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Rising casualties among local Afghan forces who are trained and supported by American troops and the continued presence of an ISIS-affiliated group are becoming growing concerns for commanders, the top U.S. general in the region told Fox News. Gen. John Nicholson said the Taliban killed […]

For most of his adult life, Ahmed Qassim al-Ghamdi worked among the bearded enforcers of Saudi Arabia. He was a dedicated employee of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice — known abroad as the religious police — serving with […]

The appeal of the Islamic State terror group has been gradually growing in the region.

Several militant groups in Indonesia have already sworn fealty to ISIS, as did those behind the Jakarta bombing, while in Malaysia, “lone wolf” ISIS sympathizers have been active on social media. Several hundred Southeast Asians are now in Syria and Iraq, where they have formed […]

Islamic State lost an area the size of Ireland – a quarter of its territory – to hostile forces in the last 18 months in Iraq and Syria and is likely to further step up attacks on civilians in coming months, IHS said in a […]

The Syrian army and local militia destroyed the squads of jihadist groups al-Nusra Front and Jaish al-Islam that were trying to fight out of the northern outskirts of Aleppo, a source in the militia told RIA Novosti on Sunday. On July 3, the Syrian army […]

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) raided today houses of numerous wanted citizens in the village of Hour Taala in Baalbek and confiscated 25 surveillance cameras, 2 communication devices in addition to military apparel and drugs, according to a communique issued by the Army Guidance Directorate. […]

The first aircraft of the humanitarian air bridge to Syria arrived at Qamishli Airport in the northeastern Hasaka province on Saturday night. The supplies carried on board the plane were provided by the World Food Program (WFP). In a statement to SANA, Head of the […]

The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that Daesh terrorists shot down a helicopter near Syria’s Palmyra, killing two Russian military instructor pilots. On July 8, Russian military instructor pilots conducted a test flight of a Syrian Mi-25 helicopter (export version of the Mi-24 helicopter), when […]