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Indonesia Tracks Dozens of Militants Who Have Returned From Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2016 | World

Indonesia’s police chief said yesterday that dozens of Indonesians who joined the ranks of ISIS in Syria have returned to the country with combat experience and therefore pose a significant threat to the country. Indonesian authorities are closely monitoring...

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Somali Al-Shabaab Militants Kill Six Civilians on the Kenyan Border

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 7, 2016 | World

Militants belonging to the Somali Al-Shabaab movement attacked a residential compound in the north-eastern Kenyan town of Mandera that is less than a kilometre away from the Somali border. Six people were killed in the attack which is the latest in a series carried...

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A Turkish soldier on an armoured personnel carrier waves as they drive from the border back to their base in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 27, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey Kills 27 Kurdish PKK Militants, Pushes West in Offensive against ISIS in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 2, 2016 | Middle East

The Turkish military announced on Friday killing 27 members of the barred Kurdish PKK militant group in air strikes and land operations in the southeast of the country. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim earlier said the group had squandered the chance for a...

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Soldiers stand during a parade in Baga village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in the north-eastern state of Borno May 13, 2013. REUTERS/Tim Cocks

Nigerian Army Arrests Militants behind Killing of Four Soldiers

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 23, 2016 | World

The Nigerian army has reported making three arrests against militants suspected of having been involved in the killing of four soldiers. During the arrest, a large weapons cache was seized, the army said on Tuesday. Two weeks ago the army reported that gunmen...

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Col.Harthy with a Yemeni soldier in Bayhad District, Asharq AL-Awsat

Yemeni Army Official: Houthis Will Not Rule Yemen

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jul 25, 2016 | Interviews

Riyadh- Precision highlights any interview directed with military men. On that note, Col. Misfer Al Harthy wears precision to the point, whether with his timings or explanation. Col. Harthy is the commander of the 19th trooper brigade assigned to the Bayhan District...