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Islamic State ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad
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Islamic State ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad

From the shores of Lake Chad, Islamic State’s West African ally is on a mission: winning over the local people.…
Islamic State haunts northern Iraq months after its defeat
Middle East

Islamic State haunts northern Iraq months after its defeat

On a desolate highway in northern Iraq last week, nine federal police officers packed into a large SUV were stopped…
Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote
Middle East

Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote

Iraq’s parliament approved a long-delayed budget on Saturday, the first since declaring victory over Islamic State after three years of…
Afghan officials and Taliban talk despite wave of violence
Middle East

Afghan officials and Taliban talk despite wave of violence

Afghan officials are carrying out at least two tracks of talks with the Taliban, The Associated Press has learned, even…
From fighting ‘Islamic State’ to rotting in Iraqi jail
Middle East

From fighting ‘Islamic State’ to rotting in Iraqi jail

Foreign fighters against “Islamic State” have been subjected to heavy mistreatment in Iraqi Kurdish prisons. Karlos Zurutuza and Ferrán Barber…
Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
Middle East

Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild

For nearly 2½ miles along the western bank of the Tigris River, hardly a single building is intact. The warren…
Islamic State claims Kabul suicide bomb attack
Middle East

Islamic State claims Kabul suicide bomb attack

Islamic State claimed a suicide bomb attack carried out on Thursday on an office of the Afghan Voice news agency…
Australia to end airstrikes on ‘IS’ targets in Iraq and Syria
Middle East

Australia to end airstrikes on ‘IS’ targets in Iraq and Syria

Six Australian Super Hornet aircraft have been deployed for the last three years over Iraq and Syria as part of…
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
Middle East

Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians

The price Mosul’s residents paid in blood to see their city freed was 9,000 to 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty…
Report: ‘Islamic State’ fought with weapons made in the EU
Middle East

Report: ‘Islamic State’ fought with weapons made in the EU

More than a third of the weapons used by “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria came from European Union states…
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