Turkey-backed Syrian gunmen seized control of nine areas, including the village of Dabiq, from militants of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) on Sunday, achieving border security between the Turkish towns of Kilis and Karkamis, the country’s military said on Monday. “Taking control of Dabiq had ...
A suicide car bomb attack claimed by the ISIL group and targeting an Iraqi army checkpoint south of Baghdad Monday killed at least 10 people, security and medical sources said. The blast in Yusufiya, a frequently targeted area just south of the capital, also left at least 17 people wounded, ...