The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took full control of the al-Sina’a prison on Wednesday The Kurdish-led SDF have beaten off Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists at the al-Sina’a prison in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka. In a tweet on Wednesday, spokesman Farhad Shami confirmed the victory, stating that all IS militants had […]
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Black hole eruption as big as 16 Moons captured in ‘most comprehensive’ image
Scientists have captured images of a supermassive black hole some 12 million light years from Earth A new study of the nearest actively feeding supermassive black hole has revealed that the space phenomenon emits radio bubbles which extend over vast tracts of space when it feeds on infalling gas. In a piece published in Nature […]
Sami Jasim, deputy of slain IS leader Al-Baghdadi, captured by Iraqi forces in ‘external operation’, says PM
The deputy of slain IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has been captured by Iraqi troops in an “external operation,” the prime minister has confirmed, two years after the Islamist chief was killed by US special forces. In a tweet on Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said that Iraqi intelligence forces had carried out an […]
4 Palestinian militants captured by police after escaping from Israeli prison by tunnel earlier this week, 2 remain at large
Israeli police have caught four of the six Palestinians who pulled off a daring escape from a high-security prison earlier this week through an underground tunnel dug from their cell. Fugitives Zakaria Zubeidi, the former leader of militant group Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, and Mohammed al-Arida were detained at a parking lot in the early hours […]