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Philippines' biggest Muslim rebel group sounds Daesh alarm

The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group said Wednesday it had lost 10 fighters in battles to stop a "growing force" of radical militants who support Daesh (ISIS). The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is seeking to prevent the militants from gaining a foothold in an area of Mindanao island...

US defence chief in Turkey for talks on Syria, Kurds

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in Ankara on Wednesday for talks with Turkish leaders expected to focus on Washington's arming of a Syrian Kurdish militia, which Turkey views as a terror group, in the fight against Daesh (ISIS). Mattis flew in for the one-day visit after stopping in Iraq...

Netanyahu to press Putin over Iran's Syrian foothold

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will tell Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that he is concerned Iran and its Shiite allies are expanding their presence in Syria as Moscow works to tamp down the Syrian civil war, Israeli officials said. Russia has been the main broker...