Islamic State
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Irish nurse receives Florence Nightingale Medal for humanitarian work in Iraq
- Irish News
- October 24, 2019, 00:02
The battle for Mosul was still in full flow when Irish Red Cross nurse, Vivien Lusted, began her work with the humanitarian mission in the city in ear(...)

Syrian army regains control over all of Damascus
- Middle East
- May 21, 2018, 18:17
The Syrian army has restored control over all areas surrounding the capital Damascus, it said on Monday, for the first time since early in the seven-(...)

India’s supreme court restores ‘Love Jihad’ marriage
- Asia-Pacific
- March 8, 2018, 15:51
India’s supreme court on Thursday permitted a Hindu woman who converted to Islam to live with her Muslim husband. Federal investigators had accused (...)

From ‘caliphate’ to on the run: the demise of Islamic State
- Middle East
- October 9, 2017, 18:28
Islamic State’s rout in the northeastern Iraqi town of Hawija last week heralded the jihadi group’s demise as an ideological, political, military and (...)

Property search under way after teen held over London terror attack
- UK
- September 16, 2017
A teenager is in custody and an evacuation has been mounted by counter-terror officers investigating the Parsons Green bombing. Police are searching (...)

A postmortem was being carried out on Sunday to determine whether a suspected Islamic extremist was drunk or high on drugs when he took a soldier host(...)

Clashes and air raids undermine Russia and Turkey’s Syria truce
- Middle East
- December 30, 2016, 18:59
Clashes, shelling and air raids in western Syria marred a Russian- and Turkish-backed ceasefire that aims to end nearly six years of war and lead to p(...)

Polish truck driver shot long before Berlin attack - report
- Europe
- December 27, 2016, 17:00
A Polish truck driver whose hijacked vehicle was used to crash into a Berlin Christmas market was shot in the head several hours before the attack and(...)

Rebel fighters advance on Aleppo in attempt to break siege
- Middle East
- October 28, 2016, 12:14
Rebels outside Aleppo have launched the opening salvo of a battle aimed at breaking the siege of the opposition-controlled east of the city. Opposi(...)

Up to 1,000 in hospital in Iraq due to fumes from Isis fire
- Middle East
- October 22, 2016
Up to 1,000 people have been treated for breathing problems linked to fumes from a sulphur plant set ablaze during fighting with Islamic State in nort(...)