Philippines puts city on lockdown over fears of militant infiltration
The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown on Monday over fears Islamist…
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Pakistan reopens Afghanistan border crossing after deadly clash
Pakistan reopened a major border crossing with Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, more than three weeks…
Philippines deploys helicopters in battle to retake city from Islamist rebels
Troops backed by attack helicopters battled dozens of militants linked to the Islamic State group holed up in a…
Syria’s army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq: rebels
The Syrian army aided by Iranian-backed militias was moving troops to a desert region near its border with Iraq…
14 top dangerous takfiri elements killed in Sinai: Egypt army
Egypt’s army killed 14 Takfiris and arrested 21 others during the past two days in northern Sinai, as part of the…
Trump’s hopes for Syria safe zones may force decision on Bashar Assad
U.S. President Donald Trump's push to create safe zones in Syria could force him to make some risky decisions about…
Erdogan dismisses full Turkish troop withdrawal: Cyprus talks
Turkey's president says a full withdrawal of its forces from divided Cyprus is "out of the question" unless Greece…
US tanks arrive in Germany to help Nato defences
The largest shipment of US brigades since the fall of the Soviet Union is arriving in northern Germany. The first…
DR Congo anti-Kabila protests ‘leave more than 20 dead’
More than 20 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Democratic Republic…
Water cuts and rising food prices leave Mosul facing crisis
Fighting between Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants has cut water supplies across a large part of Mosul,…
