War & Conflict
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Teenage girl stands trial in Germany for stabbing a police officer
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: A teenage girl stands trial from Thursday in Germany for stabbing a police officer, an assault allegedly “ordered” by the Islamic State organization but which was not claimed by the jihadist group. Safia S.,... -
Kurdish forces launched push against areas held by IS around Mosul
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: Kurdish forces launched a fresh push against areas held by the Islamic State group around Mosul on Thursday, pressing an offensive to retake the jihadists’ last major stronghold in Iraq. AFP reporters said peshmerga... -
200 PYD millitants killed in Turkish air strikes in Syria
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: Turkish airstrikes hit Democratic Union Party (PYD) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) targets, killing nearly 200 militants in northwestern Syria in the early hours on Thursday, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. In the air operation... -
At least 10 people killed after al-Shabab carried out suicide attack in Afgoye in Somalia
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: At least 10 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed after armed group al-Shabab carried out a suicide attack at a police station in the city of Afgoye. Captain Abdullahi Ali, a senior... -
Russian and Syrian air forces stopped bombing Aleppo ahead of a brief truce
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: Moscow announced on Tuesday that Russian and Syrian air forces have stopped bombing Aleppo ahead of a brief truce, a move the Kremlin said showed “goodwill” as it faces mounting criticism for backing a... -
Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces made gains from the IS group in Mosul
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces were making gains from the Islamic State group in Mosul Tuesday in an offensive US President Barack Obama warned would be a “difficult fight”. With the crucial battle... -
Bomb threats in Denmark forced the evacuation of two provincial airports and shopping malls
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: A spate of bomb threats in Denmark forced the evacuation of two provincial airports and two shopping malls on Monday and briefly closed a university campus in Copenhagen, police said. It was unclear who... -
14 members of the same family killed in air strike in Aleppo, Syria
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Fourteen members of the same family were killed in an air strike in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Monday, emergency service workers said, as the Syrian government pursued its Russian-backed campaign to capture opposition-held areas... -
Iraqi forces launched operations to retake IS captured Mosul
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Iraqi forces have launched operations to retake Mosul, a city whose capture by the Islamic State group two years ago left the country on the brink of collapse, the prime minister said on Monday.... -
Somali government arrests editor, shuts down newspaper
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: Somali security forces shut down a newspaper and arrested an editor, the Somali journalists’ union said on Sunday, the latest crackdown in what reporters say is a climate of intimidation. Intelligence officers stormed the...
