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16 December

A discarded Islamic State flag lying on the ground in the Syrian village of Baghouz

Islamic State Group Claims Responsibility for Attack on Syrian Personnel: SITE

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Monday for an attack that killed four Syrian security personnel the day before, the SITE Intelligence Group reported.

15 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Colombia’s Petro Orders ‘Attack’ on ELN Guerilla Group After Its Threats

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday said security forces had been ordered to attack the ELN guerilla group, after it issued an ominous warning for civilians to avoid travel and stay away from military installations for three days.

15 December

Syria, 28-05-2025. In the part of Deir Ez Zor under the control of the Arab-Kurdish autonomous administration, the Syrian Democratic Forces are hunting down Islamic State sleeper cells, which have been particularly active in the border area along the Euphrates since the fall of the Syrian regime. Photo by Laurent Perpigna Iban / Hans Lucas. Syrie, 28-05-2025. Dans la partie de Deir Ez Zor sous le controle de l administration autonome arabo-kurde, les Forces democratiques syriennes chassent les cellules dormantes de l Etat islamique, particulierement actives dans la zone frontaliere le long de l Euphrate depuis la chute du regime syrien.Photographie de Laurent Perpigna Iban / Hans Lucas. (Photo by Laurent Perpigna Iban / Hans Lucas via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria, Coalition Forces Chasing IS ‘Sleeper Cells’ After Attack on US Troops: Official

Syrian forces and a US-led coalition launched an operation against Islamic State group sleeper cells on Sunday, a Syrian interior ministry official said, a day after a deadly attack on US troops in the country.

12 December

Staff Writer With AFP

NGO Says Sahel-Based Jihadists Spilling Into Africa’s West Coast

Jihadist violence in the Sahel region is spreading to countries along Africa's western coast, the conflict monitoring group ACLED said.

7 December

Lebanon, Kfarchouba, 2025-09-26. Patrol with the Indian unit of UNIFIL along the Israeli border, near the village of Kfarchouba, in southern Lebanon. UN peacekeepers have been deployed along the border with Israel since 1978. Photo by Angeline Desdevises / Hans Lucas. Liban, Kfarchouba, 2025-09-26. Patrouille avec l unite indienne de la FINUL le long de la frontiere israelienne, pres du village de Kfarchouba, dans le sud du Liban. Les casques bleus de l ONU sont deployes le long de la frontiere avec Israel depuis 1978. Photographie par Angeline Desdevises / Hans Lucas. (Photo by Angéline Desdevises / Hans Lucas via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Arrests Six After Attack on UN Patrol

The Lebanese army has arrested six people after gunmen attacked UN peacekeepers patrolling in the south of the country, the military said Saturday.

5 December

Staff Writer With AFP

EU Envoy Warns Sahel Jihadist Surge Threatens Europe

European security is increasingly at risk from spiralling jihadist violence in the Sahel, the EU's envoy to the region said Thursday.

5 December

Authorities respond to a suspected terrorist attack in Manchester

Staff Writer With AFP

Man Suspected of Link to UK Synagogue Attacker Charged With Terror Offenses

A man investigated for suspected links to the Manchester synagogue attack was charged Thursday with four terrorism offenses not "directly" related to the atrocity, English prosecutors announced.

4 December

U.S. service members line the streets of Washington, D.C., during an honor escort—also known as a fallen soldier procession—for U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard, Nov. 27, 2025. The tradition honors fallen soldiers with silent, unified respect as they are escorted to their final resting place. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Angelina Tran)

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Govt Says US National Guard Shooting ‘Does Not Concern’ Afghanistan

The Taliban government said Wednesday that the shooting of two National Guard members, one fatally, by an Afghan suspect in Washington last month had nothing to do with Afghanistan.

4 December

Members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah take part in Ashura commemorations in a southern Beirut suburb

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Says Killed Man Caught With Landmines Intended for Hezbollah

Syrian authorities said on Wednesday they had killed a man and arrested four others who were attempting to smuggle hundreds of landmines to Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group.

3 December

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Scott McKennon, senior enlisted leader of Joint Task Force–District of Columbia, left, and Col. Larry Doane, the task force’s commander, right, walk down a Soldier-lined street as they prepare to honor U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard in Washington, D.C., Nov. 27, 2025. A fallen soldier procession was held to pay tribute to Beckstrom’s life and service. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Clay Smith)

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan Man Pleads Not Guilty in US National Guard Shooting

An Afghan man accused of shooting two members of the National Guard near the White House, killing one, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murder charges.

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