Islamic state
Death toll in devastating IS attacks in Syria climbs to 216
Middle East
July 26, 2018
Death toll in devastating IS attacks in Syria climbs to 216
A Syrian government official says the death toll from coordinated attacks the previous day by the Islamic State group on…
Pakistan votes as suicide blast kills 28
Middle East
July 25, 2018
Pakistan votes as suicide blast kills 28
Pakistanis voted Wednesday in elections that could propel former World Cup cricketer Imran Khan to power, as security fears intensified…
Egyptian security forces kill 13 suspected militants in shootout in Sinai
Egypt
July 25, 2018
Egyptian security forces kill 13 suspected militants in shootout in Sinai
Egyptian security forces have killed 13 suspected militants in a shootout in al-Arish, the capital of North Sinai province, state…
Islamic State announces death of one of its Egypt branch leaders
Egypt
July 24, 2018
Islamic State announces death of one of its Egypt branch leaders
A local leader of Islamic State’s branch in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has been killed, the group and a security…
Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics
Middle East
July 24, 2018
Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics
Months after Iraq declared victory over Islamic State, its fighters are making a comeback with a scatter-gun campaign of…
Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants
Middle East
July 23, 2018
Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants
Kurdish security forces killed gunmen who had stormed a government building in the Kurdish city of Erbil on Monday…
Turkey arrests wife of Islamic State commander Shishani
Middle East
July 21, 2018
Turkey arrests wife of Islamic State commander Shishani
Turkey’s official news agency says authorities have arrested the wife of Abu Omar al-Shishani, a top commander in the Islamic…
Air strike in eastern Syria kills at least 28 people: reports
Middle East
July 13, 2018
Air strike in eastern Syria kills at least 28 people: reports
An air strike killed at least 28 people in an Islamic State-held area of eastern Syria near the border with…
Artist captures war as seen by children – toys included
Middle East
July 11, 2018
Artist captures war as seen by children – toys included
US photographer Brian McCarty wants you to see the horrors of war, but through the eyes of a child.…
Afghan president announces ceasefire with Taliban until June 20
Middle East
June 7, 2018
Afghan president announces ceasefire with Taliban until June 20
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents until June 20, coinciding with the end…