Islamic state
Twin blasts turn regular Kabul wrestling session into massacre
Middle East
September 6, 2018
Twin blasts turn regular Kabul wrestling session into massacre
The wrestling mats were spattered with blood, the sports bags and water bottles still strewn across the floor Thursday, hours…
Car bomb claimed by Islamic State kills 7 in western Iraq
Middle East
August 29, 2018
Car bomb claimed by Islamic State kills 7 in western Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Seven people were killed Wednesday in a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group in…
Iran has arrested ‘dozens of spies’: intelligence minister
Middle East
August 29, 2018
Iran has arrested ‘dozens of spies’: intelligence minister
Iran’s intelligence minister said “dozens of spies” had been arrested as part of a crackdown on espionage and dual nationals…
Iraq official: Suicide bomber kills 6 at checkpoint in Anbar
Middle East
August 29, 2018
Iraq official: Suicide bomber kills 6 at checkpoint in Anbar
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi security official says a suicide bomber has targeted a security checkpoint in the western province…
‘Fourth’ IS leader in Afghanistan killed, Kabul claims
Middle East
August 27, 2018
‘Fourth’ IS leader in Afghanistan killed, Kabul claims
Saad Erhabi, the fourth leader of Islamic State’s (IS) branch in Afghanistan, has been killed, Afghan authorities say. US forces…
Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt’s Sinai attack
Egypt
August 27, 2018
Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt’s Sinai attack
Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack on an Egyptian police checkpoint in northern Sinai, the group’s…
Afghan leader rejects resignation of spy chief, top ministers
Middle East
August 27, 2018
Afghan leader rejects resignation of spy chief, top ministers
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has turned down the resignations of three senior security officials and ordered them to find ways…
Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed, says government
Middle East
August 26, 2018
Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed, says government
The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Saad Erhabi, was killed in a strike on the group’s hideouts…
Suicide bomb attack kills two in eastern Afghanistan
Middle East
August 26, 2018
Suicide bomb attack kills two in eastern Afghanistan
A suicide bomb attack killed at least two people Saturday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials said,…
Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
Middle East
August 23, 2018
Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in his first purported speech in nearly a year, has called…