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Lebanon's army to clear border area of IS militants
Associated Press, Published on 08/08/2017
» BEIRUT -- Lebanon's US-backed military is gearing up for a long-awaited assault to dislodge hundreds of Islamic State militants from a remote corner near Syrian border, seeking to end a years-long threat posed to neighbouring towns and villages by the extremists.
Cambodia's PM wants US-born grandchild to not be American
Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- The prime minister of Cambodia, a country whose uneasy relationship with the United States has involved war, refugee emigration and years of on-off political tension, says he does not want his US-born grandchild to have an American passport.
IS dream turns to nightmare for Indonesian family
Associated Press, Published on 03/08/2017
» AIN ISSA, Syria -- The 17-year old Indonesian girl made a persuasive case to her family: lured by what she had read online, she told her parents, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins they should all move to Syria to join the Islamic State group.
Australian police release suspect in airline plot raid
Associated Press, Published on 02/08/2017
» CANBERRA, Australia -- A man arrested over the weekend in Sydney has been released without charge after being questioned about a plot to bring down an airliner.
Car bombing targets Iraq embassy in Kabul
Associated Press, Published on 31/07/2017
» KABUL - Afghan police say a car bombing has targeted the Iraqi embassy in central Kabul, followed by gunfire. There were conflicting reports of casualties.
IS galvanised in Asia by Philippine city siege - report
Associated Press, Published on 21/07/2017
» JAKARTA -- The attack by Islamic State group-affiliated militants on a Philippine city has galvanised its Southeast Asian supporters and spells trouble for the region, a top terrorism researcher said Friday as the occupation of Marawi nears two months despite a sustained military offensive.
US, British volunteers fight IS in Syria
Associated Press, Published on 18/07/2017
» RAQQA, Syria -- Several US and British volunteer fighters are on the front lines in the battle against the Islamic State group for the Syrian city of Raqqa.
Fierce fighting in Islamic State-held Syrian city
Associated Press, Published on 17/07/2017
» BEIRUT -- US-backed Syrian fighters are clashing with Islamic State militants in the heart of Raqqa, the extremists' self-styled capital, as scores of civilians flee areas controlled by the group.
Indonesia limits access to Telegram app, readies total ban
Associated Press, Published on 15/07/2017
» JAKARTA - Indonesia says it's blocking web versions of the encrypted Telegram instant messaging app and will block the app completely if it continues to be a forum for radical propaganda and violent militants.
'Indispensable' Trump receives military welcome in Paris
Associated Press, Published on 14/07/2017
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday it is "obvious and indispensable" to have exchanges with US President Donald Trump as the two leaders were set to meet to try to push past major differences and find common ground on security, defence and other issues.