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In Mosul battle, Iraq forces face fewer IS-planted bombs

Iraqi forces used to facing deserted, explosives-rigged streets and booby-trapped buildings are discovering fewer bombs planted by jihadists in Mosul than in earlier battles against them. The Islamic State group has no qualms about killing civilians, but the presence of a large number of...

SDF takes strategic village from ISIS near Euphrates dam

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Kurdish-led Syria Democratic Forces on Saturday took a strategic village at the banks of Euphrates dam from ISIS, activists said. The capture of al-Suwaydiya al-Kabira from ISIS west of the group's self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa city, will tighten the noose on the radical...

Le Pen: Brexit domino effect 'will bring down Europe'

(Sky News)- Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right Front National party, has said the Brexit vote has set off a domino effect that "will bring down all of Europe". She said the British and Americans had pulled off "coups" in 2016 and predicted that 2017 would be the "year the people...

Trump to visit CIA after feud about Russia hacking

On the first full day as U.S. president, Donald Trump will head to CIA headquarters on Saturday, signaling an effort to mend fences after he slammed spy agencies for their investigation into Russian hacking during the presidential election. Trump engaged in an unprecedented feud with the CIA...