ISIL

$50 million required to clear Daesh mines in Iraq’s Mosul: UN

Feb 07, 2017 02:19

The United Nations says it costs as much as $50 million to remove all mines, explosive devices and booby traps left by the Daesh terrorist group in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul, as government forces and allies prepare for a new stage of liberation operations in the Takfiri group’s last stronghold on Iraqi soil.
Egyptian army kills 14 Daesh-linked terrorists in restive Sinai

Feb 06, 2017 16:42

Egyptian army soldiers have killed 14 militants linked to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and arrested ten others in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula.
Assad: European states harm own interests by supporting terrorists in Syria

Feb 06, 2017 16:42

Syrian President Basher al-Assad, in a meeting with a European delegation in Damascus, has slammed European governments for adopting unrealistic and wrong policies toward Syria over the past years, saying the approach has resulted in Europe’s isolation from international efforts meant to resolve the crisis in the Arab country.
Turkey detains 748 Daesh suspects in nationwide operations

Feb 06, 2017 14:30

Security forces in Turkey have raised the number of detained suspects linked to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group to nearly 750 people, says the Interior Ministry.
Syrian army besieges Daesh-held town of Bab

Feb 06, 2017 13:35

Syrian government troops and their allied forces have laid siege to the town of al-Bab, the largest stronghold of Daesh terrorists in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, according to a pro-opposition monitoring group.
Senior Daesh figures break ranks with chief

Feb 05, 2017 12:40

A number of Daesh’s Iraq-based ringleaders and members have reportedly reneged on their oath of allegiance to the terror group’s chief as army troops and allied forces pushed to rid the terrorists of their last stronghold in the Arab state.
Syrian army pushes to retake control of oil, gas wells

Feb 05, 2017 12:05

The Syrian military has launched an operation to win back control of oil and gas wells in a push to choke off the sources of funding for foreign-backed terrorist groups.
Turkey 'arrests 400 suspected Daesh terrorists'

Feb 05, 2017 12:05

Turkey says its police forces have detained 400 suspects linked to the Daesh terrorist group across the country, including in the capital city, Ankara.
Russia voices concern over Daesh growth in Afghanistan

Feb 05, 2017 10:05

Russia has expressed concerns about growing militancy in Afghanistan, warning that the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group is expanding its foothold in the conflict-ridden Asian country.
Russian envoy to hold talks with officials in Tehran over Syrian crisis

Feb 04, 2017 16:56

Russia's special envoy on Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, is due in Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on the latest developments in the war-ravaged Arab country.