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Islamic State group claims suicide bombing of Afghan bank

KABUL: The Islamic State group claimed Wednesday a suicide bombing of a bank in north Afghanistan which killed five...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 11:53am

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US forces strike Islamic State group in Syria

WASHINGTON: US forces have conducted air strikes against multiple Islamic State group sites in Syria, the military...

Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am

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Deep wounds in Sri Lanka five years since Easter massacre

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka marks on Sunday five years since Islamist bombers slaughtered 279 people in the island’s...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 11:53am

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Islamic State releases photo of alleged attackers in Russia shooting

CAIRO: Islamic State released on Saturday a photo of what it said were the four attackers behind a shooting rampage...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 07:08pm

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Suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar kills three

KANDAHAR: A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a...

Updated 21 Mar, 2024 02:03pm

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Iran’s Raisi expected in Turkiye for delayed Gaza talks

ANKARA: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was expected to fly to Turkiye on Wednesday for twice-delayed talks aimed at...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 01:13pm

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Iran blames Israel, US for deadly blasts near grave of Guards general Soleimani

TEHRAN: Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 95 people in...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 12:30pm

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ASEAN strongly condemns Sunday’s ‘heinous terrorist attack’ in Philippines

MANILA: The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN on Friday strongly condemned what it called a “heinous terrorist attack” in...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 10:27am

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Militant attack kills 41 at Ugandan school

MPONDWE, (Uganda): Militants linked to the Islamic State group massacred at least 41 people, mostly students, in...

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am

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22 US soldiers injured in Syria helicopter ‘mishap’: Centcom

BEIRUT: Twenty-two US soldiers were injured in a helicopter accident in northeastern Syria at the weekend that did...

Published 13 Jun, 2023 11:47am

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IS claims bomb attack that targeted Afghan journalists

KABUL: The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed a bomb attack that killed a security guard and wounded a group of...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 10:15pm

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Curfews imposed to help Burkina Faso fight militants

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso has put the North and parts of the Centre East region under curfew to aid the fight...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 05:49pm

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Erdogan says Western missions will ‘pay’ for closures

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Western missions would “pay” for issuing security warnings and...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 07:22am

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Seven dead in strikes on arms convoy in Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: Seven people have been killed after air strikes destroyed a convoy of trucks that crossed into eastern Syria...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 12:33pm

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US raid in Somalia kills senior Islamic State figure: US official

WASHINGTON: A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 10:31am

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Five Chinese nationals were wounded in Kabul hotel attack

BEIJING: Five Chinese nationals were wounded in an attack on a hotel in central Kabul on Monday, Chinese foreign...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 01:28pm

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Three killed in attack on China hotel in Kabul

KABUL: At least three people were killed when gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese business people in the...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

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Attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals ends, three assailants killed

KABUL: At least three attackers were killed by security forces in Afghanistan on Monday after armed men opened fire...

Updated 12 Dec, 2022 06:14pm

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US forces kill two IS ‘officials’ in Syria raid

BEIRUT: US forces killed two Islamic State group “officials” in an overnight raid in eastern Syria, US Central...

Updated 12 Dec, 2022 09:41am

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US brands South Asian Al-Qaeda, TTP militants as global terrorists

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday announced it was designating South Asian Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 11:19am

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Fifteen dead in attack on Shia shrine in Iran

TEHRAN: At least 15 people were killed Wednesday in an attack on a key Shia Muslim shrine in southern Iran, state...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 12:09pm

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Death toll in Kabul mosque blast rises to 21

KABUL: A blast which ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 21...

Updated 18 Aug, 2022 01:04pm

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15 soldiers dead in Syria attack on military bus: monitor

BEIRUT: Fifteen soldiers died Sunday in an Islamic State group attack on an army bus in the central Syrian desert, a...

Published 06 Mar, 2022 11:25pm

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ISIS leader's bomb blast blew bodies outside of building: US officials

WASHINGTON: The suicide blast was so big from the bomb that Islamic State's leader detonated when US forces closed ...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 10:07pm

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Two drones shot down targeting Iraq base: anti-IS coalition

BAGHDAD: Two armed drones targeting an air base in western Iraq were shot down on Tuesday, an official of the US-led...

Updated 04 Jan, 2022 02:25pm

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Years after war, health sector ailing in Iraq's Mosul

MOSUL: Months after a minor motorbike accident, Amer Shaker is still suffering from poor treatment at a hospital in...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 10:14am

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US says it will resume talks with Taliban next week

WASHINGTON: The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 11:13am

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At least six killed as blast hits Kabul: residents, official

KABUL: A magnetic bomb attached to a minivan exploded in a heavily Shia area of the Afghan capital Kabul on ...

Updated 13 Nov, 2021 08:26pm

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IS fighters massing in Afghanistan, says Putin

Russia is set to host US, China and Pakistan for talks on the country next week

Published 15 Oct, 2021 06:03pm

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Afghan bury dead after Kunduz blast

KUNDUZ: Mourners from Afghanistan's minority Shia community buried their dead on Saturday after a suicide attack...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 05:58pm