Middle Orient

Islamic State resurfaces with attacks in Iraq’s Diyala province

The Islamic State’s gruesome killing of a sheikh and some of his relatives by rigging his corpse with explosives has led to security concerns in the multiethnic region bordering Iran, long a hotbed for extremism and susceptible to sectarianism. Another recent uptick in attacks attributed to the Islamic State (IS) …

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Vienna shooter tried to join Islamic State in Syria

Kujtim Fejzulai shot dead four people Monday night in the Austrian capital before being killed by police. The gunman who killed four people in Austria on Monday night was convicted last year on charges of trying to join the Islamic State (IS) in Syria.

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Vienna shooter tried to join Islamic State in Syria

The gunman who killed four people in Austria on Monday night was convicted last year on charges of trying to join the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. The shooting took place near Vienna’s main synagogue in an area with many open restaurants and bars. The gunman, identified as Kujtim Fejzulai, …

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Turkish troops completely pull out of major military base in northwestern Syria

Turkish troops have completely withdrawn from a military base in northwest Syria, which was surrounded by Syrian government forces last year, but are apparently beefing up their presence elsewhere in the region. Syria’s official news agency SANA reported on Monday that Turkish soldiers have fully pulled out of the observation …

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Turkish forces completely dismantle base in central Syria

The Turkish forces on Monday completed dismantling a Turkey-run observation point in Syria’s central province of Hama, state news agency SANA reported. The Turkish forces completed dismantling their observation point and took out all their gears in the town of Morek in the countryside of Hama, said SANA.

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French government to ban Turkish nationalist Gray Wolves group

The announcement comes after the defacement of an Armenian genocide memorial in France. Turkey and France have had a series of disagreements in 2020. The French government plans to ban a Turkish nationalist group after the defacement of an Armenian memorial as tensions between France and Turkey continue to rise.

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