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Court jails 65 for membership in Upper Egypt ISIS ‘cell’

An court sentenced 65 suspected Islamic State members to between five years and life in prison for setting up a…

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Democratic Republic of Congo troops kill 17 Kasai militia members, capture others

Seventeen members of an insurgent group in the central Democratic Republic of Congo region of Kasai were killed and others…

Staff Writer With AFP

Car bomb strikes Mosul, first since city was retaken from ISIS

A car bomb explosion near a Mosul restaurant killed at least two people and injured a dozen more in the…

Staff Writer With AFP

Syrian army rescues 19 Druze women and children from ISIS, state media says

Syrian state media said the army has freed all remaining Druze women and children abducted by ISIS from the southern…

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen president Hadi replaces defense minister detained by Houthis

Yemen's president replaced the defense minister and the army chief of staff, as government forces press a five-month assault on…

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan inaugurates 2 Perry-class guided missile frigates bought from US

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed that the island would not "concede one step" in defending itself as she inaugurated two…

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France proposes UN peacekeeper support for Central African troop deployments

The UN Security Council is weighing a French proposal that would see UN peacekeepers support newly-trained Central African Republic troops…

Fergus Kelly

Egypt sentences 8 to death over 2016 ISIS attack on army checkpoint

An Egyptian military court sentenced eight members of Islamic State to death for a deadly attack against the army in…

Staff Writer With AFP

Dead or alive: Are Malaysia ISIS militants among Philippines foreign fighter fatalities?

Philippine government lists certain foreign fighters including Malaysians as killed in Marawi but their Malaysian counterpart still lists them as…

Zam Yusa

Sisi promises Egypt’s military support to Gulf allies if threatened

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged military support for Egypt's Gulf Arab allies if their security comes under threat

Staff Writer With AFP