Sixty militants of the Islamic State (IS), a jihadist militant group, were killed and over 18 others were caught alive during security operations in different parts of Afghanistan, said the government on Friday, Pajhwok Afghan news agency reported.&nbsp;

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At least five soldiers from Afghan National Army (ANA), the main branch of the Afghan Armed Forces&nbsp;responsible for ground warfare in Kabul, were also killed during the operations, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. Weapons, ammunition and other equipment were seized from the militants.&nbsp;

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The operations were carried out in different provinces: Nangarhar, Paktika, Ghazni, Paktia, Uruzgan, Helmand, Kandahar,&nbsp;Ghor, Badghis, Herat, Kunduz and Baghlan.&nbsp;

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18 other militants were captured alive and at least 5 soldiers from the Afghan National Army were killed, a local news agency reported

Sixty militants of the Islamic State (IS), a jihadist militant group, were killed and over 18 others were caught alive during security operations in different parts of Afghanistan, said the government on Friday, Pajhwok Afghan news agency reported. At least five soldiers from Afghan National Army (ANA), the main branch of the Afghan Armed Forces responsible for ground warfare in Kabul, were also killed during the operations, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. Weapons, ammunition and other equipment were seized from the militants. The operations were carried out in different provinces: Nangarhar, Paktika, Ghazni, Paktia, Uruzgan, Helmand, Kandahar, Ghor, Badghis, Herat, Kunduz and Baghlan. (WION)

60 Islamic State militants killed in security operations in Afghanistan: Reports

Rebels belonging to a West-backed rebel camp killed atleast 30 militants of the Islamic State after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the camp near the Jordanian border on Wednesday and attacked several of their outposts.&nbsp; 
 
The rebels, who belonged to the Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo, claimed that they had killed at least 30 of the attackers and suffered at least three casualties. The clashes took place in a sparsely populated desert area near the crossroads of the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;We repelled the attack by Daesh (Islamic State) on several areas, and they failed to make any progress and have retreated,&quot; the rebels&#39; spokesman, Saeed Saif, said.&nbsp; 
 
The Islamic State also claimed the attack and said in a statement by its Damascus province that a suicide bomber named Abu Hafs al-Damashi had driven his car into the headquarters of those who it called &#39;Sahwat&#39;, a term used for forces backed by the West who are viewed as apostates by the ultra-hardline Sunni militants, &nbsp;killing at least 19 of them. 
 
The group said simultaneous attacks on several locations within the camp also killed another seven FSA fighters and were also able seize weapons before ending their operation. 
 
The Force of Martyr Ahmed al-Abdo is one of the groups aligned to the so-called Southern Front that a coalition of Western and Arab countries support and was one of the earliest Free Syrian Army (FSA) groups to get US-made anti-tank missiles. 
 
That backing is part of a strategy of preventing opposition-held southern Syria and the south-eastern desert area from falling into the hands of radical jihadist groups. 
 
The group&#39;s leader, Saleem Bakour, was killed in June by a suspected Islamic State militant. 
 
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack launched from the same area in June when a car crossed into Jordan and killed seven Jordanian border guards. 
 
US-backed rebels based in the Syrian border town of al-Tanf, further northeast, periodically clash with Islamic State militants who have a presence in the vast sparsely populated southeastern Syria desert. 
 
(WION with inputs from Reuters) 
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The Islamic State said in a statement that a suicide bomber had driven his car into the headquarters of those who it called 'Sahwat'

Rebels belonging to a West-backed rebel camp killed atleast 30 militants of the Islamic State after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the camp near the Jordanian border on Wednesday and attacked several of their outposts. The rebels, who belonged to the Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo, claimed that they had killed at least 30 of the attackers and suffered at least three casualties. The clashes took place in a sparsely populated desert area near the crossroads of the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq. "We repelled the attack by Daesh (Islamic State) on several areas, and they failed to make any progress and have retreated," the rebels' spokesman, Saeed Saif, said. The Islamic State also claimed the attack and said in a statement by its Damascus province that a suicide bomber named Abu Hafs al-Damashi had driven his car into the headquarters of those who it called 'Sahwat', a term used for forces backed by the West who are viewed as apostates by the ultra-hardline Sunni militants, killing at least 19 of them. The group said simultaneous attacks on several locations within the camp also killed another seven FSA fighters and were also able seize weapons before ending their operation. The Force of Martyr Ahmed al-Abdo is one of the groups aligned to the so-called Southern Front that a coalition of Western and Arab countries support and was one of the earliest Free Syrian Army (FSA) groups to get US-made anti-tank missiles. That backing is part of a strategy of preventing opposition-held southern Syria and the south-eastern desert area from falling into the hands of radical jihadist groups. The group's leader, Saleem Bakour, was killed in June by a suspected Islamic State militant. Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack launched from the same area in June when a car crossed into Jordan and killed seven Jordanian border guards. US-backed rebels based in the Syrian border town of al-Tanf, further northeast, periodically clash with Islamic State militants who have a presence in the vast sparsely populated southeastern Syria desert. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

33 dead in Islamic State suicide bomb attack on West-backed camp on Jordan-Syria border

French President Francois Hollande called on Saturday for international action against an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, warning that the recent losses sustained by the Islamic State group could embolden other jihadist groups. 
 
&quot;Daesh (the Arabic acronym for Islamic State) is in retreat, that is beyond dispute,&quot; Hollande said after a meeting with the leaders of the United States, Germany, Britain, Italy and Ukraine on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Warsaw. 
 
But, Hollande added, &quot;we must also avoid a situation whereby as Daesh becomes weaker, other groups become stronger.&quot;&nbsp; 
 
Hollande singled out Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front as particularly standing to benefit from the US-led military campaign against its arch-rival the Islamic State group. 
 
Faced with a barrage of airstrikes and ground offensives by local forces, IS has lost territory in both Syria and Iraq in recent months. 
 
&quot;We must coordinate among ourselves to continue actions against Daesh but also take effective action against Al-Nusra,&quot; Hollande said, directing his appeal at Russia and the US. 
 
On Wednesday, US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed in a telephone call to &quot;intensify&quot; military coordination between their two countries in Syria. 
 
Russia had in May proposed joint air strikes with the US against jihadist targets in Syria - a suggestion that was rebuffed by Washington. 
 
The White House reported that the two leaders, in their call this week, &quot;confirmed their commitment to defeating ISIL (IS) and the Al-Nusra Front&quot;. 
 
The two groups are excluded from a broader truce brokered by Moscow and Washington in February.&nbsp; 
 
(AFP)

'We must also avoid a situation whereby as IS becomes weaker, other groups become stronger,' says the French President

French President Francois Hollande called on Saturday for international action against an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, warning that the recent losses sustained by the Islamic State group could embolden other jihadist groups. "Daesh (the Arabic acronym for Islamic State) is in retreat, that is beyond dispute," Hollande said after a meeting with the leaders of the United States, Germany, Britain, Italy and Ukraine on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Warsaw. But, Hollande added, "we must also avoid a situation whereby as Daesh becomes weaker, other groups become stronger." Hollande singled out Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front as particularly standing to benefit from the US-led military campaign against its arch-rival the Islamic State group. Faced with a barrage of airstrikes and ground offensives by local forces, IS has lost territory in both Syria and Iraq in recent months. "We must coordinate among ourselves to continue actions against Daesh but also take effective action against Al-Nusra," Hollande said, directing his appeal at Russia and the US. On Wednesday, US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed in a telephone call to "intensify" military coordination between their two countries in Syria. Russia had in May proposed joint air strikes with the US against jihadist targets in Syria - a suggestion that was rebuffed by Washington. The White House reported that the two leaders, in their call this week, "confirmed their commitment to defeating ISIL (IS) and the Al-Nusra Front". The two groups are excluded from a broader truce brokered by Moscow and Washington in February. (AFP)

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