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January 26, 2018

Former bouncy castle salesman dubbed new 'Jihadi John,' added to State Department terrorism list

A former British bouncy castle salesman dubbed the new “Jihadi John” has earned himself a place on the U.S. State Department’s terrorism list.

January 26, 2018

Algerian military kills 8 Islamic extremists

Algeria's Defense Ministry say military forces have killed eight Islamic militants in the east of the country.

January 26, 2018

German prosecutors charge Nigerian as Boko Haram member

German prosecutors say they've have charged a Nigerian man on allegations he was responsible for multiple killings in his homeland as a member of the militant Boko Haram group.

January 26, 2018

Turkey vows to expand Syria offensive east to Iraqi border

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Friday to expand Ankara's operation in a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria eastward, toward the frontier with Iraq.

January 25, 2018

Theresa May urges tech giants to stop extremist content

Former CIA analyst Buck Sexton reacts on 'Your World' to the UK prime minister's efforts to combat the terror groups.

January 25, 2018

On Mideast visit, US house speaker vows to confront Iran

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan came to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday promising to take a harder line on Iran's ballistic missile program and its regional proxies, and saying he was open to imposing new economic sanctions.

January 25, 2018

The Latest: Turkey: No 'terrorist' entity along borders

The Latest on developments related to Syria (all times local): 11:45 a.m.

January 25, 2018

AP FACT CHECK: Shades of gray in Turkey's stated Syria goals

The Turkish attack on the Syrian border town of Afrin, controlled by Kurdish fighters, has been long anticipated — Turkish officials have been threatening to launch the offensive and preparing for it for months.

January 24, 2018

4 US citizens killed, 2 injured in Taliban attack at Kabul hotel, State Department confirms

Four U.S. citizens were killed and two others injured on Saturday when Taliban gunmen stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan.

January 24, 2018

US kills 150 ISIS fighters in Syria airstrike during government shutdown, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says it killed 150 ISIS fighters in an airstrike in eastern Syria, while the US federal government was shut down Saturday.