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An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, in this May 25, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/Files

ISIS Releases Footage of Sinai Failed Attack

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 12, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Hours after security authorities in Egypt announced the death of a security recruit who stopped a bomb-laden car driven by a suicide bomber on its way to the Central Sinai Cement Factory, terror group ISIS published footage related to the attack on Wednesday....

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A Turkish special forces police officer guards the entrance of the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. (Reuters)

18 Terrorists Killed, Dozens Arrested during Security Raids in Turkey

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 10, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish security forces neutralized 41 terrorists in operations it carried out in different cities last week, announced the Interior Ministry on Monday. It said in a statement that the security forces carried out, in the period between October 2 and 9,...

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US President Barack Obama flanked by US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrive to speak to the press following a meeting with the National Security Council (NSC) on February 25, 2016 at the State Department in Washington, DC. (Photo credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Why Did the US Even Get Involved in Syria?

by Leonid Bershidsky | Oct 10, 2017 | Opinion

A candid memoir by former US Defense Secretary Ash Carter provides a rare opportunity to better understand President Barack Obama’s Syria strategy before it recedes into the historical distance. His many valuable insights raise one big question, however: Why did...

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ISIS Attacks Al-Nusra in Syria’s Southern Idlib

by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih | Oct 10, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut – The ISIS terrorist group launched a surprise offense on Monday against militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Jabhat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria’s northern Hama and southern Idlib and were able to control a number of villages after infiltrating...

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Philippines: NY ‘Plotter’ was Allegedly Doctor to Pro-ISIS Militants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 9, 2017 | World

The Philippines military said on Monday that a Filipino doctor wanted over a foiled terrorist plot in New York previously treated pro-ISIS gunmen in the mountains of the country’s south. Russell Salic, 37, had links to the Maute group, which since May had been...