Strikes were carried out in north Somalia, where the Puntland Security Forces is carrying out operations against ISIL.
Officials say Boko Haram and ISWAP groups suspected of being behind the attacks on farmers in the Dumba region.
The Sayyida Zeinab shrine in Damascus has previously been targeted by ISIL and other armed groups in Syria.
Meeting between India’s foreign secretary and the Taliban this week has prompted speculation.
US military veteran from Texas is the suspect in the New Orleans car-ramming attack that killed more than 15 people.
The most high-profile assassination in Afghanistan since 2021 has sparked questions over divisions within the Taliban.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced stop in Baghdad to discuss Syria and ISIL with the Iraqi PM.
Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani entered government after the Taliban seized power following US-led drawdown in 2021.
Commander Hassan Abdul Ghani said the city and its military airport are fully ‘liberated’.
US Central Command said nine targets were hit at two locations in Syria in response to an attack on US forces.
The now 21-year-old woman has returned home to her family in Iraq after complex rescue involving Israel, US and Jordan.
The two attacks occurred on September 16 and 24, according to CENTCOM.
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US officials offer little clarity on future of two-decade US military presence in Iraq amid ‘transition’.
French prosecutor says plots included plans to attack ‘Israeli institutions or representatives of Israel in Paris’.
