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Euroviews. European far-left fighters in Syria: Take them seriously: View

It is naïve, if not disingenuous, to claim foreign fighters who have joined Kurdish militants in Syria will not set their sights on Western targets, says the European Foundation for Democracy's Demir Murat Seyrek.

Iraq

Love is back in the air in Mosul

Love has returned to the streets of Mosul for the first time in three years after Iraqi forces drove out ISIL extremists in 2017.

United Kingdom

Iraq re-construction to cost $88bn

Among the hardest-hit areas is Mosul, where fighting displaced more than five million people

Croatia

Widow of ISIL hostage calls for captured militants to locate his body

David Haines’ widow says she hopes the two British Islamic State militants captured in Syria last month will be tried and jailed for life.

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Afghanistan

Why has Afghanistan seen so many attacks in the last week?

At least four large-scale attacks rocked Afghanistan in January, leaving scores injured, with two in the last week. Experts told Euronews what could have caused this hike in violence.

Afghanistan

Save the Children suspends Afghan operations after Jalalabad attack

The international aid group closes its Afghan offices and temporarily suspends operations after the deadly attack in Jalalabad, claimed by ISIL.

Syria

'Gangster jihadist' rapper who married FBI translator killed in Syr

Known during his German rap career as "Deso Dogg,” Denis Cuspert has died fighting in Syria, according to reports.

World News

Turkish police carry out dawn raids on ISIL suspects

Dozens of suspected ISIL militants arrested following crackdown across Turkey.

World News

Who will pick up the massive tab to rebuild Mosul?

Officials in Mosul warn that a failure to reconstruct Mosul after being obliterated in the battle to defeat ISIL could result in the rebirth of terrorism.

Syria

Weapons made in eastern Europe 'finding their way to ISIL'

Eastern European countries are unwittingly supplying the so-called Islamic State with weapons and ammunition, a new report has claimed.

USA

2017: Myanmar's Rohingya crackdown, Trump's 'travel ban' and North Korea's missiles

Myanmar’s all-powerful army launches an offensive in the state of Rakhine in August.

Iraq

German teenager who joined ISIL: "stupid idea"

Linda Wenzel, 17, was briefly reunited with her mother and sister as she awaits for trial in Baghdad.

USA

US slaps terror charges on suspected NY bomber

US Prosecutors claim suspect admits planning to kill as many people as possible

World News

Iraq announces victory over ISIL

The Iraqi government announces that its war against ISIL is over, three years after a third of its territory was overrun by the militant group

Iraq

Iraqi forces claim to have re-captured Rawa, the last town held by ISIL in Iraq

ISIL is in full retreat in Iraq and Syria, where its last urban centre, al-Bukamal, is under seige.

Afghanistan

Afghan TV channel attacked by ISIL gunmen

ISIL gunmen disguised as policemen have stormed a TV station in Kabul, killing one person and wounding at least 20 others

Italy

Italy seizes huge drugs haul intended for ISIL fighters

Italian officers discovered a shipment of drugs worth around 50 million euros intended for ISIL fighters.

Syria

Syrian army retakes Deir al-Zor from ISIL

The Syrian government have regained control over the eastern city of Deir al-Zor from so-called Islamic State

USA

Manhattan truck ramming: 'Saipov planned attack for weeks'

US officials confirm Manhattan truck-ramming suspect Sayfullo Saipov was planning the attack for weeks.

Syria

'They didn't shut her up': British fighter plays Ariana Grande in Raqqa

"Freedom is coming back here now, and singing is coming back here," says British actor turned anti-Islamic State fighter in Syria.