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ISIS terror suspects planned Kosovo bomb attacks, assaults in France, Belgium

Bujar Behrami and other suspected ISIS jihadists have been charged in Pristina on suspicion of planning attacks in Kosovo, France…

Staff Writer With AFP

Jordan reopens main border crossing with Syria

Jordan reopened its Jaber border crossing with war-torn Syria, a key Middle East trade route, after a three year closure

Staff Writer With AFP

The failure of the Idlib deal could alter Syria’s future

The looming deadline for the Russia-Turkey deal in Idlib raises several scenarios that could impact the future of the Syrian…

Sirwan Kajjo

Russia: Two ISIS-linked ‘terrorists’ killed in Dagestan gunfight

Security forces killed two people suspected to be linked to Islamic State in a gunfight in Endirey in Russia's North…

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram attack on base in Arege, Borno state

Six Nigerian soldiers were wounded as they repelled an attempt by Boko Haram fighters to overrun a military base in…

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban confirms talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar

A Taliban delegation met with US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar to discuss ending the Afghan…

Staff Writer With AFP

Suicide bomb attack on election rally for Afghan female candidate kills at least 14

A motorcycle carrying explosives blew up among supporters of a female Afghan election candidate in Takhar province, killing at least…

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria militia Civilian JTF frees 833 child soldiers in Maiduguri, UN says

Nigeria's Civilian Joint Task Force, a militia fighting Boko Haram, released 833 child soldiers under a deal agreed last year,…

Joanne Stocker

Afghanistan peace process must tackle Taliban discontent and the allure of ISIS

With the US in the early stages of peace talks with the Taliban, there is a growing urgency for Washington…

Opinion Editor

Moon calls on US to move towards formally ending Korean War

South Korean President Moon Jae-in called on the US to move towards the North's demands for a declaration the Korean…

Staff Writer With AFP