Islamic state
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
Middle East
November 11, 2018
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
BAGHDAD/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Iraq’s oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States…
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
Travel
November 11, 2018
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
BAGHDAD/FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – At Baghdad’s grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is…
Australia terror attacker ‘inspired by Islamic State’
World
November 11, 2018
Australia terror attacker ‘inspired by Islamic State’
A Somali-born Australian who went on a deadly knife rampage in the country’s second-largest city Melbourne was inspired by…
Ex-IS captive says son died in her lap from militant fire
Middle East
November 10, 2018
Ex-IS captive says son died in her lap from militant fire
A Syrian woman captured by Islamic State militants said her 8-year-old son died in her lap when the extremists…
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
Middle East
November 6, 2018
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by Islamic…
19 terrorists killed in Western Desert after attack against Copts in Minya
Egypt
November 4, 2018
19 terrorists killed in Western Desert after attack against Copts in Minya
Egyptian police killed 19 terrorists in the Western Desert over charges of attacking Copts after they left the Monastery of…
Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – Three Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed by a roadside bomb as they walked to a…
Woman blows herself up in Tunis, wounding 15 people including 10 police officers
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Woman blows herself up in Tunis, wounding 15 people including 10 police officers
TUNIS (Reuters) – A woman blew herself up in the center of the Tunisian capital on Monday, wounding 15 people…
Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback
BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a…
Islamic State claims blast near election commission in Afghan capital: Amaq
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Islamic State claims blast near election commission in Afghan capital: Amaq
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Monday for a blast near the election commission in Afghan capital…