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One member of a US special operations team was killed during an operation to rescue hostages held by Islamic State…

Iraq's ruling alliance and powerful Shi'ite militias have urged Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to request Russian air strikes on Islamic…

Iraqi forces and Shi'ite militia fighters recaptured most of the country’s largest oil refinery from Islamic State militants on Thursday,…

Eight senior figures from Islamic State were killed in an air strike while meeting in a town in western Iraq,…

Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias said on Monday they would welcome Russian air strikes on the Islamic State in…

Egypt will search for oil outside its own borders for the first time after signing an agreement with Kuwait Energy…

"Goodbye," a woman dressed in a black shawl murmured in Kurdish, as she kissed the outstretched hand of an elderly…

Japan, which accepted just 11 asylum seekers out of 5,000 applications last year, will provide about US$810 million (532.95 million…