War & Conflict
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Former Al-Qaeda leader killed in airstrike in Syria
Oct 4, 2016News Hour: A jihadist group that was formerly Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria on Monday confirmed that an air strike killed a senior leader after the Pentagon said it had targeted him. Ahmed Salama Mabrouk, an Egyptian... -
Afghan forces were conducting clearing operations in Kunduz
Oct 4, 2016News Hour: Afghan forces were conducting clearing operations in Kunduz on early Tuesday, warning that Taliban militants were hiding in civilian homes after an hours-long assault on the city repelled with the help of NATO air... -
Syrian rebels are closing in on the IS-held village of Dabiq
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and a U.S.-led coalition are closing in on the Islamic State-held village of Dabiq, the site of an apocalyptic prophesy central to the militant group’s ideology. Free Syrian Army... -
Protests broke out in Ethiopia after people killed in a stampede
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Protests broke out in some areas of Ethiopia’s Oromiya region on Monday, a day after dozens of people were killed in a stampede at a religious festival sparked by a bid by police to... -
Targets Houthi forces after ship attack, says Arab coalition
Oct 2, 2016News Hour: Arab coalition forces have launched operations against militia boats of Yemen’s Houthi group that struck a civilian logistics ship on a humanitarian voyage in a strategic Red Sea shipping lane, the Saudi-led alliance said.... -
Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble presses for a ‘German Islam’
Oct 2, 2016News Hour: A veteran ally of Angela Merkel urged Muslims in Germany on Sunday to develop a “German Islam” based on liberalism and tolerance, saying the influx of people seeking refuge, many of them Muslims, is... -
Tells rebels to leave, Syria presses Aleppo advance
Oct 2, 2016News Hour: Syrian government and allied forces have advanced toward Aleppo, pursuing their week-old offensive to take the rebel-held part of the city after dozens of overnight air strikes. The Syrian army told the insurgents to... -
Fatal police shooting of black man in Los Angeles draws protest
Oct 2, 2016News Hour: A fatal police shooting of a black man in Los Angeles is under investigation, police said on Sunday, a day after the deadly use of force drew protesters to the scene. The shooting occurred... -
Offensive to retake Mosul from IS will start soon
Sep 30, 2016News Hour: An Iraqi government-led offensive to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State will start soon, France’s defense minister said on Friday after French warplanes took off from the Charles de Gaulle... -
India evacuated thousands of people living near the border with Pakistan
Sep 30, 2016News Hour: India was evacuating thousands of people living near the border with Pakistan on Friday, a day after carrying out strikes along the de-facto frontier in disputed Kashmir, escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors. Authorities...
