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Suspects in the stabbing of an Iranian presenter fled UK after attack, counterterrorism police say
LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police investigating the stabbing of a journalist who works for a TV channel critical of the Iranian government said that three suspects had fled the country within hours of the attack. Pouria Zeraati, a presenter at London-based Iran...
UK counterterrorism police investigate an attack on an Iranian TV presenter outside his London home
LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police are investigating the stabbing of an Iranian television presenter outside his home in London as concern grows over threats to a Farsi-language satellite news channel long critical of Iran’s theocratic government. Pouria Zeraati, a...
US weighing options in Africa after Niger junta orders departure from key counterterrorism base
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa — following a weekend directive that they leave. Last week a high level-delegation of U.S....
Turkish police detain 33 people accused of plotting attacks ahead of local elections, official says
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police detained 33 people suspected of ties to the Islamic State group who were allegedly preparing attacks ahead of the country’s local elections later this month, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Sunday. The suspects were “preparing and searching...
Alleged IS militants in Russia's North Caucasus were killed in a shootout with security services
Six alleged members of the Islamic State group were killed in a shootout in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, in what the country's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) described Sunday as a “counterterrorism operation." According to a statement by the NAC, late on...
The Islamic State group poses rising threat in Africa despite progress, UN experts say
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group poses a rising threat amid political instability in West Africa and the Sahel and remains intent on carrying out attacks abroad, the U.N. counter-terrorism chief said Thursday. Vladimir Voronkov reiterated U.N. findings that...
