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Isis seeking alliance with al-Qaeda, Iraqi Vice President says

Isis seeking alliance with al-Qaeda, Iraqi Vice President says

Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi says that Islamic State is talking to al Qaeda about a possible alliance. This is a long-haul fight and it will continue for a long time, it will take different shapes, but ISIS has already spread throughout the world and we have had information that now they want to close ranks with al-Qaeda, with Zawahiri, Allawi said.  Apr 19, 2017
Landmark referendum on sweeping presidential powers underway in Turkey

Landmark referendum on sweeping presidential powers underway in Turkey

Polling stations have opened for the controversial constitutional referendum in Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hopes to gain considerably more power through the changes.Critics worry the constitutional changes would grant Erdoğan authoritarian rule until 2029.International elections observers from the OSCE are attending polling stations over worries about possible manipulations of votes. Security at polling stations has also been stepped up after threats made by Isis. Apr 16, 2017
Video shows mother of all bombs strike in Afghanistan

Video shows mother of all bombs strike in Afghanistan

The US military has released a video showing the mother of all bombs strike in Afghanistan. The GBU-43 bomb used is the second largest non-nuclear bomb available to the US Forces.It is the first time the bomb is used in conflict by the military since its development in 2003. It was dropped on an Isis cave complex in Afghanistan, killing dozens of militants. Apr 14, 2017
Trump says Afghanistan bombing was another successful event

Trump says Afghanistan bombing was another successful event

Following the drop of a GBU-43 bomb on an Isis target in Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump has praised the US military and called the mission a great success. At least 36 Isis militants were killed when the US forces dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb ever used in a conflict on a tunnel complex. Apr 14, 2017
Trump says Afghanistan bombing was another successful event

Trump says Afghanistan bombing was another successful event

Following the drop of a GBU-43 bomb on an Isis target in Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump has praised the US military and called the mission a great success. At least 36 Isis militants were killed when the US forces dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb ever used in a conflict on a tunnel complex. Apr 14, 2017
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