Islamic state
Australia foils alleged terror attack for Gallipoli centenary
World
April 18, 2015
Australia foils alleged terror attack for Gallipoli centenary
Hundreds of Australian police on Saturday arrested five teens planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack next week at an event…
Islamic State gains ground near capital of Iraq’s Anbar province
Middle East
April 16, 2015
Islamic State gains ground near capital of Iraq’s Anbar province
Islamic State militants gained ground in western Iraq on Wednesday, overrunning several villages on the edge of the capital of Anbar province,…
Residents: Islamic State withdraws from Yarmouk camp, Nusra remains
Middle East
April 15, 2015
Residents: Islamic State withdraws from Yarmouk camp, Nusra remains
Islamic State fighters have largely withdrawn from a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus after expelling their main…
Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capital
Middle East
April 11, 2015
Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capital
Islamic State militants attacked the capital of Iraq's vast Anbar province on multiple fronts on Friday, seizing two areas on…
Kansas man arrested in US bomb plot in support of Islamic State group
World
April 11, 2015
Kansas man arrested in US bomb plot in support of Islamic State group
A US man was arrested on Friday as part of a sting operation by the FBI in which he was…
Monitor: 35 dead as Syria forces repel attack on airport
Middle East
April 11, 2015
Monitor: 35 dead as Syria forces repel attack on airport
Pro-government forces repelled an attack on a key Syrian airport during a fierce battle in which they lost 20 fighters…
Al-Azhar’s Sheikh: Jihad not limited to battlefield
Egypt
April 9, 2015
Al-Azhar’s Sheikh: Jihad not limited to battlefield
The Islamic concept of “Jihad” has been misused for the alleged goal of establishing an “Islamic caliphate”, while the concept…
Red Cross demands access to Islamic State-held Yarmouk camp in Syria
Middle East
April 9, 2015
Red Cross demands access to Islamic State-held Yarmouk camp in Syria
The International Committee of the Red Cross called on Thursday for immediate access to a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria which has…
Sweden to send troops to Iraq to support fight against Islamic State
World
April 9, 2015
Sweden to send troops to Iraq to support fight against Islamic State
Swedish government said on Thursday the Nordic country will send armed forces to Iraq to support the operations against Islamic…
Exhumation of Iraq’s Camp Speicher victim mass graves begins
Middle East
April 7, 2015
Exhumation of Iraq’s Camp Speicher victim mass graves begins
Iraqi forensic teams began on Monday excavating 12 suspected mass grave sites thought to hold the corpses of as many…