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Iraq sentences 2 more French IS members to death, 6 so far
Middle East
May 28, 2019
Iraq sentences 2 more French IS members to death, 6 so far
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi court on Tuesday sentenced two high-profile French members of the Islamic State group to death,…
Iraq weighs captives’ rights against fear of new Islamic State
Middle East
May 23, 2019
Iraq weighs captives’ rights against fear of new Islamic State
AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Shaker Salih says he feared Islamic State, but feared its defeat even more.…
Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings
Middle East
May 13, 2019
Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings
BADOUSH, Iraq (AP) — It was a chilly January evening, and Khadija Abd and her family had just finished supper…
IS legacy of guilt weighs heavily on Iraqi widows, children
Middle East
April 25, 2019
IS legacy of guilt weighs heavily on Iraqi widows, children
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — When Ahmed Khalil ran out of work as a van driver in the Iraqi city of…
After IS fall, some women who joined plead to come home
Middle East
April 23, 2019
After IS fall, some women who joined plead to come home
AL-HOL, Syria (AP) — They came from around the world, four women drawn to the Islamic State group’s “caliphate.” They…
A month after IS ‘caliphate’ defeated, challenges aplenty
Middle East
April 22, 2019
A month after IS ‘caliphate’ defeated, challenges aplenty
Sleeper cells, prisons teeming with jihadists, camps crammed with their wives and children — perils abound in Syria, nearly a…
IS ‘caliphate’ totally eliminated: Syria force
Middle East
March 23, 2019
IS ‘caliphate’ totally eliminated: Syria force
Kurdish-led forces pronounced the death of the Islamic State group’s nearly five-year-old “caliphate” Saturday after flushing out diehard jihadists from…
Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of ‘sleeper cells’
Middle East
March 10, 2019
Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of ‘sleeper cells’
QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria urged Italy on Saturday to let him come home…
ISIS taking last breath, hiding among civilians: SDF
Middle East
February 18, 2019
ISIS taking last breath, hiding among civilians: SDF
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — From a self-proclaimed caliphate that once spread across much of Syria and Iraq, ISIS has been…
US-backed Syria force announces final push against IS
Middle East
February 10, 2019
US-backed Syria force announces final push against IS
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday it had begun the “final battle” to oust the Islamic State group from…