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It was reported that Islamic state has announced a successor to its late leader (Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi) days after he was killed in a U.S raid in Syria. The terror group’s new spokesman identified the successor as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in its audio released by the Islamic State central media arm (al-Furqan Foundation). The
It was reported that Turkish authority has arrested twenty people suspected of having links with the Islamic state. Our correspondent in Ankara learned that the suspects were foreigners and were detained in Ankara by anti-terrorism police. As at the time of this report, the information about the suspects’ nationalities were not known. The arrest came
TWENTY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY TURKEY OVER SUSPECTED LINKS WITH ISLAMIC STATE. Read More »
It was reported that the United States carried out operation in Syria’s Idlib province on Saturday which targeted the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL or ISIS) leader. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (the leader of the terrorist organization) is believed to have been killed in the raid. According to the report our correspondent gathered, eight
Viewers Corner News source in Tripoli (Libya) informed us that the six medical workers (four physicians, a nurse and an anesthetic technician) that were abducted two weeks ago by unknown gunmen in Libya have been released. We also learned that those abducted medical workers were used to bargain for the release of Izzedine al-Wahishi (a
is is a very strong allegation coming from a well respected ex-president of Benin Republic (Mr Nicephore Soglo) who said recently that Saudi Arabia and Qatar are sponsors of the deadly terrorist group called Boko haram. This terrorist group has killed lots of people in Nigeria. Even the type of weapons they are using based
A bomb attack at the US military base in Baledogle (Somalia) has been claimed by the Somalia militant group, Al-Shabab. According to the report our correspondent in Mogadishu gathered, Al-Shabab attacked US military base in Baledogle (Somalia) on Monday, 30 September 2019 and the bomb blast at the base operated by US special forces was
Viewers Corner News correspondent learned that the 65-year-old man identified as Mohammed Saleh, who was mistakenly believed to be a suspect in 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 has been released by Greek police. According to the information our correspondent in Athens gathered, during a passport check on the Greek island of Mykonos on Thursday,
It was reported that fifteen suspected militants were killed by Egyptian police. According to the report our correspondent gathered, the suspected militants were killed on Sunday in a shootout in the west of the Mediterranean city of el-Arish (northern part of the Sinai Peninsula). The security officials raided the militants’ hideout, weapons and explosives were
Our correspondent reported that the Thursday car bomb attack in Shash Darak (a heavily fortified area near US embassy in Kabul) which killed ten people including US and Romania soldiers has been claimed by the Taliban. Also about 42 people were wounded in the attack. This is the second major attack in Kabul this week
The United States President, Donald Trump on Monday, 5 August in a televised address from the White House condemned racism, bigotry and white supremacy after the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. He described the shootings as a crime against humanity, saying that hate has no place in America. The Saturday shootings which US authorities