Tag: Militant groups
Drone attack on Iraqi base hosting US troops; no casualties
BAGHDAD — In mid-April, A drone strike early on Saturday targeted a military base in Iraq that hosts U.S. troops, causing only minor damage...
Israel accuses Spanish woman of aiding banned militant group
JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities on Thursday charged a Spanish woman under the country's anti-terrorism laws, accusing her of funneling large sums of donations from...
Iraq’s prank TV show depicting IS attacks taken off air
BAGHDAD — Responding to viewer outrage, Iraq's media regulator canceled a TV prank show that lured guests into simulated ambushes by militants, forcing participants...
Shadowy Hamas commander warns Israel over Jerusalem
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The shadowy leader of the armed wing of the Islamic militant group Hamas has issued his first public statement...
Ethiopia ‘at a crossroads’ amid spiraling ethnic conflict
GONDAR, Ethiopia — Aba Yosief Desta preferred not to discuss the ethnicities of victims in the widening conflicts threatening Ethiopia's unity.
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Suspected extremist in Kenya’s east blow up truck killing 2
NAIROBI, Kenya — At least two people were killed near Kenya's eastern border with Somalia when the vehicle they were travelling in ran over...
Iraq military: 4 rockets hit Iraqi air base, no casualties
BAGHDAD — Four Katyusha rockets hit an Iraqi military base that houses U.S. contractors Monday without causing any casualties, Iraq's military said in a...
Burkinabe fighters seek protection with spiritual traditions
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Antoine Ouedraogo didn’t run when Islamic extremist fighters killed his colleagues only feet away from him in northern Burkina Faso....
At least 7 killed in suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least seven people were killed and more than 11 others wounded when a vehicle exploded outside a police headquarters in...
Turkish jets, troops hit PKK targets in new Iraq incursion
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes were continuing on Wednesday to strike suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, while commando troops were conducting a...
