With Israel exchanging blows with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas faced a stark choice: Join the fight or redouble efforts to keep the Gaza border quiet.
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U.S. Struggles to Keep Allies in Fight Against ISIS in Syria
Trump praises mission to protect oil fields while top national security aides seek to retain allies in Syria after death of top ISIS leader.
Philippine Guerrillas Kill at Least 6 Soldiers in Bombing
The killings were a reminder of the stubborn threat of insurgents in rural areas of the Philippines.
Israel Kills Senior Islamic Jihad Commander in Gaza
The Israeli strike prompted a wave of rocket attacks by Gaza militants after a period of relative calm.
Turkey Starts Sending Captured Foreign Fighters Home From Syria
One of the first repatriated was an American said to be an Islamic State fighter. Western countries have strongly resisted taking back militants who went to fight in the region.
Turkey Vows to Send ISIS Militants Home
The interior minister declared that Turkey was “not a hotel” for captured Islamic State fighters as it began to pressure reluctant European states to take back their citizens.
Terrorism Financing Charge Upheld Against French Company Lafarge
The case is the first in France to have led to a criminal inquiry into a company’s liability for its activities abroad.
Gunmen in Burkina Faso Attack Canadian Mining Company Convoy, Killing 37
The ambush, which also wounded 60 people, was the third deadly attack on the Semafo mining company in 15 months.
ISIS Fighters Attack Outpost in Tajikistan
The violence points to the resilience of the Islamic State and its longstanding aim to spread from its enclave in Afghanistan.
15 Killed in Southern Thailand in the Worst Violence in Years
The attack on a security checkpoint puts new focus on a bitter but often forgotten conflict that has killed both Buddhists and Muslims for years.