Top US, Russian diplomats discuss next steps on Ukraine

Top US, Russian diplomats discuss next steps on Ukraine

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke on Saturday to discuss the next stage in talks on ending Moscow’s war against Ukraine. According to State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, the top diplomats “agreed to continue working towards restoring communication between the United States and Russia.” The statement gave no details […]

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South Africa says Washington gave its envoy 72 hours to leave US

South Africa says Washington gave its envoy 72 hours to leave US

South Africa said on Saturday that its US ambassador had been given 72 hours to leave the country following his expulsion by Washington. Ebrahim Rasool “was informed by the State Department yesterday that he had 72 hours to leave,” the South African foreign ministry told AFP. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that […]

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Senior ISIS Leader Killed By US-Led Joint Forces Strike In Iraq

Senior ISIS Leader Killed By US-Led Joint Forces Strike In Iraq

Senior ISIS Leader Killed By US-Led Joint Forces Strike In Iraq

Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times,

A key leader of the ISIS terror group has been killed in a joint operation in Iraq.

Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadija, was deputy caliph for ISIS and “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world,” according to a statement by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

“The Iraqis continue their remarkable victories over the forces of darkness and terrorism,” al-Sudani wrote on social media platform X.

Al-Rifai was killed in an airstrike in Anbar Province in western Iraq on March 15, conducted jointly by Iraqi national intelligence and U.S.-led coalition forces.

President Donald Trump heralded the strike on his Truth Social media platform as an example of his “peace through strength” foreign policy platform.

“Today the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed,” Trump wrote on Friday. “He was relentlessly hunted down by our intrepid warfighters … in coordination with the Iraqi Government and the Kurdish Regional Government.”

The strike is the third major blow to ISIS in recent months, following U.S.-led strikes against senior ISIS leaders and attack planners in Somalia in February and Syria in December 2024.

ISIS, which controlled vast swaths of Iraq and Syria in 2015 and 2016, shifted to an insurgency strategy after losing much of its territory there and quickly expanded in both size and influence throughout much of northern and central Africa.

The group remains an influential player among the many Islamist terror networks that have proliferated throughout the Middle East and Africa in the absence of stable governments.

Civil leadership in Iraq is concerned about a possible resurgence of the group in the Middle East due to uncertainties about Syria’s new government and the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region.

The United States and Iraq announced an agreement last year to wind down the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition to fight ISIS, with U.S. forces scheduled to begin departing Iraq by September of this year following more than two decades of operations in the country.

At the time the agreement was made, Iraqi leadership expressed confidence it could root out the remaining ISIS cells without U.S. assistance.

Since then, however, the rapid fall of the Assad regime in neighboring Syria and uncertainties over Syria’s future have led to renewed concerns about the possible spread of extremist groups in the region.

Though Syria’s new leadership, led by terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has pursued ISIS cells since taking power, there are widespread concerns that a breakdown in the overall security of Syria could allow the group to stage a resurgence.

Further, the news of al-Rifai’s killing on Friday coincided with a visit to Iraq by Syria’s new top diplomat to Iraq, who pledged to work with Iraq and the United States to continue combating ISIS.

Syrian interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani focused on the historic ties between the two countries, noting their respective roles throughout history in shaping Arab and Islamic culture and economy.

Strengthening the partnership between…

Major storm in central US leaves at least 18 dead

Major storm in central US leaves at least 18 dead

At least 18 people were dead and dozens injured after  tornadoes raked  across the central United States, officials said Saturday. Local news showed roofs torn off homes and large trucks overturned, as forecasters warned of more tornadoes to come this weekend. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed 11 “storm-related fatalities” in a statement on X, […]

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