Islamic state
Suicide attack kills six Sunni fighters in northern Iraq: police
Middle East
August 22, 2018
Suicide attack kills six Sunni fighters in northern Iraq: police
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide attack on a former Iraqi lawmaker’s house killed at least six tribal militiamen and…
US forces to stay in Iraq as long as needed: spokesman
Middle East
August 19, 2018
US forces to stay in Iraq as long as needed: spokesman
US forces will stay in Iraq “as long as needed” to help stabilize regions previously controlled by Islamic State,…
US raises $300 million from allies for Syria stabilization
Middle East
August 19, 2018
US raises $300 million from allies for Syria stabilization
The United States said on Friday it had secured $300 million from coalition partners to help stabilize parts of…
Saudi Arabia says it’s given $100 million to northeast Syria
Middle East
August 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia says it’s given $100 million to northeast Syria
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said early on Friday that it has contributed $100 million to northeast…
UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria
Middle East
August 14, 2018
UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and…
Four security force members, 3 ‘terrorists’ killed in Jordan raid
Middle East
August 12, 2018
Four security force members, 3 ‘terrorists’ killed in Jordan raid
Four members of the Jordanian security forces and three “terrorists” have been killed during a raid on a militant…
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria
Middle East
August 7, 2018
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria
Washington (CNN) – After previously slamming a June report by Amnesty International, the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS is now…
Iraq jails French and German citizens for life for joining Islamic State
Middle East
August 7, 2018
Iraq jails French and German citizens for life for joining Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi court sentenced a French man and a German woman to life in prison on Monday…
Islamic State in Syria executes hostage from Sweida attack: media, monitor
Middle East
August 5, 2018
Islamic State in Syria executes hostage from Sweida attack: media, monitor
Islamic State in Syria has executed one of a number of hostages taken from Syria’s government-held city of Sweida…
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on tourists in Tajikistan: AMAQ
Middle East
July 31, 2018
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on tourists in Tajikistan: AMAQ
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four Western cyclists when a car plowed…