ISTANBUL (AA) – At least six Filipino soldiers were killed during an encounter with militants, believed to be behind last year’s bombing at Mindanao State University, the Philippines army has said. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr, the chief of the army, said the soldiers were killed in an operation against the so-called “terrorist” Dawlah Islamiya...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali army has claimed to have killed 27 rebel fighters during a military operation in the central state of Galmudug. “Over 27 Khawarij militants were eliminated in a successful operation by the Somali National Army,” the Defense Ministry said in a brief statement posted on X. The operation took place […]...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has said that it has reached an agreement with the Iraqi government on disarming and relocating “armed ‘terrorist’ groups” in northern Iraq by next month. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani told reporters that the Iraqi government has “committed to disarming the armed separatist ‘terrorist̵...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Six Pakistani army troops and four suspected militants were killed in a clash in a northwestern region near the border with Afghanistan on Tuesday, the army said. The clash took place in the restive South Waziristan tribal district, said a statement from the army’s mouthpiece, Inter Services Public Relations. Two...
