Militants

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A woman walks past Nigerian soldiers at a checkpoint in Gwoza, Nigeria, a town newly liberated from Boko Haram (Lekan Oyekanmi/AP)

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Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants in past week, army says

Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers over the past week, the country’s army said. The operation targeted a decades-long insurgency by Islamic militants in the north-east and attacks by various armed groups in the north-west.

Malian security personnel detaining a man (AP Photo)

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Militants attack military training camp near airport in Mali’s capital

Former member of an Italian left-wing group Marina Petrella, second left, arrives in court (Michel Euler/AP)

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France’s highest court refuses extradition of far-left Italian militants

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Areas cleared in Pakistan after militant attacks kill nine troops

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1,300 suspected militants arrested in Pakistan sweep

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Islamic State failing in Iraq says defence secretary Michael Fallon

Assad vows to 'liberate' every inch of Syria from militants

The Syrian president has vowed to "liberate" every inch of the country in the same way his troops recaptured the historic town of Palmyra from Islamic State earlier his year.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016

IS assault in Baghdad kills 12

Islamic State militants have attacked a state-run natural gas plant outside Baghdad, killing 12 people.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

12 killed as Islamic State militants attack natural gas plant near Baghdad

Islamic State militants have attacked a state-run natural gas plant outside Baghdad, killing at least 12 people, officials said.

Sun, 15 May, 2016

Islamic State makes gains against rebels in north Syria

Islamic State militants have seized five villages from Syrian rebels close to the Turkish border.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2016

Six suspected is militants detained in Turkey raid

Authorities in Turkey have detained six suspected Islamic State (IS) militants who were allegedly planning to carry out attacks in the city of Konya.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

So-called Islamic State blamed for chemical attacks which killed girl, 3, and wounded 600

The Islamic State group has launched two chemical attacks, killing a three-year-old girl and wounding some 600 people near the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi officials said.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2016

Donald Trump: It’s ok to kill militants’ families

White House hopeful would reinstate waterboarding if elected.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2016

Female militants shot dead after Istanbul attack

Turkish police shot dead two female militants after they fired shots and threw a grenade at a Turkish police bus in Istanbul.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

20 killed in Pakistan university attack

Armed militants stormed a university in volatile northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens a little more than a year after the massacre of 134 students at a school in the area, officials said.

Thu, 21 Jan, 2016

Several dead following attack by Al Shebab millitants in Somalia

In Somalia several people are reported to have died in an attack by Al Shebab militants on an African Union base.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2016

PARIS ATTACKS: Link between Istanbul Islamic State militants arrested in Turkey and Paris attacks

Suspected Islamic State militants who were arrested in raids in Istanbul last week were in contact with the extremists behind the Paris terror attacks, according to a Turkish security official.

Tue, 17 Nov, 2015

IS militants claim responsibility for plane crash in Egypt killing 224 people

Islamic State militants claim they downed a Russian jet killing 224 people on board.

Sat, 31 Oct, 2015

Britain faces ‘high risk’ of IS terrorism

Britain’s domestic spy service chief says Islamist militants pose the biggest threat to the country that he had seen in his 32 years in intelligence, as he called for new digital surveillance powers to keep Britons safe.

Fri, 30 Oct, 2015

US asks why extremists drive Toyotas

Toyota has spoken with US officials about the prominent use of its vehicles by militants in Syria, Iraq and Libya.

Wed, 07 Oct, 2015

Taliban seize half of strategic northern city in Afghanistan

Taliban fighters have captured more than half of a major northern city after launching coordinated attacks, Afghan police say.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2015

Egyptian forces kill 12 tourists "by accident"

Egyptian security forces killed 12 Mexicans and Egyptians and injured 10 “by accident”, mistaking a tourist convoy for militants they were chasing in the country’s western desert, the ministry of interior said.

Tue, 15 Sep, 2015

At least 150 dead in a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

At least 150 people are believed to have died in a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria.

Tue, 18 Aug, 2015

IS reduces water to government-held areas

IS militants have reduced the amount of water flowing to government-held areas in Iraq’s western Anbar province, an official said.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2015

Efforts to retake Ramadi from IS

IS militants are thought to have killed up to 500 people — Iraqi civilians and soldiers — and forced 8,000 to flee from their homes as they captured the city of Ramadi, a provincial official said.

Tue, 19 May, 2015

Islamic militants take over Somali hotel

Islamic militants have blasted their way into a Somali hotel and taken positions inside, exchanging fire with security forces seeking to regain control of the building, a police official said.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2015