Baghdad: A total of six Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and seven of their hideouts destroyed in a two-week operation by security forces to chase the extremist militants in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial official said on Friday. “The large-scale military operation, which was launched two weeks ago to track the militants of […]
Geneva: On average, almost 100 civilian deaths or injuries were recorded each week in 2018, according to data released on Thursday by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR. According to the Civilian Impact Monitoring Report for 2018, more than 4,800 civilian deaths and injuries were reported over the year resulting in an average of 93 civilian casualties […]
Srinagar: Six Iraqi paramilitary forces were killed and more than 30 others wounded in an ambush on a desolate road south of Mosul, a local official and security forces said Thursday. Unidentified assailants on Wednesday night attacked a convoy of Hashed al-Shaabi fighters who were going on leave and therefore unarmed, the security forces´ media […]
Kabul: An Afghan provincial spokesman says the death toll from a militant attack on a construction company near a main airport in the country’s east has risen to 16. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor in eastern Nangarhar province, says that along with the 16 killed, nine other people were wounded when the militants launched a […]
Washington: The US has said the ongoing negotiations with the Taliban are focused on four interconnected issues, including counterterrorism and troop withdrawal, that will be key for any future agreement to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan. A high-powered American delegation led by Special US Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has been holding marathon meetings […]
Srinagar: Israeli fighter jets struck on Tuesday night a Hamas military compound in Gaza after “explosive balloons” from the Palestinian enclave reached southern Israel, the Israeli army said. “Israel Defense Forces fighter jets and aircraft struck a number of terror targets in a Hamas military compound in the northern Gaza Strip,” a military spokesperson said […]
Srinagar: At least 30 people have been killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire on the people at a village in Nigeria, the police said. Mohammed Shehu, a police spokesman said the incident took place on Tuesday in the Kware village of Shinkafi district. The gunmen also burned the villagers’ homes, Xinhua news agency reported. According […]
Washington: Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Asad Majeed Khan has said he is not aware of any request made by the US about the use of F-16 fighter jets by his country in the recent aerial confrontation with India. The Indian Air Force on Thursday displayed alleged parts of an AMRAAM beyond visual range air-to-air missile […]
Washington: The United States is trying to find a common ground between India and Pakistan, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, describing Kashmir as a long-standing battle between the two South Asian neighbours. Pompeo cited the India-Pak dispute and the Israeli conflict as recent examples of America’s negotiating diplomatic skills, about which he was […]
Srinagar: Peace talks between the Taliban and the US are progressing on a “step-by-step” basis, a spokesman from the Taliban said Sunday, following a bloody attack on a joint US-Afghan base claimed by the insurgents. Meetings between the two sides restarted over the weekend in Doha after a temporary halt late last week to allow […]
