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US-backed forces arrest senior Daesh commanders in Deir Ezzor

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-backed Syrian forces arrested senior Daesh (ISIS) commanders in eastern Deir Ezzor province, activists said Thursday. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic forces backed by the US Army have raided the villages of al-Buhaira and al-Tayyaneh near al-Hajin town. Three...

US airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabab kills 7 extremists

The U.S. military said it has carried out an airstrike in central Somalia targeting al-Shabab that killed seven extremists. The U.S. Africa Command statement said Tuesday's airstrike occurred in Quy Cad in the Mudug region. The strike was carried out a day after two other U.S....

Trump pressed to levy harsh US response to Khashoggi killing

 President Donald Trump faces increasing pressure to take tougher measures against Saudi Arabia over the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi. Trump says that Saudi Arabia is a "spectacular ally" and that he's not convinced that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto...

Iraq launches air strikes against Daesh in Syria

Iraq launched air strikes on Daesh (ISIS) targets inside neighboring Syria on Tuesday, destroying two buildings housing 40 fighters and weapons, its military said. F-16 fighter jets destroyed a building where members of the ultra-hardline Sunni militant group were storing weapons,...