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Three arrested by UK anti-terror police

Three arrested by UK anti-terror police

Counter-terrorism police have arrested three men on suspicion of supplying forged documents, Scotland Yard said late Saturday. The men arrested are aged 28, 33 and 30 and are in custody at a central London police station. Officers are still searching

British Women to Fight on Front Line

British Women to Fight on Front Line

Women will soon be allowed to fight alongside men on the front line as the government looks to relax restrictions on them joining infantry regiments. A six month study into whether women are suited to fight in combat units has

Islamic State Group Storms Air Base in East Syria

Islamic State Group Storms Air Base in East Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State group fighters stormed parts of a sprawling army air base Saturday in eastern Syria after days of clashes that killed dozens on both sides, activists said. The sprawling base, outside the city of Deir el-Zour,

Islamic State Group Support Grows in Jordan Town

Islamic State Group Support Grows in Jordan Town

MAAN, Jordan (AP) — Local authorities quickly stripped away public signs of support for the Islamic State group in this desert town. Black flags have been removed from rooftops. Graffiti proclaiming the extremists’ imminent victory have been whitewashed. But supporters

United Kingdom Gains Permanent Middle East Base

United Kingdom Gains Permanent Middle East Base

The Royal Navy is to have its first permanent base in the Middle East since it’s apparently premature 1971 withdrawal masterminded by Labour prime minister Harold Wilson. Mina Salman Port in Bahrain is part of an “expansion of the Royal

Syrian Militant Threatens Lebanese Shiites

Syrian Militant Threatens Lebanese Shiites

BEIRUT (AP) — Muslim militants pushed forward in their offensive on a major military air base in eastern Syria Friday capturing a nearby village in an attempt to take one of President Bashar Assad’s last outposts in a province that

IS Closes in on East Syria Air Base: Monitor

IS Closes in on East Syria Air Base: Monitor

Islamic State group jihadists are closing in on the government-held Deir Ezzor air base in eastern Syria, nearly surrounding its beleaguered garrison, a monitoring group said on Friday. IS fighters seized the village of Al-Jaffrah, adjacent to the base, leaving

IS Attacks Government Airbase in Eastern Syria

IS Attacks Government Airbase in Eastern Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants launched an attack overnight on a major military air base in eastern Syria in what looked to be a push to eliminate the last significant government outpost in the extremist-dominated region, activists said Thursday.

Kerry Hosts First anti-Islamic State Coalition Meeting

Kerry Hosts First anti-Islamic State Coalition Meeting

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday hosts the first high-level meeting of the 60-member coalition trying to crush the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and in Syria. Kerry, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and foreign ministers from