Eurasia

Egypt says security forces have killed eight suspected militants in a shootout in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The Interior Ministry said on Tuesday the firefight broke out when the forces raided a suspected hideout in el-Arish city. It said the militants were planning attacks targeting security forces,

Troops from Nigeria and neighbouring countries have launched major offensives against the two Boko Haram factions and their leaders, the military said on Tuesday. Soldiers from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria are targeting Abubakar Shekau in the Sambisa Forest, and Mamman Nur, on and around Lake Chad, both in Borno …

South Sudan’s armed opposition says four government soldiers have been killed in new clashes just outside the capital, Juba. The opposition says soldiers in two vehicles attacked their position on Tuesday morning in Wunu’Lyet, less than 10km from Juba.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday launched a state visit to China in Xian — the starting point of the ancient Silk Road — in a nod to his counterpart’s scheme to revive the famous trading route.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif is scheduled to have a trip to Brussels to hold meetings with High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and three European counterparts.

Iran says Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Israel are fanning the flames of regional crises through their interventionist policies and invasive actions. Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif made the remarks in an address to Tehran Security Conference on Monday.

Report: Muhammad Sa’d Al-Sai’di, Who Reportedly Authorized Al-Rawda Mosque Mega Attack, Has Been Appointed Mufti For ISIS Sinai According to reports, the Islamic State (ISIS) in Sinai has appointed Muhammad Sa’d Al-Sai’di, aka Abu Hamza Al-Qadi, as its main jurist. Al-Sai’di, who hails from the area of Ra’s Sadr in …

EXCLUSIVE: Continued Threats By Popular Front For Liberation Of Palestine (PFLP) To Target U.S. Nationals In Israel Abu Jamal, the spokesman of the Martyr Ali Mustafa Brigades, the Military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), has voiced another threat to target U.S. nationals in Israel …

Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen: Claim Of Responsibility For Attack On Joint Patrol Of U.S., Puntland Soldiers, Carries Out Attack On U.S.-Trained Somali Government Special Forces On December 20, 2017, Shahada News Agency, the news agency of Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen, posted on its Telegram channel an Al-Shabab claim of responsibility for an IED …

Pro-ISIS Media Operative Releases Graphic On Telegram With Hanukkah Threat To Berlin On December 15, 2017, pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media operative Almani released a graphic on Telegram featuring an armed militant in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate and a large menorah that is in flames. HTS Appeals To Military, Medical …