Islamic state
US offers multi-million-dollar bounties for IS group leaders
Egypt
May 6, 2015
US offers multi-million-dollar bounties for IS group leaders
The United States ratcheted up pressure on the leaders of the Islamic State jihadist group on Tuesday, adding four names…
IS claims Texas attack via official radio station
Egypt
May 5, 2015
IS claims Texas attack via official radio station
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday via its official radio station for a gun attack on an anti-Muslim event…
Gunman in Mohammad cartoon attack in Texas monitored for years
World
May 5, 2015
Gunman in Mohammad cartoon attack in Texas monitored for years
Federal agents for years monitored one of the two gunmen who were shot dead after opening fire with assault rifles…
Coalition: US, allies stage 17 air strikes against Islamic State
Middle East
May 3, 2015
Coalition: US, allies stage 17 air strikes against Islamic State
The United States and its allies staged 17 strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in a 24-hour…
Iraq poised to deploy Iran-backed Shia militia in offensive in West
Middle East
April 30, 2015
Iraq poised to deploy Iran-backed Shia militia in offensive in West
Iraq is poised to deploy Shia paramilitaries backed by Iran to Sunni tribal areas west of Baghdad, a move supporters…
Saudi says foiled suicide car bombing plot against US embassy
Middle East
April 28, 2015
Saudi says foiled suicide car bombing plot against US embassy
A militant cell involving two Syrians and a Saudi citizen planned a suicide car bombing against the US embassy in…
Monitor: Islamic State has killed over 2,000 off battlefield since June
Middle East
April 28, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State has killed over 2,000 off battlefield since June
Ultra-radical Islamic State insurgents have killed at least 2,154 people off the battlefield in Syria since the end of June…
Army official: Islamic State kills five journalists working for Libyan TV station
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Army official: Islamic State kills five journalists working for Libyan TV station
Islamic State militants have slit the throats of five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern part…
Three Islamic State car bombs hit Iraq-Jordan border crossing, 4 dead
Middle East
April 25, 2015
Three Islamic State car bombs hit Iraq-Jordan border crossing, 4 dead
Three suicide car bombs exploded at a border crossing between Iraq and Jordan on Saturday, killing four soldiers, a witness…