Islamic state
Trump’s UN envoy says ouster of al-Assad is a priority of US
Middle East
April 9, 2017
Trump’s UN envoy says ouster of al-Assad is a priority of US
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview that she sees regime change in Syria as…
Britain to offer Jordan more trainers in anti-IS strikes
Middle East
April 4, 2017
Britain to offer Jordan more trainers in anti-IS strikes
Visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that her country would enhance training of Jordan's air force, which has…
Leader of Egyptian Islamic State affiliate killed in air raid
Egypt
April 3, 2017
Leader of Egyptian Islamic State affiliate killed in air raid
A leader in Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate was killed in an air raid last month, the Egyptian military said on…
US-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam
Middle East
April 2, 2017
US-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam
US-backed Syrian forces repelled a major counter-attack by Islamic State militants holding out at the country's largest dam and in…
Egyptian delegation says Brotherhood was involved in forming IS
Egypt
April 2, 2017
Egyptian delegation says Brotherhood was involved in forming IS
The Egyptian Popular Diplomacy delegation met with the US Congress judicial committee on Saturday to assess a new bill that…
Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike: Iraqi intelligence
Middle East
April 2, 2017
Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike: Iraqi intelligence
Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be a deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in an air strike…
US Secretary of State seeks to keep focus on IS in delicate Turkey visit
World
March 30, 2017
US Secretary of State seeks to keep focus on IS in delicate Turkey visit
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held talks with Turkey's leaders on Thursday in a one-day visit to a NATO…
Syrian experts visit critical dam spillway near main IS base
Middle East
March 30, 2017
Syrian experts visit critical dam spillway near main IS base
Syrian engineers and Red Crescent officials on Wednesday visited a spillway of a key dam west of the Islamic State…
Islamic State beheads 2 for ‘sorcery’ in Sinai
Egypt
March 29, 2017
Islamic State beheads 2 for ‘sorcery’ in Sinai
Islamic State's branch in the Sinai Peninsula posted a video on Tuesday depicting the beheading of two men the militant…
Pope, after Mosul blast, says ‘imperative’ to protect civilians
Middle East
March 29, 2017
Pope, after Mosul blast, says ‘imperative’ to protect civilians
Pope Francis on Wednesday said it was "imperative and urgent" to protect civilians in Iraq, speaking as US investigators looked…