Headlines
  • In the war-torn Gaza Strip, where about two-thirds of the population struggles to obtain food, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has been forced to reduce its monthly food aid, the organization announced on Monday.
  • As attacks on shipping continue, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that an oil tanker "violating regulations" caught fire after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Two troops have died in a helicopter crash in Najran, Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which also claims to have downed more drones close to Riyadh.
  • After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, nearly 2,400 people were detained throughout France.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received the "complete and total" support of US President Donald Trump.
  • Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, denounced rioting during cost-of-living protests on Sunday and expressed support for law enforcement after clashes in multiple cities.
  • Eight cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Kenya as of Sunday, according to the country's Health Ministry.
  • After a fatal fire at a Canadian military base on Sunday, 39 people were admitted to the hospital, at least 19 of whom were in critical condition.

Tag: Islamic State militants

December 18, 2020

Islamic State in 2020

A year after its territorial defeat in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State (IS) managed to mount dozens of deadly attacks in 2020 around the world from the Middle East to Africa to Europe

February 13, 2020

Singapore Convicts, Jails 2 Indonesian Maids...

Turmini and Retno were among four Indonesian domestic workers arrested by Singapore in September 2019 under the city-state’s Internal Security Act, on suspicion of being involved in terrorism-financing activities

January 31, 2020

Malaysia: IS Extremists Campaigning to Keep...

Malaysian police were working with unnamed third parties in the region to reach out to those citizens in Syria and begin the repatriation process, and the Malaysian government would decide whether to allow them to return home, Ayob said

September 16, 2019

Isolated Among Extremists: Conditions Deteriorate for...

The international media have called camps housing families of Islamic State fighters “incubators” for an IS resurgence. But aid organizations say that despite their exposure to violence and extremism, children in these camps can be rescued, rehabilitated and reintegrated into the outside world. Action must be soon to be effective, they add, as the children’s trauma deepens daily

June 11, 2019

Mosul Artist Recovers Sculptures Damaged by...

Talal Safawi, a sculptor in Mosul, is using his artistic skills to recover statues damaged by Islamic State. He tells VOA’s Kawa Omar that he kept his profession a secret during IS’s control because the jihadists thought it was heresy

February 27, 2019

Defeating Islamic State

This week on Plugged in with Greta Van Susteren, we ask if the game is over for the Islamic State terrorist group, and what should be done about Americans who sided with the enemy?

February 15, 2019

Islamic State Using More Civilians as...

As Islamic State fighters slowly lose their grip over the terrorist network’s last Syrian stronghold, they increasingly are targeting civilians fleeing the violence to use them as human shields

December 26, 2018

Iraq: A Year After Victory, Stability...

The city of Mosul is one such place and residents say until it is rebuilt, stability will remain a distant dream

November 5, 2018

Paralyzed Iraqi Woman Struggles for Life...

An Iraqi refugee woman in Syria became paralyzed after her husband was killed by Islamic State militants

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