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Jan- 2025 -

26 January

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his nomination hearing as Department of State Secretary in Washington DC, USA, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Lenin Nolly/NurPhoto) (Photo by Lenin Nolly / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Rubio Threatens Bounties on Taliban Leaders Over Detained Americans

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday threatened bounties on the heads of Afghanistan's Taliban leaders, sharply escalating the tone as he said more Americans may be detained in the country than previously thought.

25 January

Terrorism

File photo of Al Shabaab fighters Somalia

Staff Writer With AFP

Somalia’s Puntland Army Takes IS ‘Strategic Mountain Base’

The army of the semi-autonomous Puntland region in Somalia said Friday they had taken control of a "strategic mountain command base" of the Islamic State group.

11 January

Africa

A Beninese platoon lieutenant uses a sand table diagram to discuss squad assignments.

Staff Writer With AFP

Al-Qaeda-Linked Jihadist Group Claims Deadly Benin Attack

An Al-Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Benin near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger that killed at least 28 troops.

Dec- 2024 -

8 December

Middle East

Anti-government fighters pose for a "selfie" picture on a Syrian regime military aircraft at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. (Rami al Sayed/AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Rebels Declare End of Assad Rule in Syria

Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria.

6 December

Middle East

Residents take to the streets of Hama, to welcome anti government fighters after they took control of Syria's west-central city. Photo: AFP

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Monitor Says Rebels Close In on Homs City

Islamist-led rebels were within striking distance of Syria's third city Homs on Friday after seizing control of two strategic towns in a lightning sweep, a war monitor said.

Nov- 2024 -

28 November

Middle East

A Syrian soldier gestures during the evacuation of insurgents from a rebel-held area of Aleppo toward rebel-held territory in the west of Aleppo province

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria War Monitor Says More Than 130 Dead in Army-Jihadist Clashes

A Syria war monitor said clashes between the army and jihadists killed more than 130 combatants in the worst fighting in the country's northwest in years.

Sep- 2024 -

18 September

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Al-Qaeda-Linked Jihadist Group Claims Rare Attack on Mali Capital

An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in Mali's capital that saw them temporarily take control of part of the international airport.

5 September

Middle East