Middle East
Islamic State abducts more than 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: U.N.
November 8, 2016
Islamic State abducts more than 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: U.N.
Islamic State fighters abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near the militant stronghold of Mosul and also forced 1,500…
Syrian army says takes Aleppo area, rebels say battle continues
November 8, 2016
Syrian army says takes Aleppo area, rebels say battle continues
The Syrian army said it had taken a strategic district of Aleppo on Tuesday, in what would be the most…
Tunisia adopts strategy to fight ‘terrorism’
November 8, 2016
Tunisia adopts strategy to fight ‘terrorism’
Tunisia's national security council on Monday adopted a strategy to fight "terrorism and extremism", two days after the Islamic State…
Turkish-backed forces closing in on Syria’s al-Bab: Erdogan
November 8, 2016
Turkish-backed forces closing in on Syria’s al-Bab: Erdogan
Turkish-backed forces in northern Syria aim to push Islamic State militants further south from al-Bab and are currently 12 or…
Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines
November 7, 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,…
Turkey’s treatment of dismissed officials reminiscent of Nazis: Luxembourg
November 7, 2016
Turkey’s treatment of dismissed officials reminiscent of Nazis: Luxembourg
Luxembourg's foreign minister said on Monday that the Turkish government's handling of dismissed civil servants reminded him of methods used…
Russia says ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo in place unless militants attack
November 7, 2016
Russia says ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo in place unless militants attack
The Kremlin said on Monday Russia's air force would stick to the ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo unless militants launch an…
Iraq peshmerga attack Islamic State town as army battles in Mosul
November 7, 2016
Iraq peshmerga attack Islamic State town as army battles in Mosul
Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces attacked an Islamic State-held town northeast of Mosul on Monday, trying to clear a pocket of…
Dollar jumps after Clinton gets eleventh-hour election boost
November 7, 2016
Dollar jumps after Clinton gets eleventh-hour election boost
The dollar jumped on Monday as news that Hillary Clinton would not face criminal charges related to her use of…
US-backed forces launch bid to capture IS Syria ‘capital’
November 6, 2016
US-backed forces launch bid to capture IS Syria ‘capital’
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance launched an offensive Sunday on the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa, upping pressure…