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Spain

Catalonia: 11 arrested for suspected links to ISIL

An ongoing police operation against a jihadist cell in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, has resulted in the arrests of 11 people. They are suspected of

Syria

Yarmouk Palestinians crushed between ISIL and Assad

On the periphery of the Syrian capital, Yarmouk Camp, now largely destroyed, is in fact a city, with buildings, not tents. As a camp, it was

Iraq

Iraqi army uncovers ISIL's grim legacy in Tikrit mass graves

Three rounds of gunfire were shot into the air as a mark of respect to the dead. The small ceremony was held on a hill side over looking the Iraqi

Syria

Palestinians mobilise to save Yarmouk refugees after ISIL attack

A video posted online on Sunday purported to show militants from the self-proclaimed Islamic State advancing into the mostly Palestinian refugee camp

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Iraq

Iraq: Revenge attacks reported in ISIL-free Tikrit

War-shattered Tikrit is now free from months of rule by ISIL extremists. But the liberators of Saddam Hussein’s hometown are said to be taking

United Kingdom

Labour Party councillor's son among 9 Britons accused of trying to illegally enter Syria

The British town of Rochdale has hit the headlines once again. One of nine Britons accused of trying to illegally enter Syria is the son of the

USA

Female 'citizens of the Islamic State' arrested and detained in Brooklyn

Two alleged “citizens of the Islamic State” have been arrested in Brooklyn, accused of plotting to carry out a “terrorist attack” in the

Syria

Nine British nationals allegedly en route to Syria detained in Turkey

Nine British nationals have been detained by Turkish authorities on suspicion of trying to enter Syria illegally. They were taken into custody in the

Syria

Syria: ISIL militants seize parts of Palestinian camp

ISIL militants have reportedly taken control of large parts of a Palestinian camp in the Syrian capital. Video uploaded to the internet purportedly

Iraq

Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militia celebrate victory in Tikrit

The Iraqi interior minister says most of Tikrit is now under the control of government forces

Iraq

Iraqi forces reclaim government headquarters in battle for Tikrit

Iraqi troops helped by Shi'ite paramilitary fighters have reclaimed key areas of the Sunni city of Tikrit after battling Islamic State militants there for nearly a month.

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Iraqi forces fighting IS militants near hospital

Yemen

Yemen lumbers toward civil war with increasing Saudi and Iranian influence

The military intervention in Yemen by Saudi Arabia and its Sunni allies raises the risk of fighting by proxy, with strings being pulled by the Saudis

Iraq

Iraq: US-Iran tensions amid offensive to retake Tikrit from ISIL

The battle to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from ISIL militants was never going to be easy….but with the US and Iran on the same side, tensions are

Tunisia

Surveillance footage shows gunmen at Tunis museum

Surveillance footage has been released, showing two gunmen at the Bardo museum in Tunis ahead of a shooting spree which left 20 foreign tourists

World

Tunisia and international tourists suffer ISIL terrorism

Terrorism struck Tunisia this week — a massacre at the capital’s national museum, claiming 23 victims, all but one of them foreign tourists. Swiss

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Saudi Arabia conducts military training near Iraq border

Tunisia

Nine arrested over Tunis museum attack, as security is boosted

Tunisia’s army is being deployed to boost security in major cities, after 20 foreign tourists were shot dead at the Bardo museum in Tunis. Officials

Iran

ISIL suspected of genocide against Yazidis in Iraq, says UN report

The so-called Islamic State are suspected of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during attacks on ethnic and religious groups in Iraq.

Afghanistan

ISIL is in Afghanistan, claims UN envoy