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Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi government forces on Monday took over one of a handful of districts remaining under Islamic State control in western Mosul as operations approach a total takeover of Iraq’s second largest city. Commander of the Nineveh Operations, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Amir Yarallah, said the army’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service forces took over the Uraybi district, […]

The sudden increase in summary executions in Somalia has drawn the attention of human rights groups like Amnesty International as well as the local European Union delegation. try long troubled by deadly violence, there’s a disturbing new trend: an increase in summary executions. Somali military courts and the militant group al-Shabab have each executed about […]

Before he became a presidential candidate, Donald Trump used to see North Korean missile launches as evidence of American weakness. In late 2012, for example, he tweeted, “We can’t even stop the Norks from blasting a missile…. It is really sad.” Yes, Trump, on multiple occasions, referred to officials in North Korea as “Norks.” It’s […]

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State militants killed 64 civilians, including women and children, while trying to flee battles between the group and Iraqi security forces in western Mosul to the eastern side, a human rights monitor said. Civilians leave the city to escape from clashes during a battle with Islamic State militants, in al-Zirai district in […]

The latest ballistic missile test carried out by North Korea was prompted by Kim Jong-un’s “paranoia,” US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said, adding that such actions reduce the chances of direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang. “Having a missile test is not the way to sit down with the President (Donald Trump) […]

 After al-Bab was liberated by the Turkish military and FSA from Daesh, the number of people returning home surpassed 50,000. While schools, stores and the bazaar have also been re-opened, 8,000 new residences will be built in the town Since an anti-Daesh operation, spearheaded by the Turkish military and the Free Syrian Army (FSA), liberated […]

French President Emmanuel Macron listens during his formal inauguration ceremony as French President. Photo: AFP Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated as France’s new president on Sunday at the Elysée Palace, vowing to restore the country’s self-confidence. He becomes the youngest president the country has ever had. French President Emmanuel Macron listens during his formal inauguration ceremony […]

 Mukhtar Robow, the Shabaab leader known as Abu Mansoor, on the back of a motorcycle in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 2010. CreditAgence France-Presse/Getty Images Nairobi — During my first trip to Mogadishu, Somalia, on my last night in town, as I was packing up my things, someone unexpectedly knocked on my door. It was the hotel […]

 G7 finance ministers turned their focus Saturday to combating cyber crime in what Italy’s Pier Carlo Padoan described as an “unfortunately very timely” discussion. The ministers were expected to commit to stepping up international cooperation on the issue after a global onslaught that hit computer systems in nearly 100 countries on Friday. G7 finance ministers prior […]

Russian missile defense systems tracked the latest North Korean missile test, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that it landed some 500 kilometers from Russia and hadn’t posed a threat. Russia’s ballistic missile launch early warning system (SPRN) detected the launch form North Korea at about 08:30 GMT on Saturday, the ministry said. © Sergey […]