Islamic state
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Middle East
January 7, 2018
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Iraqi security forces are forcibly returning civilians from refugee camps to unsafe areas in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province, exposing…
15 dead in suicide attack on Afghan funeral: officials
Middle East
December 31, 2017
15 dead in suicide attack on Afghan funeral: officials
A suicide attacker blew himself up at a funeral in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 15 mourners and…
Turkey detains 20 suspected Islamic State members, including 15 foreigners: police
Middle East
December 31, 2017
Turkey detains 20 suspected Islamic State members, including 15 foreigners: police
Turkish police have detained 20 people, including 15 foreign nationals, on suspicion of links to Islamic State during raids in…
Thousands remain missing after Iraq’s victories against IS
Middle East
December 31, 2017
Thousands remain missing after Iraq’s victories against IS
In 2014, Abdulrahman Saad was taken from his home in Mosul by Islamic State fighters, leaving his family in limbo.…
IS claims responsibility for deadly attack on Helwan church
Egypt
December 30, 2017
IS claims responsibility for deadly attack on Helwan church
The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on a church south of Cairo that left at least…
From fighting ‘Islamic State’ to rotting in Iraqi jail
Middle East
December 29, 2017
From fighting ‘Islamic State’ to rotting in Iraqi jail
Foreign fighters against “Islamic State” have been subjected to heavy mistreatment in Iraqi Kurdish prisons. Karlos Zurutuza and Ferrán Barber…
Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
Middle East
December 28, 2017
Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
For nearly 2½ miles along the western bank of the Tigris River, hardly a single building is intact. The warren…
Islamic State claims Kabul suicide bomb attack
Middle East
December 28, 2017
Islamic State claims Kabul suicide bomb attack
Islamic State claimed a suicide bomb attack carried out on Thursday on an office of the Afghan Voice news agency…
German authorities target Islamist women’s network
World
December 27, 2017
German authorities target Islamist women’s network
Germany’s domestic security agency has identified a terror network made up of Islamist women. Female extremists are becoming increasingly common,…
Russia accuses US of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Russia accuses US of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria
The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria…