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Austrian minister says ‘Islamist terrorist’ in Vienna attack, death toll rises to five
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Austrian minister says ‘Islamist terrorist’ in Vienna attack, death toll rises to five

VIENNA (Reuters) – Hundreds of police fanned out across Vienna on Tuesday, searching for perpetrators of attacks that left five…
IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded
Middle East

IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Islamic State militants in Afghanistan stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair…
Yazidi Iraqi keeps tradition alive of arak-making from dates
Middle East

Yazidi Iraqi keeps tradition alive of arak-making from dates

BASHIQA, Iraq (Reuters) – Saad Hussein, a 42-year-old Yazidi Iraqi, is one of the last in the northern region of…
For Iraq’s persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk
Middle East

For Iraq’s persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk

DOHUK, Iraq (Reuters) – The Yazidis of northern Iraq, an ancient religious minority brutally persecuted by Islamic State, want nothing…
Syrians linked to IS will be allowed to leave sprawling camp
Middle East

Syrians linked to IS will be allowed to leave sprawling camp

BEIRUT (AP) — The Kurdish-led authority in northeast Syria will allow Syrian citizens to leave a sprawling camp that houses…
Eastern Libyan forces say they killed Islamic State leader
Middle East

Eastern Libyan forces say they killed Islamic State leader

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces said on Wednesday they killed the leader of the Islamic State group in…
United States formally announces troop reduction in Iraq
Middle East

United States formally announces troop reduction in Iraq

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States military on Wednesday announced that it would be reducing its presence in Iraq from…
Turkey gives IS militant 40 life sentences for 2017 attack
Middle East

Turkey gives IS militant 40 life sentences for 2017 attack

A Turkish court on Monday sentenced an Islamic State suspect to life in prison over the New Year’s Eve attack…
Syria says pipeline blast was terrorist attack, US suspects IS
Middle East

Syria says pipeline blast was terrorist attack, US suspects IS

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Syrian government said an explosion on a main gas pipeline traversing the Middle East on Monday…
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
Middle East

Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN

At least eight children aged under five have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria that houses relatives…
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