Syria

A woman who once lived in Kansas before moving to Egypt and Syria has been charged with joining the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and leading an all-female battalion of AK-47 wielding militants. The US attorney in Alexandria, Virginia, announced on Saturday that Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, had been arrested and…

/ Middle East EXCLUSIVE Issued on: 28/01/2022 - 20:35 FRANCE 24's terrorism expert Wassim Nasr explains how an Australian teen's audio testimony reflects the plight of children held in prisons for Islamic State (IS) group fighters in Syria. © France 24 screengrab A massive operation by the Islamic State (IS)…

Tunisian security forces tighten security measures outside a metro station near the bus stop where a man reportedly wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in the early hours. (AFP) Tunisia's interior ministry said Friday it had foiled a "terrorist" attack, with the arrest of a woman returning from Syria…

Islamic State has been slowly preparing for a comeback in the Syrian and Iraqi territory that it lost nearly three years ago. Black Islamic State flags have cropped up in northeastern Syria in recent months, witnesses say. Men claiming to represent the jihadists have extorted shopkeepers and truck drivers. Over…

Sunday, February 6, 2022 Refugees in EU About 71,400 applications for asylum were lodged in the European Union and associated countries in November, up by nine per cent from October and the second-highest level since the refugee crisis of 2016, an EU authority said on Friday. Afghans made up the largest…

Mirage News 28 Jan 2022 11:06 am AEDTDate Time Thank you Madam President and thank you to Under Secretary-General Voronkov for his briefing. The evolving situation in North East Syria over the last week demonstrates how, even without territory, Daesh and its poisonous ideology continues to pose a threat in…

In one of Syrian-born artist Mohamad Hafez’s stunning 3D pieces, a figurine of the Virgin Mary stands before an ornate portal, her hands joined in prayer. The building around her, rendered in plaster, paint, rusted metal and found objects, is blasted to ruins. The artwork is titled “Why Have You…

BEIRUT — Jordanian troops killed 27 suspected drug smugglers in a dramatic gun battle along a snow-choked stretch of the Syrian border early Thursday, in what officials described as the bloodiest clash to date in an escalating conflict with criminal networks operating out of Syria. Jordanian authorities said they seized…

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BEIRUT —  Jordanian troops killed 27 suspected armed drug smugglers and wounded a number of others attempting to enter the country from Syria at dawn Thursday, the Jordanian military said — the deadliest encounter so far in a rising wave of confrontations on Jordan’s northern border. The deaths come almost two…