Beirut / AFP At least 21 Syrian rebels fighting alongside Turkish troops in northern Syria against the IS group were killed by landmines laid by the extremist group, a monitor said on Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the toll was the highest loss of life for forces involved in the Turkish-led operation in northern Syria since ...

  Tripoli / AFP Forces loyal to Libya’s unity government said on Monday at least 80 extremists were killed at the weekend in the city of Sirte, a former stronghold of the IS group. “Commanders of front line units have counted at least corpses (of extremists) killed as they tried in vain to attack behind the lines” of the loyalists, ...

  Rabat / AFP Moroccan police have arrested 10 women who had allegedly pledged allegiance to the IS extremist group and planned to carry out suicide bombings across the country, authorities said on Monday. The all-female cell had “tried to obtain the chemicals used to make explosive belts” and were planning to attack “vital installations”, the interior ministry said. The women ...