
Iraqi forces on Thursday launched an offensive aimed at retaking towns still under the control of the ISIL Takfiri group in western areas near the border with Syria, commanders said. “A military operation has begun in the western areas of Anbar to liberate them from Daesh,” said Lieutenant General Qassem ...

Tunisian security forces have dismantled a 13-member “terrorist cell” that was funneling young recruits to ‘jihadist’ groups, authorities said Wednesday, as part of a growing crackdown on extremists. The suspects, aged between 22 and 43, were arrested on Tuesday in Hergla, a town north of the coastal resort city of ...