Islamic state
Iraqi army says advances in Mosul, despite suicide bombers
Middle East
November 12, 2016
Iraqi army says advances in Mosul, despite suicide bombers
Iraqi special forces backed by U.S.
Russia says arrests Islamic State-linked group plotting Moscow attacks
World
November 12, 2016
Russia says arrests Islamic State-linked group plotting Moscow attacks
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested 10 people from Central Asia with links to Islamic State who planned to…
‘Crashing waves’ of jihadists fray soldiers’ nerves in Mosul battle
Middle East
November 10, 2016
‘Crashing waves’ of jihadists fray soldiers’ nerves in Mosul battle
A week after his tank division punched through Islamic State defenses on the southeast edge of Mosul, an Iraqi army…
Escaping Islamic State clutches in Mosul, civilians are targeted and trapped
Middle East
November 9, 2016
Escaping Islamic State clutches in Mosul, civilians are targeted and trapped
Seif Mohammed, his nose cut and swollen, winced and held his back. He had a narrow escape the previous day,…
Islamic State abducts more than 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: U.N.
Middle East
November 8, 2016
Islamic State abducts more than 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: U.N.
Islamic State fighters abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near the militant stronghold of Mosul and also forced 1,500…
Germany arrests five men suspected of recruiting for Islamic State
World
November 8, 2016
Germany arrests five men suspected of recruiting for Islamic State
German police on Tuesday arrested five suspected Islamist militants accused of recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Syria, the federal…
Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines
Middle East
November 7, 2016
Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines
After Islamic State conquered villages in northern Iraq, it spelled out in minute detail the rules of its self-proclaimed caliphate,…
Iraq peshmerga attack Islamic State town as army battles in Mosul
Middle East
November 7, 2016
Iraq peshmerga attack Islamic State town as army battles in Mosul
Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces attacked an Islamic State-held town northeast of Mosul on Monday, trying to clear a pocket of…
US-backed forces launch bid to capture IS Syria ‘capital’
Middle East
November 6, 2016
US-backed forces launch bid to capture IS Syria ‘capital’
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance launched an offensive Sunday on the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa, upping pressure…
Assad says West growing weaker in Syria
Middle East
November 6, 2016
Assad says West growing weaker in Syria
President Bashar al-Assad claimed Western powers are "becoming much weaker" in Syria, in a confident interview published in The Sunday…