Islamic State (IS)
Turkey says it captured sister of dead IS leader
Middle East
November 5, 2019
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
November 4, 2019
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
November 1, 2019
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
October 30, 2019
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
October 29, 2019
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
October 29, 2019
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
October 29, 2019
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
October 28, 2019
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
October 28, 2019
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
October 28, 2019
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,…