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Troops drive Boko Haram out of school building

Nigerian troops have driven Boko Haram extremists out of an abandoned north-eastern primary school in a shootout that killed four militants. Insurgents were using the...

Russia claims to have destroyed command and supply systems of terrorists in Syria

Moscow claims it has destroyed the combat capability of the main terrorist groups in Syria. President Vladimir Putin says his recent air strikes have broken...

Syria presses ahead with assault against rebels

Syrian troops backed by Russian air strikes are pressing ahead with an assault against rebels in central and northern Syria, according to the Syrian...

US and Russia in new talks on Syria air strikes

A fresh round of talks between the US and Russia on air strikes over Syria could take place as soon as this weekend, the...

Fighting erupts in central Syria amid Russian air strikes

Heavy fighting has broken out in central Syria as government troops backed by Russian air strikes battle insurgents, activists have said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory...

IS militants accused of destroying ancient Palmyra arch

Islamic State militants have destroyed a nearly 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syrian activists said. The Arch of Triumph is the latest...

Putin calls for broad anti-IS coalition

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the creation of a broad anti-terror coalition that would include the Syrian government troops. Addressing the UN General Assembly,...

Iran’s president says Syria’s Assad must stay in power

Iran’s president has said Syrian leader Bashar Assad has to remain in power to fight extremist groups like Islamic State (IS), and must not...

Islamist sent for trial over destruction of Timbuktu Mausoleums

An alleged Islamic extremist charged with being involved in the destruction of religious buildings in Timbuktu has been arrested and sent to the International...

British woman and children who fled IS rescued by Syria rebels

A British woman and her five children who fled Islamic State (IS) and were later kidnapped have been rescued by a Syrian rebel group. The...

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