Islamic State (IS)

Turkey says it captured sister of dead IS leader
Middle East

Turkey says it captured sister of dead IS leader

Turkish forces in northern Syria have detained a sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group…
Turkey vows to send back IS members to their countries
Middle East

Turkey vows to send back IS members to their countries

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey will send back Islamic State group members to their countries of origin, the interior minister said…
IS names Baghdadi successor, threatens US: statement
Middle East

IS names Baghdadi successor, threatens US: statement

The Islamic State jihadist group confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a statement Thursday and named…
Turkey detains 100 over Islamic State ties: Police chief
Middle East

Turkey detains 100 over Islamic State ties: Police chief

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s police chief has said 100 people have been detained in raids against the Islamic State and…
UN chief says remember victims of terrorism: the latest
Middle East

UN chief says remember victims of terrorism: the latest

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments following President Donald Trump’s announcement that U.S. forces in Syria killed the Islamic…
IS victims see satisfaction but no closure in leader’s death
Middle East

IS victims see satisfaction but no closure in leader’s death

PARIS (AP) — For Georges Salines, whose 28-year-old daughter Lola was killed when Islamic extremists went on a bloody rampage…
The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi
Middle East

The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi

WASHINGTON (AP) — The helicopters flew low and fast into the night, ferrying U.S. special forces to a compound where Islamic…
Baghdadi’s killing not a catastrophic blow to IS: Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa
Egypt

Baghdadi’s killing not a catastrophic blow to IS: Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa

Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa, the government’s principal Islamic legal institution for issuing fatwas (religious edicts), stated Monday that the killing of…
Syrian Kurdish forces say they killed close al-Baghdadi aide
Middle East

Syrian Kurdish forces say they killed close al-Baghdadi aide

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian Kurdish forces killed the right-hand man and spokesman for the Islamic State group in a joint…
Islamic State still poses a threat after al-Baghdadi’s death
Middle East

Islamic State still poses a threat after al-Baghdadi’s death

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eliminating the Islamic State group’s elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for leaving Syria,…
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