A powerful explosion struck a bus in downtown Kabul during rush hour Monday, officials said, sending smoke rising in the sky just days after a deadly insurgent assault on Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the blast, but it comes as the Taliban step ...
Iraqi special forces battling the ISIL terrorist group on Friday pushed deeper into west Mosul, where a commander said ‘jihadist’ defense lines are showing signs of weakening under repeated assaults. Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service attacked the Al-Amil al-Oula neighborhood of west Mosul early on Friday, and were battling the ‘jihadists’ inside ...