thirty two terrorists killed in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least 32 terrorists and five security persons were killed during fierce clashes in a Pakistani tribal region, an official statement said on Friday. Five terrorists were killed when they clashed with security forces in Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency on Friday, an Inter Services Public Relations release said. During these clashes, 27 terrorists were killed, said the release.
IS claim killing of 15 Yemen soldiers: SITE
Dubai: Jihadists of the IS group claimed they beheaded four Yemeni soldiers and shot dead another 11 execution-style in a video posted online on Friday, a monitoring group said. The soldiers were shown in front of the camera before jihadists were seen sharpening their knives and killing four of them, according to SITE Intelligence Group, a US website monitor.
Car bombings kill 16 people in Baghdad
Baghdad: Iraqi officials say car bombings targeting public places after nightfall in Baghdad have killed 16 people. Police officials say the deadliest of the attacks on Thursday night took place in the Iraqi capital's western Sunni-majority district of Mansour, killing five people and wounding 12 there. A car bomb near an ice cream shop killed four people and wounded 14 in Hurriya in northern Baghdad.
‘Yemen violence kills 1,244, injures 5,044’
Geneva: Just over a month of fighting in Yemen has left nearly 1,250 people dead, in a conflict affecting 7.5 million people, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The UN health agency described a "deteriorating" humanitarian situation in the country, especially in Taez in the centre of the country where there have been heavy clashes.