Egypt’s Interior Ministry says an explosive device struck a police vehicle in the northern Sinai town of al-Arish, killing two conscripts and wounding nine others. In a statement carried by the state news agency, the ministry said the blast struck the police patrol late Saturday. The northern part of the ...
Iraqi commanders said Saturday their forces are “tens of meters” away from defeating ISIL terrorists in Mosul, a day after a major counterattack by the militants. The Joint Operations Command “our units are still continuing to advance … Not much is left before our forces reach the river.” Iraqi officials ...