US-led coalition against Islamic State fighters
Up to one million people could flee battle for Iraq’s Mosul: ICRC
Middle East
July 30, 2016
Up to one million people could flee battle for Iraq’s Mosul: ICRC
Up to 1 million people could be driven from their homes in northern Iraq soon as fighting intensifies in a…
Germany, Turkey at odds over Incirlik base visits
Middle East
July 2, 2016
Germany, Turkey at odds over Incirlik base visits
Germany is pressing Turkey to allow German lawmakers to visit 250 German soldiers stationed at Incirlik air base in southern…
Iraqi forces retake Islamic State holdout in Falluja
Middle East
June 26, 2016
Iraqi forces retake Islamic State holdout in Falluja
Iraqi forces recaptured the last district held by Islamic State militants in the city of Falluja on Sunday and the…
Senior Islamic State official in Iraq killed in air strike: Pentagon
Middle East
May 10, 2016
Senior Islamic State official in Iraq killed in air strike: Pentagon
An air strike by a US-led coalition killed a senior Islamic State official in Iraq last week, a Pentagon spokesman…
As Islamic State is pushed back in Iraq, worries about what’s next
Middle East
April 12, 2016
As Islamic State is pushed back in Iraq, worries about what’s next
As US-led offensives drive back Islamic State in Iraq, concern is growing among US and UN officials that efforts to…
Syrian Nusra Front’s Abu Firas killed in suspected drone strike: rebels
Middle East
April 4, 2016
Syrian Nusra Front’s Abu Firas killed in suspected drone strike: rebels
A prominent leader in Syrian al Qaeda offshoot Nusra Front was killed on Sunday in what rebel sources said appeared…
Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq after Islamic State fires rockets: army
Middle East
March 27, 2016
Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq after Islamic State fires rockets: army
A Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in northern Iraq on Saturday when rockets fired by Islamic State during…
US general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
Middle East
November 7, 2015
US general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
US and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in coming…
A year later, US struggles to stop IS onslaught
Middle East
June 13, 2015
A year later, US struggles to stop IS onslaught
A year after Islamic State jihadists overran much of Iraq, the United States and its allies are struggling to turn…
Islamic State says it has full control of Iraq’s Ramadi
Middle East
May 18, 2015
Islamic State says it has full control of Iraq’s Ramadi
Islamic State militants said they had taken full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the…