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Five accused of trying to build a bomb in UAE
World
September 9, 2014
Five accused of trying to build a bomb in UAE
Four citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one from the Comoros have gone on trial charged with trying…
Islamic State launch gunboat attack on river-side town
World
September 8, 2014
Islamic State launch gunboat attack on river-side town
Islamic State fighters attacked a riverside town north of Baghdad on Monday with gunboats and a car bomb, killing 17…
Monitor: Syrian warplanes hit Islamic State-run bakery, training camp
World
September 6, 2014
Monitor: Syrian warplanes hit Islamic State-run bakery, training camp
Syrian warplanes bombed a bakery run by Islamic State in the city of Raqqa, killing 25 people, in air raids…
In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government
World
September 4, 2014
In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government
In the cities and towns across the desert plains of northeast Syria, the ultra-hardline al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State has…
Social media: Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base
World
August 27, 2014
Social media: Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base
Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a group of them hostage after capturing an air…
Syria fighters hail declaration of Islamic ‘caliphate’
World
June 30, 2014
Syria fighters hail declaration of Islamic ‘caliphate’
Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria's northern Raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic "caliphate" after…
Al Qaeda-linked group urged Lebanon attacks against Hezbollah before Wednesday bombing
World
June 26, 2014
Al Qaeda-linked group urged Lebanon attacks against Hezbollah before Wednesday bombing
The al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades had urged Lebanese Sunni Muslims to attack the Iranian-backed Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah a…
Afghan troops kill 100 Taliban during five-day battle in Helmand
World
June 25, 2014
Afghan troops kill 100 Taliban during five-day battle in Helmand
More than 800 Taliban insurgents have launched a major offensive in southern Afghanistan to try to gain territory recently vacated…
Sources: Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq’s Anbar
World
June 22, 2014
Sources: Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq’s Anbar
An al Qaeda splinter group thrust east from a newly-captured Iraqi-Syrian border post on Sunday, taking three towns in the…
Militants gain ground in battle for north Iraq town
World
June 16, 2014
Militants gain ground in battle for north Iraq town
Militants gained ground on Monday in a battle for a strategic Shia enclave in northern Iraq that provides a corridor…