Islamic state
Uighur IS fighters vow blood will ‘flow in rivers’ in China
World
March 2, 2017
Uighur IS fighters vow blood will ‘flow in rivers’ in China
Vowing to plant their flag in China and that blood will "flow in rivers", a video released this week purportedly…
Egypt has failed to protect Christians: Amnesty
Egypt
March 1, 2017
Egypt has failed to protect Christians: Amnesty
Amnesty International says the Egyptian government has failed to protect hundreds of Coptic Christians who fled their homes in northern…
546 Christians flee from Arish to Ismailia: Coptic Church
Egypt
March 1, 2017
546 Christians flee from Arish to Ismailia: Coptic Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church said on Tuesday that a total of 133 Christian families, comprising 546 people, have fled from…
Syrian army to enter Islamic State-held Palmyra ‘very soon’: source
Middle East
March 1, 2017
Syrian army to enter Islamic State-held Palmyra ‘very soon’: source
Russian-backed Syrian government forces will enter the Islamic State-held city of Palmyra "very soon", a Syrian military source said on…
Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping Islamic State
Middle East
March 1, 2017
Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping Islamic State
US-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been…
Berlin criminalizes ‘Islamic State’-linked mosque activity
World
February 28, 2017
Berlin criminalizes ‘Islamic State’-linked mosque activity
Berlin's office of the interior banned the mosque association known as "Fussilet 33" on Tuesday. The organization is suspected of…
8,000 flee western Mosul, estimated 250,000 civilians could leave area: United Nations
Middle East
February 28, 2017
8,000 flee western Mosul, estimated 250,000 civilians could leave area: United Nations
Since Iraqi government forces launched the push to take the western half of Mosul from the Islamic State group last…
IS militants in north Sinai showing their strength
Egypt
February 28, 2017
IS militants in north Sinai showing their strength
In the past three days, Islamic State militants in Egypt's volatile northern Sinai region abducted four men accused of collaborating…
Mosul caught in ‘strange and terrifying’ battle as IS foreign soldiers fight to the end
Middle East
February 28, 2017
Mosul caught in ‘strange and terrifying’ battle as IS foreign soldiers fight to the end
The families cowered in basements, huddling in the dark as war raged overhead between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants…
Iraqi forces seize Mosul bridge as thousands of civilians flee
Middle East
February 27, 2017
Iraqi forces seize Mosul bridge as thousands of civilians flee
Iraqi forces seized a damaged Mosul bridge on Monday which could link up their units on either side of the…