Syria: More than 50 fighters killed and missing in clashes in Marea and the northern countryside of Aleppo:
The clashes accompanied by detonating a booby-trapped vehicle by IS. The clashes also resulted in the death and missing of 40 fighters from the Islamist factions as well as the death of 12 IS militants.
Syrian army and rebels agree to new truce in Zabadani:
A 48-hour ceasefire aims to end government bombardment of western city and the siege of two Shia villages by rebels.
Shocking video shows dead ISIS fighter being tied to vehicle and dragged through the streets by Syrian rebels:
This is the shocking moment an ISIS militant defeated and killed by Syrian rebels is tied to a jeep and dragged along a road.
Questions surround Pentagon's ISIS assessments:
The Defense Department's inspector general is believed to be reviewing an allegation that U.S. intelligence gathered on ISIS was altered
Iran's Top Security Official: ISIL Building Security Shield for Israel:
"The ISIL is Israel's cover up for distancing the revolutionary forces from Israeli borders and creating a margin of security for the Zionists, and the Zionist media have also admitted this fact," he added.
Iraq airstrikes in al-Anbar; 22 ISIS militants killed:
The international warplanes carried out the airstrikes on IS positions in Barwana area, near the town of Haditha, some 200 km northwest of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, leaving at least 10 militants killed and seven others wounded, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
2 Iraqi army generals killed in ISIS suicide bombing;
An ISIS suicide bomber killed two army generals Thursday as they led forces against ISIS positions in the turbulent Anbar province west of Baghdad, military officials said.
Kurds take 10 villages from Islamic State in north Iraq:
Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes drove Islamic State militants out of 10 villages in Iraq's Kirkuk province on Wednesday in an offensive to secure their territory to the north, Kurdish military sources said.
Syrian Free Syrian Army commander killed in attack in southern Turkey:
A commander from the rebel Free Syrian Army died in a bomb attack on his car in the southern Turkish province of Hatay on Wednesday, a news agency and two insurgent sources said.
Turkey denies allegations it tipped off al Qaida abductors:
The Turkish government Tuesday denied accusations by Syrian rebels that its intelligence service had tipped off an al Qaida-linked group that then abducted the commander and 20 members of a U.S.-trained group of Syrian fighters about to confront the Islamic State.
Officials: 3 killed in street fighting in southeast Turkey:
Officials say three people were killed in street fighting between Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels in a mainly Kurdish town in southeast Turkey.
Saudi fresh attacks on Yemen leave 9 dead:
At least five Yemenis were killed and nearly 10 others were reported injured in Saudi air raids on Razeh district in the northern province of Sa'ada on Thursday.
US kills 5 people in Yemen :
"A drone targeted a house where alleged Al-Qaeda militants were gathered for a meeting, destroying it and killing all five inside" late Wednesday, said the local official, who asked to remain anonymous.
Saudi troops invade northern Yemen:
Footage published on Wednesday showed soldiers taking positions in a mountainous area overlooking the southern Saudi province of Jizan.
UAE paid ransom to Yemeni tribesmen to free British hostage:
The UAE said that on 23 August they launched a military operation to rescue 64-year-old oil worker Douglas Semple from the grips of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The UAE paid a ransom to Yemeni tribesmen to free a British held hostage, according to a source close to exiled president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi.
Iran may have built extension at disputed site: U.N. nuclear watchdog:
"Since (our) previous report (in May), at a particular location at the Parchin site, the agency has continued to observe, through satellite imagery, the presence of vehicles, equipment, and probable construction materials. In addition, a small extension to an existing building" appeared to have been built.
Permanent traumatic stress disorder in Gaza:
Palestinians in Gaza live in the 'world's largest open-air prison' and exist more or less in a permanent state of traumatic stress
Algerian troops kill five Islamist fighters in operation:
Algeria's Defence Ministry on Wednesday said Algeria's armed forces had mounted operations against Islamist militants in the east of the country, killing five fighters in the past few days.
Nigeria: 3 killed in Suicide Attack in Maiduguri:
Three persons were on Tuesday evening killed in an attempted suicide attack on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
Fearing militia control of Libya's airports, U.S. moves troops to Sicily:
Alarmed by developments in Libya, the United States this week moved 200 troops to a base in Sicily so that they could respond more quickly if the U.S. needs to evacuate its embassy in Tripoli, two administration officials have told McClatchy.
South Sudan president signs peace deal with rebels:
President Salva Kiir signs peace deal in capital Juba to end 20-month conflict with rebels.
Afghanistan: 35 ANSF Soldiers Reportedly Killed in Musa Qala Attack:
At least 35 Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) soldiers were reportedly killed and nearly 60 wounded in a Taliban attack on Musa Qala district of Helmand province, officials confirmed Thursday.
U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan, Taliban grab district:
Taliban fighters seized a district headquarters in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Monday despite repeated U.S. air strikes to repel them. In Helmand, a man in Afghan uniform opened fire, killing two U.S. service personnel, before being shot and wounded. Another man in Afghan uniform was wounded in the return fire.
Obama calls Japanese leader to express regret for WikiLeaks spying scandal :
Obama told prime minister Shinzo Abe that he thought the trouble the revelations caused Abe and his government was regrettable, a Japanese government spokesman told reporters. The 40-minute call took place Wednesday morning Japan time.
Up to 50 refugees found dead in truck in Austria:
As many as 50 refugees were found dead in a parked lorry in eastern Austria near the Hungarian border on Thursday, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the discovery had shaken European leaders attending a Balkans summit.
Hundreds feared dead as migrant boat sinks off Libya:
A boat packed with migrants sank off the Libyan coastal city of Zuwara on Thursday and officials said hundreds might have died.
Dozens found dead on refugee boats off Libya:
At least 55 bodies were discovered on Wednesday on three overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean Sea, the coastguard said.
UN official: 'There is no military solution' for flood of refugees:
"The political situation regarding migration and migration policies in the EU is completely out of control," said Crepeau, who is a law professor at McGill University. "At the moment the debate is driven by fantasies and myths: 'Migrants take jobs, change our values; we're overcrowded.'"
Eight killed in fresh Ukraine clashes:
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels on Thursday reported the death of eight people in fresh clashes that erupted despite ongoing talks on a new truce agreement for the separatist east. Government spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said seven Ukrainian servicemen had been killed and 13 injured in fighting that centred mostly around the republic of Donetsk.
Ukraine's Poroshenko says 'no Minsk-3' as Moscow hopes for ceasefire:
The possibility of a new peace deal agreement that could improve the situation in Eastern Ukraine is off the table, says Ukraine's president Petro Poroshenko, as a contact group meeting in Minsk ended with a proposal to ensure a stable ceasefire.
Ukraine Wins Debt Relief as Russia Refuses to Join Agreement:
Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko reached an accord with a Franklin Templeton-led creditor committee that includes a 20 percent writedown to the face value of about $18 billion of Eurobonds, the first of which matures in less than a month.
France pays Russia €900mn compensation for Mistral warships - reports:
Paris has refunded Moscow €900 million for two Mistral helicopter carriers put on hold by President Francois Holland as part of the sanctions against Russia, a source in the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation told RIA Novosti.
'UK surveillance is worse than 1984' says UN privacy chief:
The UN's newly appointed special rapporteur on privacy, Joseph Cannataci, has described digital surveillance in the UK as "worse" than anything imagined in George Orwell's totalitarian dystopia 1984.
Sea Level Rising Faster Than Expected, NASA Warns:
New research underway indicates that at least three feet of global sea level rise is near certain, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists warned Wednesday. Sea levels have already risen three inches on average since 1992, with some areas experiencing as much as a 9-inch rise.
New Defense Department manual allows for detention of journalists:
New DOD guidelines allow for journalists to be held as 'belligerents' indefinitely without charge
Father of 21-year-old man killed by police says son surrendered before being shot to death:
The father of a Brick Township man killed by police outside his home said he has proof that his son surrendered before cops shot him to death.
Native Americans Have 'Always Known': Science Proves Genetic Inheritance Of Trauma:
Many have suspected through the years that extreme stress and trauma leave their mark not just on their victims, but on their descendants as well. Now science is catching up to these beliefs through the developing field of epigenetics.
Trump lead grows, Clinton slips: poll:
Billionaire Donald Trump extended his lead yet again atop the Republican presidential field, with front-running Democrat Hillary Clinton slipping and Vice President Joe Biden faring better than her against Republicans, poll results revealed Thursday.
