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US offers Turkey technology to block Islamic State at Syria border
Middle East
January 21, 2016
US offers Turkey technology to block Islamic State at Syria border
The United States is accelerating efforts to help Turkey clamp down on its border with Syria, senior US officials said,…
US man arrested for seeking to join IS in Syria
World
January 17, 2016
US man arrested for seeking to join IS in Syria
A US man was arrested for attempting to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State jihadist group, while an…
CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’
Middle East
January 6, 2016
CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’
Ruqia Hassan was 30, a woman who dared to defy ISIS in its stronghold of Raqqa, Syria. She seemed to…
Iraq PM vows to defeat ISIS in 2016 after army’s first major victory
Middle East
December 29, 2015
Iraq PM vows to defeat ISIS in 2016 after army’s first major victory
A triumphant Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Monday that the coming year would see his forces defeat Islamic…
Iraqi forces consolidate position in Ramadi ahead of final push against Islamic State
Middle East
December 25, 2015
Iraqi forces consolidate position in Ramadi ahead of final push against Islamic State
Iraqi troops who have fought their way deep into the Islamic State stronghold of Ramadi were consolidating their positions on…
Coalition planes pound ISIS in Iraq’s Ramadi to aid attack: TV
Middle East
December 25, 2015
Coalition planes pound ISIS in Iraq’s Ramadi to aid attack: TV
Coalition air forces pounded positions held by Islamic State in Ramadi on Thursday, Iraqi military statements said, in support of…
Exclusive: Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting in document taken in US raid
Middle East
December 25, 2015
Exclusive: Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting in document taken in US raid
Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group’s Islamic scholars, raising…
Families of ISIS fighters to leave south Damascus in UN deal: monitor
Middle East
December 24, 2015
Families of ISIS fighters to leave south Damascus in UN deal: monitor
Hundreds of families of Islamic State militants and some injured fighters are expected to leave rebel-held areas in southern Damascus…
As Islamic State threat mounts on its doorstep, Indonesia scours a jungle
World
December 24, 2015
As Islamic State threat mounts on its doorstep, Indonesia scours a jungle
Indonesian forces are mobilizing for a manhunt in steamy jungles on the far-flung island of Sulawesi to flush the country's…
Fearful Christmas for Syrian Christian town threatened by IS group
Middle East
December 24, 2015
Fearful Christmas for Syrian Christian town threatened by IS group
As military vehicles roll by, Syrian boys and girls gingerly decorate a large Christmas tree in the Christian town of…