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KDF soldiers head to Lamu’s Boni Forest to flush out al-Shabaab militants in August 2017. The military says it killed 10 terrorists on September 24, 2018. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP The Kenya Defence Forces say they have killed more than 10 Al-Shabaab fighters in an operation in Lamu County. The terrorists were […]

© Donat Sorokin/TASS MOSCOW, September 24./TASS/. Within two weeks, the Syrian army will get from Russia S-300 air-defense missiles to strengthen its combat capabilities following the downing of a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft in Syria, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday. “A modern S-300 air defense missile system will be supplied to the Syrian Armed […]

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen leaves after giving a statement at President office in Male, Maldives [President handout/Reuters] Male, Maldives – Maldives’ President Abdulla Yameen has conceded defeat after a surprise election win for the opposition in a poll that was billed as a test for democracy in the troubled island nation. “The citizens of the Maldives had their say … […]

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. File photo Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – A Saudi-owned newspaper has claimed that Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has moved to Afghanistan via Iranian territories. Quoting Pakistani security and other extremist group sources, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported that Baghdadi arrived in Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan after crossing Iranian territories […]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife, Kim Jung-sook, wave to a group of U.S. and South Korean officials welcoming their arrival in New York on Sept. 23, 2018 for the U.N. General Assembly. Yonhap  South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in New York on Sunday for a bilateral summit with U.S. President Donald […]

More than 250,000 voters in the Maldives, out of a population of 350,000, were eligible to vote in the election [Sharif Ali/Al Jazeera] More than 250,000 voters in the Maldives, out of a population of 350,000, were eligible to vote in the election [Sharif Ali/Al Jazeera The Maldives opposition has claimed victory in the tense presidential election […]

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic will not forgive the terrorist attack on a military parade in Ahvaz, which killed 25 people and injured dozens others. The president made the remark at Mehrabad Airport before departing for New York to take part at the UN General Assembly meeting. Talking about the Saturday’s terrorist […]

The measure represents the latest move by White House aide Stephen Miller to reduce drastically all immigration to the U.S., both legal and illegal. | Win McNamee/Getty Images The Trump administration proposed expanding its pre-election crackdown on immigration by denying green cards to legal immigrants if they have received government assistance. Under the new rule, […]

African Union soldiers take up positions in the Deynile district of Somalia’s capital against al-Shabab [File: Ali Bashi/AP] Deadly drone attack carried out after US and local forces on the ground came under attack. A US military drone attack in southern Somalia killed 18 al-Shabab fighters after American and local forces on the ground came under attack, the US Africa Command […]

Senior Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces said all terrorists involved in the attack on a military parade in southwest city of Ahvaz have been either killed or arrested. Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said the terrorist attack was carried out by four terrorists, adding that the bodies of three of them are currently in possession of security […]