Militants

US believes Hamas disarmament comes along with some sort of amnesty, US official says

A security official investigates the crater formed when a projectile landed, after Hamas' armed wing said it attacked Tel Aviv with a missile salvo, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Kfar Chabad, Israel, October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Itai Ron/File Photo

Islamic State‑linked militants kill 22 in eastern Congo, UN report says

Al Shabaab kills local chief and teacher in northeast Kenya, police say

Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in threat to chances of deal

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk near an armored vehicle, following clashes between SDF and Syrian government forces, in Hasakah, Syria, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

Explainer-Damascus brings more of Syria under its control as US policy shifts

FILE PHOTO: Military members gather near Raqqa prison, where the Syrian army is besieging SDF members after the army took control of the city of Raqqa, Syria January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano/File Photo

Nigerian troops free 62 hostages, kill two militants in northwest operations

An interior view of Haske Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, after an attack by gunmen in which worshippers are kidnapped, in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna Nigeria, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Nuhu Gwamna/File Photo

Turkey probing flag burning at protests along Syrian border

Pro-Kurdish protesters clash with soldiers as they attempt to cross to the Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli during a demonstration in support of Syrian Kurds and against recent military clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces, in Nusaybin, southeastern Turkey, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Ensar Ozdemir

Syria tightens grip after Kurdish pullback, says IS prisoners escape

Military members gather near Raqqa prison, where the Syrian army is besieging SDF members after the army took control of the city of Raqqa, Syria January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

Kurdish-led SDF says armed group attacks Islamic State prison as Syrian forces tighten grip

People hold flags as they celebrate, after Syria and the main Kurdish fighting force SDF struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control on Sunday, ending days of fighting in which Syrian troops captured territory including key oil fields, in Raqqa, Syria January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Indonesian forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua

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