Insurgencies
Violence intensifies across Afghanistan’s central and northern provinces
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants have taken over a district, launched attacks on checkpoints and cemented control over a border...
Read moreIndia chases away more drones in Jammu a day after blast at air base
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities said on Monday they had chased away two more drones from...
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Boko Haram fighters pledge to Islamic State in video, worrying observers
MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - A group of fighters from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance to rivals the Islamic State...
Read moreIraqi military issues rare condemnation of U.S. air strikes on Syria border
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's military spokesman on Monday condemned U.S. air strikes against militia targets on the border with Syria...
Read moreAt least 30 killed in al Shabaab attack in Somalia – security official
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in...
Read moreIslamic State claims responsibility for rocket attack on Iraqi power station
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on a power station in Iraq, the group's Nasheer...
Read moreSecond blast hits Congo’s Beni city on Sunday
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A suspected bomber was blown up when his improvised explosive device went off...
Read moreIndia probes suspected use of drones in blast at Jammu air base – officials
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) - India is investigating the suspected use of drones by separatist militants after two explosions...
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Iraq paramilitaries show off weaponry in big anniversary parade
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqi paramilitary fighters, including powerful Iran-backed factions, marched at a military base in eastern Iraq...
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Afghan peace talks should continue unless Taliban pull out -Abdullah
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of Afghanistan’s peace council said on Friday that long-stalled talks on a...
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