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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 Justice Department said in a press release. more
Afghan forces target Lashkar-e-Taiba compound in Afghanistan, three foreign terrorists killed

Kabul: At least three foreign terrorists were killed as Afghan security forces targeted a compound of Lashkar-e-Taiba group in Kunar province , media reports said on Friday.

Easter Bombings: Sri Lanka police bring five suspects back from Saudi Arabia

Colombo: Sri Lankan security forces have brought back five suspects linked to the Easter Sunday attacks who were deported from Saudi Arabia, media reports said.

Suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills 9

Kabul: At least nine people were as a suicide bombing targeted a security check post in Jalalabad city in the eastern province of Nangarhar  of Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports ...

Families deserve answers when loved ones go missing in conflict: Security Council adopts historic resolution

New York, June 12 (JEN): The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council adopted on Tuesday the very first ever resolution focused on the issue of missing persons in armed conflict. ...

Libyan air forces launch three strikes in southern Tripoli

Tripoli (Xinhua/UNI) The air forces of the UN-backed Libyan government launched 3 airstrikes against the eastern-based army in south of the capital Tripoli, as the armed conflict in the c ...

Afghanistan: Roadside bombing kills 6 in Kandahar

Kabul: A roadside bombing in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday  left at least six people killed, media reports said.

Three Al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia

Mogadishu (Xinhua/UNI) Somali forces on Sunday killed three Al-Shabab militants in the country's southern region of Gedo, officials said Monday.

Afghanistan: Security forces destroy Taliban headquarters in northern Kunduz province

Kabul: The Taliban headquarters in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province was destroyed during an operation conducted by the security forces on Sunday, media reports said.

Accountability in Sudan ‘crucial’ to avoid ‘further bloodshed’, says UN rights office

New York, June 8 (JEN): Now in its fifth day, a crackdown by the military authorities in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, with dozens reported killed, has prompted a “gravely conce ...