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Provinces, SANA – The Army and Armed Forces units re-established control over al-Jarah Airport and restored security and stability to a number of villages and towns in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, after killing and injuring around 3,000 ISIS terrorists. A military source told SANA that army units expanded their operations in hunting down ISIS terrorists […]

In 2015, a faction of Somalia-based al-Shabaab pledged alliance to Islamic State. In 2015, a faction of Somalia-based al-Shabaab pledged alliance to Islamic State.  The Isis terror group has claimed responsibility for what is thought to be its first suicide attack in Somalia. Five people died when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive at a […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday condemned North Korea’s “dangerous” missile test but warned against “intimidating” the rogue regime and called for a peaceful solution in the region. “I want to confirm that we are categorically against the expansion of the club of nuclear powers, including with the Korean Peninsula and North Korea,” Putin said […]

The Defense Intelligence Agency has provided the first official US assessment of North Korea’s latest missile test, telling a Senate committee that the reclusive nation is on a clear trajectory to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile that could hit the US. DIA Director Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testified before […]

Roger Moore, the suave star of seven James Bond films, has died in Switzerland. He was 89. Key points: Sir Roger Moore dies in Switzerland of cancer, aged 89 He starred in seven James Bond films and was the longest serving Bond so far He became a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF after being introduced to […]

Somali pirates have reportedly hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel off the Horn of Africa to use it as a mothership in attacking bigger and more valuable ships, a report says.The incident occurred on Tuesday, after a group of pirates captured the Iranian vessel “in order to hijack (other) ships,” Ali Shire, the mayor of Haabo, […]

The incident occurred at a time of increased international tensions over the North’s nuclear missile program. MAY 23, 2017 SEOUL—South Korea’s military fired warning shots at a suspected drone from North Korea on Tuesday amid tension over Pyongyang’s latest missile test which drew international condemnation and a warning from China. The identity of the object […]

(Reuters) Iraqi military engineers installed a new floating bridge across the Tigris river on Tuesday, reconnecting the two halves of Mosul to facilitate troop deployments ahead of a final assault to dislodge Islamic State. All five bridges connecting the two sides of the city bisected by the Tigris were struck by the U.S.-led coalition in […]