Middle East
Rival Libya militants fight Islamic State amid suicide bombings
June 14, 2015
Rival Libya militants fight Islamic State amid suicide bombings
A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back Islamic State fighters, capturing the…
Israeli army jeep hits, kills Palestinian in West Bank
June 14, 2015
Israeli army jeep hits, kills Palestinian in West Bank
An Israeli army jeep struck and killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, with the military and…
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
June 13, 2015
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
A Syrian rebel alliance has pushed Islamic State group jihadists further away from one of its key supply routes from…
TASS: Iran nuclear talks ‘virtually stalled’, deadline may be missed
June 13, 2015
TASS: Iran nuclear talks ‘virtually stalled’, deadline may be missed
Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers have virtually stalled and a deadline for a final deal may have…
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
June 13, 2015
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it began an advance toward an Islamic State-held town at the Turkish border on…
US sends 6 Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman for resettlement
June 13, 2015
US sends 6 Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman for resettlement
Six Yemenis held for more than a decade at the US military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Oman…
A year later, US struggles to stop IS onslaught
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…
US troops at Taqaddum to help Iraqis plan fight for Ramadi
June 13, 2015
US troops at Taqaddum to help Iraqis plan fight for Ramadi
President Barack Obama has said American forces being sent to a new operations center in the heart of the war…
Fars: Iran says concerned over cyber-security of nuclear talks
June 12, 2015
Fars: Iran says concerned over cyber-security of nuclear talks
Iran expressed concern on Friday over cyber-security of nuclear talks with six world powers after reported cyber-attacks on venues linked…
Nine killed in clashes between Islamic State and other militants in eastern Libya
June 12, 2015
Nine killed in clashes between Islamic State and other militants in eastern Libya
At least nine fighters were killed in clashes on Friday between Islamic State and another Islamist force in the eastern…