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Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The leader of the Islamic State terrorist group Abu Bakr Baghdadi was "the brainchild of the United States," and his elimination has not yet been confirmed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. more
US airstrike kills 17 IS militants in southwestern Libya

Tripoli (Xinhua/UNI) The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Friday said it carried out an airstrike that killed Islamic State (IS) militants in southwestern Libya, in coordination ...

US condemns deadly terror attack at wedding hall in Kabul: Bolton

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI): The United States condemned the terrorist attack on a wedding hall in Afghanistan's Kabul, which killed at least 63 people and injured over 180, US National Secu ...

US charges two men for allegedly attempting to join IS in Sinai - Justice Dept.

Washington (Sputnik/UNI) Two men have been charged for allegedly conspiring to travel to Sinai to join the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), the Justice Department sai ...

New York resident sentenced to twenty years for trying to join IS in Yemen : Justice Department

New York (Sputnik/UNI) A New York City resident was sentenced to 20 years in prison for traveling to Yemen to join the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia), the US Justi ...

Afghanistan: US conducted airstrike leaves 2 local Taliban leaders killed

Kabul: A US force conducted airstrike in Afghanistan's western Farah province left two prominent local leaders of the Taliban group killed, media reports said on Friday.

Senior ISIS leader killed during airstrike in Syria, claims US-led coalition

Damascus: The US-led coalition, which is fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq, has said one leader of the terror group was killed during an airstrike in Syria, media reports on Monday.

Taliban "are not losing" in Afghanistan: Top US military officer

Washington: A top US military official has said that Taliban "are not losing" in the Asian nation of Afghanistan.

Ashraf Ghani, US condemn Kabul suicide attack

Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday condemned the suicide attack which claimed 31 lives in Kabul city and left 54 others injured.

Syria chemical attack: Investigators to visit site on Wednesday

Damascus: Investigators from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), who are in Damascus, the Syrian capital, since Saturday, will finally be visiting the site on ...