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Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
Middle East
August 23, 2018
Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in his first purported speech in nearly a year, has called…
Saudi Arabia says it’s given $100 million to northeast Syria
Middle East
August 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia says it’s given $100 million to northeast Syria
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said early on Friday that it has contributed $100 million to northeast…
UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria
Middle East
August 14, 2018
UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and…
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria
Middle East
August 7, 2018
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria
Washington (CNN) – After previously slamming a June report by Amnesty International, the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS is now…
Iraq jails French and German citizens for life for joining Islamic State
Middle East
August 7, 2018
Iraq jails French and German citizens for life for joining Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi court sentenced a French man and a German woman to life in prison on Monday…
Syrian forces press offensive despite IS threats to hostages
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Syrian forces press offensive despite IS threats to hostages
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces are pressing their offensive in the country’s south despite threats by the Islamic State…
Islamic State ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad
World
April 29, 2018
Islamic State ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad
From the shores of Lake Chad, Islamic State’s West African ally is on a mission: winning over the local people.…
Islamic State haunts northern Iraq months after its defeat
Middle East
March 28, 2018
Islamic State haunts northern Iraq months after its defeat
On a desolate highway in northern Iraq last week, nine federal police officers packed into a large SUV were stopped…
Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote
Middle East
March 4, 2018
Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote
Iraq’s parliament approved a long-delayed budget on Saturday, the first since declaring victory over Islamic State after three years of…
Afghan officials and Taliban talk despite wave of violence
Middle East
February 13, 2018
Afghan officials and Taliban talk despite wave of violence
Afghan officials are carrying out at least two tracks of talks with the Taliban, The Associated Press has learned, even…