Most-wanted Thomas Barnouin was captured with some fellow French IS fighters. One of France’s most-wanted jihadists, Thomas Barnouin, has been captured by Kurdish YPG rebel fighters in Syria, French media report. Barnouin, 36, is believed to be linked to a French jihadist cell that included Mohamed Merah, who murdered seven Read more
North Korea: The United States have Declared War on Us North Korea accused the United States of having declared war on them, the BBC reported.According to the Foreign Minister of DPRK Ri Yong-ho, this gives grounds for his country to take down US bombers, “even when they have not yet Read more
Russia Denies it Killed Civilians in Air Strikes on Syria’s Idlib The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday denied allegations that its air strikes had killed civilians in Syria’s Idlib province, saying that in recent days it had only bombed Islamist militant fighters in the area, reported Reuters. Moscow said it was Read more
The Referendum on the Independence of Iraqi Kurdistan has Began Election sections fir the controversial Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum opened, Rudaw reports, quoted by Focus. They will remain open for voting within 18 hours. According to the media, electoral sections have already formed queues of people willing to vote. There Read more
Istanbul police have detained 36 people suspected of having a connection with “Islamic state,” FOCUS News reported. 31 of the detainees are foreigners, but their nationality is not reported. Police believe the detainees traveled to Syria and Iraq for “Islamic State”. Source: 36 People have been Detained for Ties to Read more
Nearly 2,800 Migrants have Arrived in Greece so Far this Month Almost 500 refugees and migrants arrived on the shores of Greece’s northern Aegean islands this week, taking the number of such arrivals since the beginning of September to nearly 2,800. The majority arrived on Lesvos, Ekathimerini writes.The island’s mayor, Spyros Galinos, Read more
Iraqi Army Liberated a City from ISIS Iraqi military forces fighting the terrorist group Islamic state have liberated the center of the northern city of Tal Afar and its citadel that was built during the Ottoman Empire, FOCUS News Agency reported. “Parts of the Counter-Terrorist Forces have fed the Citadel and Read more
Teaching union calls for school lockdown plan. Reinwood Junior School is one of several in West Yorkshire which carries out lockdown drillsSchools need a coherent strategy for lockdown procedures in case of a dangerous event taking place on their premises, a teaching union said.The NASUWT said schools currently had ad Read more
The number of refugees and migrants who arrived in Europe since the beginning of the year has reached 120 018 people, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, quoted by BGNES. On the way to the “Promised Land,” 2361 people died, said the spokeswoman of IOM Jolie Milman at a Read more
More than 110,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe through the Mediterranean since the beginning of the year, the International Organization for Migration announced. Reported by Mediapool. “From the beginning of the year to July 16, 111 148 migrants and refugees arrived in Europe by sea,” IOM spokesman Joel Milman Read more