A Yazidi woman held captive by ISIS militants for more than two years managed to escape when Iraqi forces pushed into Mosul and provided information that helped them retake a neighbourhood of the city, Iraqi commanders said. The 42-year old woman, who asked to remain unnamed, was kidnapped...

A leading terrorist has been killed by Turkish security forces in the eastern Tunceli province, the Turkish General Staff announced Friday. A General Staff statement said that the terrorist identified as S.I., code-named Ozan, was killed when security forces repelled his attack on a...

Iraqi forces faced car bombs and fierce resistance from ISIS militants in southern Mosul Friday, the second day of a renewed push to take back the city after fighting stalled for several weeks. An officer in the federal police forces, which joined the battle Thursday, said there were heavy...

Turkish hospitals have treated just over 300 civilians from Aleppo, the country’s prime ministry confirmed on Friday. A total of 303 injured civilians have been brought to Turkey for medical aid following the evacuation of the war-torn Syrian city. However, 41 people lost their lives...