Islamic State group
Israel reopens Egypt crossing after security assessment
Egypt
April 21, 2017
Israel reopens Egypt crossing after security assessment
Israel has reopened its border crossing to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula shut over a week ago over intelligence warnings of possible…
Berlin criminalizes ‘Islamic State’-linked mosque activity
World
February 28, 2017
Berlin criminalizes ‘Islamic State’-linked mosque activity
Berlin's office of the interior banned the mosque association known as "Fussilet 33" on Tuesday. The organization is suspected of…
Army kills six armed extremists in Sinai raids
Egypt
November 3, 2016
Army kills six armed extremists in Sinai raids
Egyptian soldiers have killed six armed extremists during a shootout in Sinai as part of a renewed effort in the…
IS leader confident in victory, in first message about Mosul battle
Middle East
November 3, 2016
IS leader confident in victory, in first message about Mosul battle
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi expressed confidence in victory, in his first message after U.S.-backed Iraqi forces started an…
Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines
Middle East
November 2, 2016
Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines
After Islamic State conquered villages in northern Iraq, it spelled out in minute detail the rules of its self-proclaimed caliphate,…
Egyptian military thwarts car-bomb attack in North Sinai
Egypt
November 1, 2016
Egyptian military thwarts car-bomb attack in North Sinai
Egypt's military has foiled a car bomb attack on security forces in North Sinai, according to an Armed Forces statement…
Roadside explosion in North Sinai kills senior military officer
Egypt
October 29, 2016
Roadside explosion in North Sinai kills senior military officer
A senior military officer and one soldier were killed on Saturday by a roadside explosion in Egypt's North Sinai where…
Iran-backed Shi’ite militias to join assault near Mosul on new front
Middle East
October 29, 2016
Iran-backed Shi’ite militias to join assault near Mosul on new front
Iraqi Shi'ite militias backed by Iran said on Friday they would soon join the fight against Islamic State on a…
IS executes dozens of prisoners near Mosul, officials say
Middle East
October 27, 2016
IS executes dozens of prisoners near Mosul, officials say
Islamic State militants have in recent days executed dozens of prisoners taken from villages the group has been forced to…
US air strikes spike as Afghans struggle against Taliban, Islamic State
World
October 26, 2016
US air strikes spike as Afghans struggle against Taliban, Islamic State
American air strikes in Afghanistan this year have already significantly surpassed the total number conducted in 2015, a stark indicator…