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US President Donald Trump talks to the press before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Trump vows retaliation after 2 US troops and a civilian killed in Syria ambush

This is the first attack on American service members to inflict casualties since the fall of Assad a year ago.

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Donald Trump

Syria’s year of ‘epic’ transformation earns it Trump’s protection

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Syria

Syria joins alliance against Isis after Trump hosts ex-jihadist president

Middle East

Syria leader arrives in US for Trump visit after removal from terror blacklist

Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted Assad, has been working to present a moderate image, in a break from his group’s violent past.

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Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September. Photo: AP
Africa

Trump’s threat of US military action clashes with Nigeria’s reality

Nigeria’s president denies his country is religiously intolerant after Trump claimed Christians are being killed in ‘large numbers’.

Crime

FBI foils Halloween weekend attack plot in Michigan, director Kash Patel says

Multiple arrests were made in what investigators believe was a ‘pumpkin day’ plot inspired by Islamic State extremism.

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Britain

UK police reveal Isis link to Manchester synagogue attack

Jihad al-Shamie called police to claim responsibility for the attack in which two Jewish people were killed.

Police officers and emergency services at the scene of a terrorist attack at a synagogue on October 2. Photo: Xinhua
Pakistan

260 arrested in Pakistan at protest over suicide attack

Protesters across cities in Balochistan demand accountability over a September 2 bombing at a political rally that killed 15 people.

Middle East

Iraq starts work on IS mass grave thought to hold thousands of bodies

The project’s director said victims buried at the huge site, near Mosul, include executed soldiers, members of the Yazidi minority and city residents.

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Middle East

Syria steps back from Paris meetings with Kurdish-led SDF

In March, the Syrian Democratic Forces signed a deal with the new Islamist-led government in Damascus to join Syria’s state institutions.

A man walks past a mural depicting supporters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), one of them raising a flag showing the face of Abdullah Ocalan -- founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) outlawed by Turkey, in Syria’s northeastern city of Qamishli on December 16 last year. Photo: AFP
Syria

Syria’s elections: a path to inclusion or continued conflict?

A deepening humanitarian crisis and minority grievances complicate Syria’s bid for a centralised state, 14 years after its civil war began.

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Bedouin and tribal fighters deploy as a car burns at the western entrance of Syria’s Druze heartland of Sweida on July 18. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Middle East

Swedish jihadist jailed for life over Jordan pilot burned alive in Syria

Osama Krayem is already serving long prison sentences for his role in the Paris and Brussels attacks in 2015 and 2016.

DR Congo

34 killed in attack on DR Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels

Dieudonne Duranthabo, a civil society coordinator in Komanda, said volunteers are preparing to bury the victims in a mass grave.

Britain

UK teenager admits plotting terror attack with gun

Muhammad Billal’s terror attack planning involved researching ‘accessible shooting ranges’ and ‘chest rigs’ designed to hold ammunition.

Muhammad Billal, 18, sought advice and guidance on how to leave Britain without arousing suspicion. Photo: AFP
Russia

Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban government of Afghanistan

The Taliban government had seized power in August 2021 as US-led forces staged a chaotic withdrawal from the country after 20 years of war.

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Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in August 2023. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

US bases in the Middle East under threat as Iran vows retaliation

The US has thousands of troops deployed on bases across the Middle East - and Iran says they could be legitimate targets.

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Syria

Suicide attack on Damascus church kills at least 22

Islamic State blamed for attack, the first inside a Syrian church since civil war erupted in 2011.

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Donald Trump

Trump suggests Iran, Israel need ‘to fight it out’ to reach a deal

US president also said the United States ‘could get involved’ in the Iran-Israel conflict.

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US President Donald Trump on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Middle East

Iran executes 9 Isis militants linked to 2018 attack

Meanwhile, two thieves have had their hands amputated under Sharia law, showcasing the country’s harsh judicial measures.

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Donald Trump

Trump attacks ‘scum’ opponents, judges on day honouring US war dead

US president honours fallen soldiers on Memorial Day after posting an all-caps tirade at his enemies on social media.

Middle East

Syrian government, Kurdish officials visit notorious prison camp

Kurdish-run camps in Syria’s northeast hold tens of thousands of people, many with alleged or perceived links to Isis.

Residents of the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Isis fighters. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Syria on the brink? US warns of potential new civil war within weeks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Syria’s transitional government facing potential collapse, more war, and ‘country splitting up’.

A member of Syria’s security forces near Damascus. Despite the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, instability persists. Photo: AFP
Syrian conflict

Syria’s rebel leader Sharaa’s path from global jihad to Trump meeting

The meeting in Saudi Arabia is a milestone for a man who joined al-Qaeda in Iraq around the time of the 2003 US-led invasion.

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China-Middle East relations

Syria’s foreign minister wants to ‘strengthen relations’ with China

At UN meeting, Asaad al-Shaibani said Syria willing to build ‘strategic partnership’ with China, a key backer of ousted ruler Assad.

France

Police in Paris arrest 2 over terrorist attack plot

The main suspect, a 19-year-old living in northern France, had ties to Islamic State and planned to attack a public place, French media said.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Police arrested two men in Paris on Sunday in connection with a terrorist undertaking and possession of explosives. Photo: Reuters
Singapore

Singapore detains boy, 17, allegedly planning to kill Muslims

The boy, 17, had decided on five mosques across Singapore for his post-Friday prayer attacks.

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Singapore has seen several cases in recent years where young Singaporeans have been detained for allegedly making attack plans following exposure to extremist content online. Photo: AFP
The Philippines

Piracy threat prompts dark sail for cruise ship in Philippine waters

For passengers aboard the Queen Anne, their cruise holiday took a dramatic turn as they approached the Philippines.

Pakistan

Pakistan vs Isis-K: inside the global crackdown that won Trump’s praise

In a seven-month operation spanning 21 nations, Pakistani intelligence dismantled an Isis-K cell tied to bombings in Kabul, Moscow and Kerman.

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