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Jerusalem terror attack: 15 Israeli troops injured

Jerusalem terror attack: 15 Israeli troops injured

A motorist slammed his car into a group of Israeli soldiers this morning, wounding 15 before fleeing the scene, the Israeli military said.  Fifteen soldiers were injured, Jerusalem Post reported, adding that one of the injured in …

Five terrorists arrested in Kazakhstan

Five terrorists arrested in Kazakhstan

Five people have been arrested in Kazakhstan on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack in a public space, the country's National Security Committee said. They were detained in the cities of Karaganda and Taraz. All …

Turkey condemns Belgium for failing to try PKK suspects

Turkey condemns Belgium for failing to try PKK suspects

Turkeys' Foreign Ministry has criticized the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office's decision to ratify a ruling by the Belgian Chamber of Indictments to prevent an investigation into 36 terrorist PKK-linked suspects for disregarding …

Turkish police arrest 4 Daesh/ISIS terror suspects

Turkish police arrest 4 Daesh/ISIS terror suspects

Turkish police arrested four suspects in eastern Turkey linked to the Daesh/ISIS terror group, security sources said on Wednesday, Anadolu agency reports. Police in the eastern Malatya province arrested four terror suspects in …

New U.S. Ambassador to Russia names priority areas

New U.S. Ambassador to Russia names priority areas

Newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said he will try to focus on areas where the two sides can cooperate. Sullivan said he has a range of priorities: Cooperating on an arms-control strategy that …

Assad explains refugee crisis in EU

Assad explains refugee crisis in EU

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blasted Europe’s key role in creating chaos in Syria, saying the current refugee crisis in European countries is a consequence of their support for terrorism in the Arab country. …

Turkey to help eradicating ISIS in Afghanistan

Turkey to help eradicating ISIS in Afghanistan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey would do its best to eradicate ISIS (the terror group banned in Russia) in Afghanistan. "We welcome the positive steps taken by the Afghan government in …

Cousin of ISIS leader Baghdadi captured in Iraq

Cousin of ISIS leader Baghdadi captured in Iraq

A cousin of ISIS ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Hamed Shaker Saba’ al-Badri, better known by the nom de guerre Abu Khaldun, has been captured in Iraq’s province of Kirkuk. Iraqi security analyst Hisham al-Hashemi …

Russian military policemen injured by bomb blast in Syria

Russian military policemen injured by bomb blast in Syria

Three Russian military police officers received minor injuries when a self-made explosive device went off near an armored vehicle in northeastern Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said. According to the ministry, the bomb …

Explosion in Raqqa kills  three

Explosion in Raqqa kills three

A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing at least 3 people, Turkey's Defense Ministry said, AhlulBayt News Agency reports. The ministry said more than 20 people were …

Putin and Merkel discuss Ukraine, Syria and Libya

Putin and Merkel discuss Ukraine, Syria and Libya

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a telephone conversation. The phone call was initiated by Germany, the Kremlin press service said. The two …

Armed group neutralized on Tajikistan-Uzbekistan border

Armed group neutralized on Tajikistan-Uzbekistan border

An armed group attacked an outpost on the Tajik-Uzbek border at night, the press center of the Border Forces of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security said. "At night on November 6, 2019 at 03:23 an armed …

Ankara confirms it captured sister of ISIS leader

Ankara confirms it captured sister of ISIS leader

Turkish forces in northern Syria have detained a sister of  ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (the terrorist group banned in Russia), who was killed in a U.S. raid, a senior Turkish official said. "Turkey has captured Abu …

Wanted PKK terrorist neutralized in eastern Turkey

Wanted PKK terrorist neutralized in eastern Turkey

One of two terrorists neutralized in an operation by Turkish security forces in eastern Turkey was on the country's wanted list, the country's Interior Ministry announced on Nov. 1, Hurriyet daily news reports. …