Islamic State group
Belgian police alerted to IS fighters en route to Europe
Middle East
June 15, 2016
Belgian police alerted to IS fighters en route to Europe
Belgian police have received an anti-terror alert warning that a group of Islamic State fighters recently left Syria en route…
Sympathy for the Devil: Lunch in the holy town of the Yazidis
World
June 13, 2016
Sympathy for the Devil: Lunch in the holy town of the Yazidis
The sun is beating down on us. The ruins are shining through the gaps in the bushes on the hillside.…
Egypt strongly condemns nightclub shooting in Florida
Egypt
June 13, 2016
Egypt strongly condemns nightclub shooting in Florida
Egypt has strongly condemned Sunday's “terrorist attack” in the state of Florida in the US, which claimed the lives of…
US, Iraqi officials can’t confirm report Islamic State leader wounded
Middle East
June 10, 2016
US, Iraqi officials can’t confirm report Islamic State leader wounded
U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Friday they could not confirm a report by an Iraqi TV channel that Islamic…
Iraqi PM Abadi stakes leadership, IS campaign, on Falluja battle
Middle East
June 9, 2016
Iraqi PM Abadi stakes leadership, IS campaign, on Falluja battle
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi expects two victories from the battle underway in Falluja, an Islamic States stronghold near Baghdad.…
Libyan forces fight Islamic State in Sirte, predict they will seize city soon
Middle East
June 9, 2016
Libyan forces fight Islamic State in Sirte, predict they will seize city soon
Forces aligned with Libya's unity government were engaged in fierce clashes with Islamic State on Thursday in the group's stronghold…
US-backed fighters, mostly Kurds, advance against IS in north Syria
Middle East
June 1, 2016
US-backed fighters, mostly Kurds, advance against IS in north Syria
US-backed Syrian fighters advanced against Islamic State in the last tract of territory the group holds near the Turkish border…
Forces backed by Libya’s unity government seek to encircle Islamic State-held Sirte
Middle East
May 30, 2016
Forces backed by Libya’s unity government seek to encircle Islamic State-held Sirte
Forces loyal to Libya's U.N.-backed unity government say they aim to encircle Sirte, Islamic State's stronghold in Libya, having moved…
US servicemen seen on frontline of new Kurdish offensive in Iraq
World
May 29, 2016
US servicemen seen on frontline of new Kurdish offensive in Iraq
U.S. servicemen were seen by a Reuters correspondent near the frontline of an offensive launched on Sunday by Kurdish Peshmerga…
Islamic State drives Syria rebels from near Turkish border
Middle East
May 27, 2016
Islamic State drives Syria rebels from near Turkish border
Islamic State fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town…