S. and Afghan negotiators had agreed on a draft deal allowing U.S. troops to remain in the country beyond a 2014 deadline. The blast, which killed six people near where thousands of tribal leaders will […]

November 16, 2013 | By | Reply More
Kabul airport targeted in militant suicide attack

Kabul airport targeted in militant suicide attack

June 10, AP Loud explosions and bursts of small-arms fire erupted for at least two hours and were continuing, with the US embassy sounding its “duck and cover” alarm and its loudspeakers warning that the alarm was not a drill. Militants launched a suicide and grenade attack on Kabul airport early Monday, taking over a […]

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