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Thousands of people took to the streets of Damascus today to mark the first anniversary of the Syrian uprising. The Syrian army has recaptured the rebel stronghold of Idlib, a pro-government newspaper has reported. Past and present UN secretary-generals have joined western foreign ministers in urging their Chinese and Russian counterparts to condemn the bloody response of the Syrian regime to a year-long uprising. As many as 47 innocent civilians have been killed in Syria as former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan left crisis talks in the capital without a deal to end the conflict that has resulted in an estimated 7, deaths so far.
Kofi Annan is to meet President Bashar al-Assad for a second time, as Syrian government forces step up their assault on the city of Idlib. Kofi Annan has arrived for talks with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in a bid to agree on a ceasefire in the country. The group was allegedly planning attacks on religious center and trying to hide weapons in home appliances.
A total of 27 suspects are arrested. Turkish authorities detain a suspected ISIS militant for allegedly planning to use a drone to bring down a U. A bomb kills at least 15 people and injures another 40 at a market in Quetta, Pakistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack on U. The suspect was allegedly preparing a bomb attack. A second vehicle attack was foiled by Catalan police in Cambrils, a town 70 miles south of Barcelona.
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Five suspects are shot and killed and six civilians and one police officer are injured. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the van attack.
A suspect says the cell had planned major bombings against churches or monuments as well. Hezbollah is targeting ISIS from the Syrian side, while the Lebanese army is targeting the caliphate from the Lebanese side of the border. No one is killed in the attack. The Islamic State carried out more than 1, attacks and killed more than 7, people, a 20 percent increase from , the report says. Hezbollah uses drones to strike the Islamic State along the Lebanon-Syrian border, a Hezbollah-run media outlet says. One attacker blows himself up at the gate and two other attackers storm the mosque firing on security forces.
Only five percent remains under ISIS control. Treasury Department says. Both attackers die after killing two security guards. It was the first suicide attack in Algeria in months. The man confessed to participation in several attacks in Lebanon as well as recruitment, smuggling, kidnapping, army procurement and financing ISIS operations. At least 18 policemen are killed and three armored vehicles and a signal-jamming vehicle are destroyed.
S-backed Syrian Democratic Forces the Pentagon says. Bosnian Prime Minister Denis Zvizdic says Islamic State flags are not flying in the country after allegations from European leaders claiming that radical Bosnian Muslims are a terrorist threat for Europe. At least 60 people are killed and more than are injured in the three suicide attacks. British authorities arrest five men in connection with the bombing. British and U. A homemade bomb went off today on a crowded commuter train in London, and more than two dozen were injured.
The Islamic State targets an Iranian aid convoy with mortar shells in eastern Syria, resulting in one injury and material damage, according to a Hezbollah-run media outlet. The airstrikes are the first carried out in Libya since Donald Trump took office. The gas field is the first liberated in the campaign to capture areas east of the Euphrates river from ISIS. Several Islamic State militants are killed, according to the U. The Islamic State and the Taliban both claim the attack. Islamic State militants kill at least seven Iraqi soldiers after launching the largest attack in months near the city of Ramadi in Anbar province.
ISIS fighters used suicide car bombs, mortars and machine guns. Approximately 1, to 3, soldiers compose a typical brigade. The Islamic State releases a new audio message from Baghdadi.
This is the first message from the caliph in 11 months. His death has been reported numerous times. Islamic State fighters capture a town in Homs province from Syrian government forces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Over others are missing, kidnapped or killed, according to the Homs province governor.
Iraqi forces liberate the town of Rashad completely from terrorists and also liberate 45 villages in Hawija and kill dozens of terrorists pic.
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It is the first attack on the Syrian capital since July. The Russian Defense Ministry denies their soldiers had been captured.
A suicide bomber kills at least 18 people and injures more than 30 at an attack on a shrine in southwest Pakistan. The cell was plotting to launch a suicide attack on the defense ministry.
Two militants are killed and five are arrested in three different raids. The plots included detonating explosives in Times Square and the subway. Oct At least six Egyptian soldiers are killed after an attack on a military post in the Sinai Peninsula. A group of Islamic State fighters also evacuate Raqqa overnight using civilians as human shields. At least 24 militants are also killed. No injuries or damage is reported.
The camps were being used to train new fighters, the Pentagon says. The leaders are identified as Isnilon Hapilon, the emir, and rebel commander Omarkhayam Maute. But the U. A federal jury begins deliberating on the case of Massachusetts man who is accused of conspiring with his uncle and friend to help the Islamic State by attacking police and beheading a conservative blogger. Suicide bombers attack two mosques in Afghanistan killing at least 72 people, including children. The Islamic State claims responsibility for both attacks without providing evidence.
The liberation of Raqqa is a significant step in DefeatingDaesh globally. The Coalition are proud to be working towards this goal. Moroccan police arrest six suspected Islamic State militants who were plotting attacks, including an explosives expert. A Honduras citizen living in Miami appears in federal court after being charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in a planned attack on a Miami shopping mall. Oct Indonesian police arrest nine militants suspected of having ties to the Islamic State and planning a series attacks on police posts.
Three four-wheel-drive vehicles, heavy weaponry and various ammunition are taken in the attack. Sayfullo Saipov, the accused driver, says he was inspired by watching Islamic State videos and began planning the attack a year ago. It is the deadliest terror attack in New York City since September 11, A suicide bomber kills at least eight people and injures many more in Kabul, Afghanistan.
They will pay a big price for every attack on us! Trump realDonaldTrump November 3, At least 2, civilians were killed, including executions, as a result of ISIS attacks, according to the report. The Syrian army said it had captured Abu Kamal on Nov. Turkish authorities detain Islamic State suspects after three separate raids. Approximately 93 of the arrested were foreign nationals and seven were Turkish citizens.
Weapons and documents are also seized. Iranian-backed militias had captured the city on Nov. A car bomb kills 20 and injures another 30 people south of Deir Ezzor. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack, according to Syrian state media. German authorities detain six Syrians suspected of planning an attack on behalf of the Islamic State.