Islamic State group
Turkey’s Erdogan, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani discuss fight against militants
Middle East
August 24, 2016
Turkey’s Erdogan, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani discuss fight against militants
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday discussed strategy in fighting Islamic State and Kurdish PKK militants with visiting Iraqi Kurdish…
‘Jihadist hub’ Molenbeek lures tourists across Brussels canal
World
August 23, 2016
‘Jihadist hub’ Molenbeek lures tourists across Brussels canal
Molenbeek, the Brussels borough that gained unwanted notoriety last year when Islamic State militants from the area attacked Paris, has…
Turkey’s Erdogan blames child bomber for attack that killed 51
Middle East
August 22, 2016
Turkey’s Erdogan blames child bomber for attack that killed 51
A suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 carried out the attack on a wedding party in the Turkish city…
Libyan forces say they capture mosque, prison from Islamic State in Sirte
Middle East
August 22, 2016
Libyan forces say they capture mosque, prison from Islamic State in Sirte
Libyan forces renewed their push to oust Islamic State from its former North African stronghold of Sirte on Sunday, saying…
Kurdish militia launches assault to evict Syrian army from key city of Hasaka
Middle East
August 22, 2016
Kurdish militia launches assault to evict Syrian army from key city of Hasaka
The Kurdish YPG militia launched a major assault on Monday to seize the last government-controlled parts of the northeastern Syrian…
Canadian man’s bomb did not fully detonate before police shot him: report
World
August 21, 2016
Canadian man’s bomb did not fully detonate before police shot him: report
A homemade bomb set off last week by a Canadian man who was apparently inspired by Islamic State, failed to…
Libya’s jihadist challenge to last beyond Sirte defeat
Middle East
August 20, 2016
Libya’s jihadist challenge to last beyond Sirte defeat
The grand ambitions scrawled on a wall near the Libyan city of Sirte's Mediterranean sea front look fanciful now: "Islamic…
Trump vows to work with Sisi to fight ‘radical Islam’
Egypt
August 16, 2016
Trump vows to work with Sisi to fight ‘radical Islam’
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed to work with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, among a number of other…
Iran says detains a dual national linked to British intelligence
Middle East
August 16, 2016
Iran says detains a dual national linked to British intelligence
Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested a dual national last week in Tehran linked to Britain's intelligence service, the…
Kurdish forces in fresh push to close in on ISIS-held Mosul
Middle East
August 14, 2016
Kurdish forces in fresh push to close in on ISIS-held Mosul
Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by US-led coalition airstrikes launched a fresh attack on Islamic State militants in northern Iraq in…