Islamic state
Clashes renew between IS, North Sinai tribes, killing 6
Egypt
April 29, 2017
Clashes renew between IS, North Sinai tribes, killing 6
Clashes renewed on Friday between tribesmen and terrorist elements of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdes (the "Islamic State" militant groups of northern…
Trump gives Pentagon power to reset Iraq, Syria troop limits
World
April 27, 2017
Trump gives Pentagon power to reset Iraq, Syria troop limits
President Donald Trump has given the military the authority to reset a confusing system of troop limits in Iraq and…
IS says al-Tarbiyeen tribe are apostates, claims responsibility for car bomb attack
Egypt
April 26, 2017
IS says al-Tarbiyeen tribe are apostates, claims responsibility for car bomb attack
The Islamic State-affiliated group Sinai Province released a statement on Wednesday declaring its responsibility for the car bomb that targeted…
Islamic State car bomb kills 4 tribesmen in Sinai
Egypt
April 26, 2017
Islamic State car bomb kills 4 tribesmen in Sinai
An Islamic State suicide bomber attacked a tribal checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, killing four members of a…
Lebanese army says Islamic State leader killed, 10 arrested near border
Middle East
April 23, 2017
Lebanese army says Islamic State leader killed, 10 arrested near border
A local Islamic State leader was killed on Saturday during a dawn raid by the Lebanese army in which troops…
Tribal leaders confront IS militants in violent clashes in Al-Arish
Egypt
April 22, 2017
Tribal leaders confront IS militants in violent clashes in Al-Arish
Members of Fawakhreya tribe, in cooperation with other tribes, blocked public squares and main streets, including Al-Faleh, Al-Atalawi and 23…
Contradiction dominates state security narratives on St. Catherine’s Monastery attack
Egypt
April 19, 2017
Contradiction dominates state security narratives on St. Catherine’s Monastery attack
A non-commissioned police officer was killed and other three officers were injured on Tuesday night in a militant attack that…
St. Mark’s Cathedral holds open funeral for Palm Sunday martyrs
Egypt
April 18, 2017
St. Mark’s Cathedral holds open funeral for Palm Sunday martyrs
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria will hold an open funeral tonight for people to offer their condolences and…
UN: Nearly half a million Iraqis have fled Mosul fighting
Middle East
April 18, 2017
UN: Nearly half a million Iraqis have fled Mosul fighting
The United Nations says nearly half a million civilians have fled Mosul since US-backed Iraqi forces launched a wide-scale military…
Prominent North Sinai tribe chases, kidnaps IS militants following clashes
Egypt
April 17, 2017
Prominent North Sinai tribe chases, kidnaps IS militants following clashes
Clashes erupted in the city of Rafah, North Sinai on Sunday between younger members of the prominent al-Tarbiyeen tribe and…