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9 August

Afghan Taliban Say Dozens of Pakistanis Involved in Recent IS Attacks

Dozens of Pakistani IS militants have been killed or captured in Afghanistan in the past year, Kabul's Taliban authorities said.

8 August

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State Group Claims 16 Soldiers Dead in Mali Attack

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack in northeastern Mali last week, which it said killed 16 soldiers.

8 August

Middle East

Syrian regime forces manning a position in the countryside city of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, along the border with Turkey

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Attack Kills 10 Syria Pro-Government Troops: Monitor

Islamic State militants killed 10 Syrian troops and pro-government fighters in the former jihadist stronghold of Raqa province, a war monitor said.

4 August

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Attack Mali Army Convoy, Toll Feared High

Jihadists attacked Malian troops escorting trucks heading to neighboring Niger, with the toll feared to be high, security sources and a local official said.

4 August

Middle East

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

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State Group Announces Death of Leader

Islamic State announced the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria, and named a successor.

1 August

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Attack on Syria Oil Convoy Kills 7: Monitor

Islamic State group jihadists attacked a convoy of oil tankers guarded by the army in the Syrian desert, killing seven people, a war monitor said.

1 August

Asia Pacific

Pakistani soldiers patrol at an empty bazaar during a military operation against Taliban militants in North Waziristan

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Party Targeted by Deadly IS Bombing Questions State Security Services

The leader of an influential Pakistan political party called for better state-provided security after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 54 people.

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31 July

Asia Pacific

Rescue workers inspect the site after a suicide blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on July 30, 2023

Staff Writer With AFP

Suicide Blast Kills at Least 44 at Pakistan Political Party Meet

At least 44 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded by a suicide bombing at a political gathering of a leading Islamic party in northwest Pakistan.

28 July

Middle East

A battery of the Syrian Army's Russian made the BM-21 multiple rocket launcher is visible in Hama province, in the northwest of Syria on May 4, 2016.

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Blast Kills Six Ahead of Ashura: Ministry

A bomb killed six people and wounded scores when it exploded near the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum in Damascus, Syria's most visited Shiite pilgrimage site.

27 July

Africa