Mozambique’s president says northern town ‘under attack’ by armed groups | ISIL/ISIS News

Mozambique’s president says northern town ‘under attack’ by armed groups | ISIL/ISIS News

President Filipe Nyusi said the country’s army is battling ISIL-linked groups in gas-rich Cabo Delgado’s Macomia. Mozambique’s army is fighting armed groups who launched a major attack on the northern town of Macomia, President Filipe Nyusi has said in a televised address. The town is in Cabo Delgado, a gas-rich…

Russia’s Putin says ‘radical Islamists’ behind Moscow concert hall attack | ISIL/ISIS News

Russia’s Putin says ‘radical Islamists’ behind Moscow concert hall attack | ISIL/ISIS News

Russian President Vladimir Putin says for the first time that “radical Islamists” were behind last week’s attack on a concert hall outside Moscow but suggests Ukraine was also somehow involved. Eleven people have been detained in connection with Friday’s attack, which saw camouflaged gunmen storm into Crocus City Hall, open…

Russia mourns victims of Moscow concert hall attack, toll likely to rise | ISIL/ISIS News

Russia mourns victims of Moscow concert hall attack, toll likely to rise | ISIL/ISIS News

Russia has lowered flags to half-mast for a day of mourning after scores of people were gunned down with automatic weapons at a rock concert outside Moscow in the deadliest attack inside Russia for two decades. President Vladimir Putin declared a national day of mourning for Sunday after pledging to…

Who’s to blame for the Moscow massacre? ISIL, Ukraine or Russia itself? | Vladimir Putin News

Who’s to blame for the Moscow massacre? ISIL, Ukraine or Russia itself? | Vladimir Putin News

Aleksandra Chanysheva is convinced that lax security is what made the Friday night attack on a concert hall just northwest of Moscow possible. “Guards are the most ridiculed and underpaid people in Russia,” the 51-year-old teacher of Russian language and literature at a public school told Al Jazeera. “And they…

Moscow concert hall attack: Why is ISIL targeting Russia?  | ISIL/ISIS News

Moscow concert hall attack: Why is ISIL targeting Russia?  | ISIL/ISIS News

More than 133 people have been killed and more than 100 others were injured following a brazen attack on concertgoers at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall before a performance by a Soviet-era rock band on Friday. Assailants dressed in camouflage uniforms opened fire and reportedly threw explosive devices inside the concert…

At least three killed in suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar | ISIL/ISIS News

At least three killed in suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar | ISIL/ISIS News

At least 12 others wounded in blast that targeted a group of people waiting outside a bank in city centre. At least three people have been killed and 12 others wounded in a suicide bombing in front of a bank in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, according to local police and officials….

US, Iraq begin formal talks on withdrawing US-led military coalition | Military News

US, Iraq begin formal talks on withdrawing US-led military coalition | Military News

Currently, about 2,500 US troops still deployed in Iraq as part of the coalition that was formed in 2014. The United States and Iraq have held a first round of talks on the future of US and other foreign troops in the country, with Baghdad expecting discussions to lead to…

Turkey arrests ISIL suspects as detention drive continues | ISIL/ISIS News

Turkey arrests ISIL suspects as detention drive continues | ISIL/ISIS News

The suspects were allegedly planning to carry out attacks on synagogues and churches. Turkey has announced it has detained dozens of people suspected of having ties to the ISIL (ISIS) armed group. At least 29 suspects were arrested in “Operation Heroes-37” on Friday, news agencies reported. The detentions come amid…

Turkey carries out mass detention of ISIL suspects | ISIL/ISIS News

Turkey carries out mass detention of ISIL suspects | ISIL/ISIS News

Ankara has stepped up operations against armed groups since early October. Turkey has arrested hundreds of people suspected of having links to ISIS (ISIL). The roundup was carried out in operations across 32 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. Ankara has ramped up operations against the armed group…