Deash

Iraqi forces free Mosul airport from deash militants

Mosul - ArabToday

Iraqi security forces on Thursday retook control of Mosul international airport after heavy clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants, a security source said. Federal police and elite interior ministry units, known as Rapid Response, have completely liberated the airport in southern Mosul after several hours of fierce clashes with the IS militants, Lt. Gen. Raid Shakir Jawdat, the commander ofRead more

Libyan forces face jihadist fightback in Sirte

Tripoli - Arab Today

Fighters of the Islamic State group intensified their counter-attacks Wednesday to try to regain ground lost to forces allied to Libya's unity government in the jihadists' coastal stronghold of Sirte. Government of National Accord (GNA) forces backed by air strikes entered the Mediterranean city last week, aiming to drive the extremist group out of its bastion on Europe's doorstep. ButRead more

British Muslim sentenced to 28 months in jail for plans to join Daesh

London - Arab Today

A British court has sentenced a 34-year-old Muslim woman to 28 months in prison after being convicted of planning to join Deash terrorist group in Syria. The mother of four planned to take her children and travel to her husband who is a Daesh fighter in Syria. Source: MENARead more

SOHR: 106 killed in Syria Sunday

London - MENA

At least 106 people were killed on Sunday in different part of the war-wrecked Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Monday. The death toll included 33 soldiers of the Syrian army and pro-Assad gunmen along with 17 civilians. According to the UK-based monitoring group, ten Al-Nusra Front militants, eight Deash members were killed during the clashesRead more

Blood and panic as Brussels airport comes under attack

Brussels - Arab Today

Victims lay in pools of blood, their limbs blown off, as the smoke cleared to reveal a scene of horror after twin explosions ripped through the main terminal at Brussels airport, witnesses told AFP. The normally bustling departure hall at Zaventem was wrecked by the morning rush-hour blasts, with part of the ceiling collapsing near the check-in desks and manyRead more