By Gordon Corera Security correspondent The decision to deploy a Special Forces team to target Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi showed he was considered an important figure by Washington. Islamic State (IS) group and al-Qaeda figures over the years have often been targeted by drone strikes. Sending teams on the ground is far riskier and has […]
Syrian civil war The leader of the Islamic State (IS) is dead following a US raid in northern Syria that also killed a senior deputy of the terror group, US officials say. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi set off a blast killing himself and his family as special forces rounded on his hideout after a […]
H K Sethi: Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards. Please click the above link to view, like & subscribe to our youtube channel. View till the end to know complete detail Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards जर्नलिस्ट एसोसिएशन ऑफ इंडिया ने अपने 27वें राष्ट्रीय और वैश्विक पुरस्कारों की घोषणा की। […]
H K Sethi: Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards. Please click the above link to view, like & subscribe to our youtube channel. View till the end to know complete detail Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards जर्नलिस्ट एसोसिएशन ऑफ इंडिया ने अपने 27वें राष्ट्रीय और वैश्विक पुरस्कारों की घोषणा की। […]
H K Sethi: Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards. Please click the above link to view, like & subscribe to our youtube channel. View till the end to know complete detail Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards जर्नलिस्ट एसोसिएशन ऑफ इंडिया ने अपने 27वें राष्ट्रीय और वैश्विक पुरस्कारों की घोषणा की। […]
Syrian civil war The Jordanian army says it has killed 27 drug smugglers who attempted to cross into the kingdom from Syria under the cover of heavy snow. The smugglers were backed by “armed groups”, a statement said, adding that some fled back to Syrian territory. Troops “found large quantities of narcotics” where the clashes […]
Syrian civil war A Kurdish-led militia alliance says it has regained full control of a prison in north-eastern Syria seized by the Islamic State (IS) group six days ago. A spokesman for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) tweeted that “all Daesh terrorists” inside Hasaka’s Ghwayran prison had surrendered. Several hundred child detainees were also […]
Syrian civil war Fears are growing over the fate of hundreds of children believed to be held by jihadist extremists inside a besieged prison in north-east Syria. Nearly 850 children are inside Ghwayran prison in Hasaka, which was stormed by Islamic State (IS) group fighters on Thursday, triggering days of battles. On Monday some […]
Syrian civil war Intense fighting is taking place in north-eastern Syria after Islamic State (IS) fighters tried to break inmates out of a Kurdish-run prison. Kurdish-led forces backed by US air strikes have been battling militants in the city of Hasaka since Thursday. The assault on Ghwayran prison is one of the group’s most […]
Yemen crisis The UN has condemned an air strike on a Yemen detention centre that has killed more than 70 people. The facility in Saada, a stronghold of the rebel Houthi movement in north-western Yemen, was hit on Friday. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that the “escalation needs to stop”. In […]
