Islamic state

The new Afghan Taliban leader appealed for unity in the insurgency in his first public message released on Saturday amid…

Five Libyan troops loyal to the internationally recognised government were killed Friday and another 18 are missing after an attack…

The United States and its allies hit Islamic State forces with 41 air strikes in Iraq and Syria on Thursday,…

Warplanes believed to be part of a US-led alliance struck Nusra Front positions in northern Syria on Friday following an…

Mullah Mohammed Omar was the definition of elusive. There are two photographs of him in existence, and even they are…

Israel threatened, on Wednesday, the Islamic State’s arm in the Sinai Peninsula, saying it would respond strictly against any attacks…

The head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias called the US-led coalition's campaign against Islamic State ineffective and accused…

Turkey sought moral support for its campaign against militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting on Tuesday with…

Ankara is concerned that the success in northern Syria of the Kurdish YPG militia, which has pushed back Islamic State…

Turkish police detained dozens more suspected Islamic State and Kurdish militants in early morning raids on Monday, local media said,…