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Islamic State vows revenge against US for Baghdadi killing
Islamic State confirmed yesterday that its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a weekend raid by US special forces in northwestern Syria, and vowed revenge against the US. The Iraqi rose from obscurity to lead the ultra-hardline group and
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Islamic State leader targeted by U.S. forces; Trump plans ‘major’ statement
WASHINGTON: The U.S. military conducted an operation against elusive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Saturday, a U.S. official said, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to make a “major statement” at the White House on Sunday morning. The
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US senators, Kurdish leader call for sanctions on Turkey
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers kept up their push yesterday to impose sanctions on Turkey if it does not end its offensive in northeastern Syria, and a leading Kurdish politician called on President Donald Trump to stop the “ethnic cleansing” of her
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Erdogan defies Trump, no ceasefire in Syria
Turkey vowed to press ahead with its offensive in northern Syria yesterday despite US sanctions and growing calls for it to stop, while Syria’s Russia-backed army moved on the key city of Manbij that was abandoned by US forces. “They
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Turkey and Islamic State strike Syrian Kurds
ANKARA/BEIRUT: Turkey intensified its air and artillery strikes in northeast Syria yesterday in an offensive against Kurdish militia that has raised the prospect of a humanitarian disaster and questions about US President Donald Trump’s policy in the region. The Kurds,
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Turkey attacks Syrian Kurds, Republicans lash out at Trump
AKCAKALE: Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in northeast Syria yesterday, pounding them with air strikes and artillery before starting a cross-border ground operation that could transform an eight-year-old war. The assault began days after US
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Police detain 12 for links with IS, planned attack on non-Muslims
A Malaysian planning to attack leaders of political parties and non-Muslims was among the 16 people arrested on suspicion of terrorism. In a statement, Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division (E8) principal assistant director Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the
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Efforts to bring back IS terrorist, Wanndy’s wife ongoing
KUALA LUMPUR: IGP Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador confirmed that authorities are still working to bringing home Nor Mahmudah Ahmad, the widow of slain Islamic State (IS) terrorist Muhammad Wanndy Mohd Jedi, from Syria. “On the issue of bringing her
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Repatriating work for IS terrorist wife, Nor Mahmudah, underway
KUALA LUMPUR: The police are working towards repatriating back Nor Mahmudah Ahmad, the widow of Malaysian Islamic State (IS) terrorist Muhammad Wanndy Mohd Jedi, from Syria, confirmed federal counter-terrorism chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. Nor Mahmudah made the plea
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Australian Islamic State orphans rescued from Syria camp
SYDNEY: Eight orphans of Australian Islamic State fighters have been spirited out of a camp in Syria, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today, in an apparent U-turn. The children and grandchildren of two notorious jihadis are now in the
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