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May- 2021 -

17 May

Air

An Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter plane performs at an air show during the graduation of new cadet pilots at Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, on June 29, 2017

Gaza Pummelled by Fresh Israeli Strikes, More Than 200 Dead in a Week

Israeli air strikes hammered the Gaza Strip Monday, after a week of violence between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants left more than 200 people dead as international calls for de-escalation went unheeded.

14 May

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Pounds Gaza as Deadly Conflict Intensifies

Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and air strikes on Friday following a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, intensifying a conflict that has now claimed 127 lives.

11 May

Air

Israel's Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, on May 10, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Struck 130 Gaza Military Targets, 15 ‘Operatives’ Killed

Israel's army said Tuesday that it had hit 130 "military targets" in Gaza, killing 15 "Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives" in retaliatory strikes after Palestinian militant groups launched a flurry of rockets towards Israel.

Dec- 2020 -

29 December

Middle East

People watch as rockets are fired into the sea during a military drill in Gaza to mark the anniversary of the start of the 2008 conflict with Israel

Staff Writer With AFP

Gaza Forces Fire Rockets to Mark Israel Conflict Anniversary

Palestinian armed groups staged military exercises in Gaza on Tuesday, including firing rockets into the sea, to mark the anniversary of the start of the 2008 conflict with Israel.

14 December

Commentary

Members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement march during a military parade in Gaza City on October 4, 2018

Joel Hodge

Understanding the Brutality and Resilience of Militant Jihadism

In jihadists' eyes, their indiscriminate violence or terrorism is a necessary means to total victory against monstrous enemies.

Nov- 2020 -

16 November

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Questions Over Al-Qaeda Future After Leaders’ Reported Deaths

The reported deaths of Al-Qaeda's top two leaders in recent months have raised questions about the future strategy and strength of the terror network, already a shadow of the global force it was two decades ago.

12 November

Africa

Burkina Faso's armed forces, pictured during training, have carried out security sweeps in an attempt to stem jihadist violence.

Staff Writer With AFP

Seven Soldiers Killed in Burkina Faso Attack

Seven soldiers were killed and others wounded or missing after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said on Thursday.

5 November

Europe

French members of the elite tactical police unit RAID enter to search the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice as forensics officers wait outside after a knife attack in Nice on October 29, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

France Steps up Border Security After Attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to step up border security after a spate of attacks, including a knife rampage in a Nice church blamed on a Tunisian migrant.

Oct- 2020 -

13 October

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

12 Mali Soldiers Killed in Raids on Base in Central Mopti Region

Twelve Malian soldiers were killed in attacks on their base in the volatile center of the country, the army said, in the latest violence to hit the West African state.

8 October

Commentary