Iranian-backed Shia militias embedded alongside Iraqi security forces are now a bigger threat than the fragmented fighting power of former Islamic State extremists, a senior Canadian military commander told a House of Commons committee today. CBC | World News
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Afghan ISIS affiliate claims responsibility for attack that kills 32 at memorial service
Gunmen opened fire Friday at a ceremony in Afghanistan’s capital attended by prominent political leaders, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens more before the two attackers were slain by police, officials said. CBC | World News
Read More »ISIS threat: UK jihadis could exploit human rights laws to force their return to UK
BORIS JOHNSON has been warned that British jihadis in Syria could exploit the repatriation of their children to the UK as a way of forcing their own return under human rights laws. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Pentagon fires top U.S. Navy official over handling of controversial ISIS photo case
U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday fired the Navy’s top official for allegedly proposing a deal with the White House behind Esper’s back to resolve the matter of a Navy SEAL whose case has been championed by U.S. President Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »Sri Lanka holds 1st presidential election since devastating attacks by ISIS affiliates
Sri Lankans will elect a new president on Saturday in a “finely balanced” race between the early favourite, former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and government minister Sajith Premadasa, who has gained momentum in recent weeks. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to allow ISIS fighters to be released into Europe
President Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday the European Union’s decision to sanction Turkey over drilling off the coast of Cyprus could disrupt talks with the bloc, and warned Turkey could send captured ISIS fighters to Europe. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump suggests impeachment probe was reason he kept ISIS raid secret
U.S. President Donald Trump is suggesting House Democrats’ impeachment probe contributed to his decision to withhold notice to congressional leaders before Saturday’s raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. CBC | World News
Read More »US obliterating ISIS as al-Bhagdadi’s right hand man targeted by Trump’s forces
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s right-hand man is being targeted by US military in a second bout of combat against the islamic state after killing the leader earlier today. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Timeline: Key moments in the rise and fall of ISIS
The territorial rule of ISIS, at its height in 2014, stretched across nearly a third of both Syria and Iraq. CBC | World News
Read More »Shock footage shows moment US forces carry out raid that killed ISIS leader al-Baghdadi
INCREDIBLE footage captured the moment US special forces carried out the deadly raid against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in north-west Syria. Daily Express :: News Feed
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