Headlines- 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 terror group
After Years of Displacement, More Yazidis...
Islamic State group fighters assaulted the Yazidi minority in Iraq in 2014, forcing them from their homes. After years of being displaced, some refugees are now returning to their hometowns.
A New Attack on a Cillage...
The attack on December 30 on the village of Namande, in the district of Muidumbe, province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique, has been claimed by ISIS-Mozambique.
Philippine Police Hunt for 6 IS-Linked...
Six members of a militant group linked to Islamic State extremists were responsible for killing a police chief and his aide during a roadside ambush in the southern Philippines earlier this week, and a manhunt is under way, officials said Friday
Campaign Against IS Suspects in Syria’s...
AA major campaign against suspected members of the Islamic State group within a camp housing IS terrorists’ families has been launched in Syria by Kurdish forces backed by the United States. Narrated by Sirwan Kajjo,VOA’s Zana Omar has the story
Police: Arrested IS-Linked Militants Sought to...
Many of the 24 suspects arrested in Central Sulawesi with alleged links to a pro-Islamic State militant group wanted to join another extremist outfit whose decimated membership has dwindled to two, Indonesian police said Wednesday without disclosing details
For Families,IS Trial Offers a Way...
The conviction in the United States of an Islamic State militant for his role in kidnapping Americans has significance for other families seeking justice
Islamic State Terrorists And Coalition Forces...
The death of an Islamic State leader in Syria last week was hailed as a “blow” to the group, but Syrian families say the terrorists and the coalition fighting them still pose a threat
Following US Strike in Syria,ISIS Leader...
During a raid by US special operations forces in northwestern Syria on Thursday, the leader of the Islamic State terror group died. Carla Babb, a VOA Pentagon Correspondent, has more on the operation that killed Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, who blew himself up and his family to avoid being captured
Increasing IS Attacks Putting Kurdish and...
Officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi Central Government are planning a strategy to counter the Islamic State’s recent surge in attacks
Over a Dozen People Are Killed...
On Thursday, the Islamic State terror group attacked two Kurdish towns in northern Iraq, killing over a dozen people, including at least ten Kurdish Peshmerga fighters