Nigeria says joint US strikes kill 175 ISIL fighters in country’s northeast
Nigerian Army lauds joint US operation as part of ongoing military campaign to ‘hunt down and kill terrorists anywhere’.
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French cement giant Lafarge guilty of financing ISIL in Syria
Cement company Lafarge and eight of its ex-employees were found guilty of financing ISIL in a French court.
Published On 13 Apr 2026
French court rules cement giant Lafarge guilty of funding Syria ‘terrorism’
Long-running case regarding Lafarte’s actions amid Syrian civil war sees company ordered to pay fine, executives jailed.
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Cement company Lafarge found guilty in Syria terrorism financing case
A French court has found cement company Lafarge guilty of financing armed groups during the Syrian war.
Published On 13 Apr 2026
At least 43 people killed in ADF attack in northeast DR Congo, army says
Attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces have intensified in recent months.
At least 23 killed after blasts hit Nigeria’s Maiduguri, police say
Police say ‘preliminary investigation reveals that the incidents were carried out by suspected suicide bombers’.
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Syria confirms ‘mass escape’ from camp housing relatives of ISIL fighters
Official says relatives of ISIL escaped from al-Hol following the SDF’s withdrawal from the camp last month.
Syria faces twin battles as Assad loyalists and ISIL attack in west, east
A shadowy armed group linked to regime remnants launched an attack on security positions in Latakia.
Syria moves out last residents of ISIL-linked desert camp
Official Fadi al-Qassem says all residents have left al-Hol camp, which long housed relatives of alleged ISIL members.
Gunmen on motorcycles kill at least 50 in northwest Nigeria: Report
Nigerian lawmaker reports ‘at least 50 people dead’ after attack as list of missing is still being compiled.
