Daesh
US-backed forces retake IS hub in east Syria: monitor
Middle East
December 14, 2018
US-backed forces retake IS hub in east Syria: monitor
Kurdish-dominated forces backed by air strikes by a US-led coalition retook full control of a key jihadist hub in…
Some non-Muslims may still enter Paradise: Habib al-Jifri
Society
November 28, 2018
Some non-Muslims may still enter Paradise: Habib al-Jifri
Sufi Islamic preacher Habib Ali al-Jifri said that it is not true that non-Muslims will not enter Paradise, citing…
Iraqi military says it killed 15 Islamic State militants in the north
Middle East
November 21, 2018
Iraqi military says it killed 15 Islamic State militants in the north
CAIRO (Reuters) – Iraqi forces have killed 15 Islamic State militants inside a tunnel during a search operation in…
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
Middle East
November 6, 2018
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by Islamic…
Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – Three Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed by a roadside bomb as they walked to a…
Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback
BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a…
Islamic State claims blast near election commission in Afghan capital: Amaq
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Islamic State claims blast near election commission in Afghan capital: Amaq
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Monday for a blast near the election commission in Afghan capital…
Thousands remain missing after Iraq’s victories against IS
Middle East
December 31, 2017
Thousands remain missing after Iraq’s victories against IS
In 2014, Abdulrahman Saad was taken from his home in Mosul by Islamic State fighters, leaving his family in limbo.…
From fighting ‘Islamic State’ to rotting in Iraqi jail
Middle East
December 29, 2017
From fighting ‘Islamic State’ to rotting in Iraqi jail
Foreign fighters against “Islamic State” have been subjected to heavy mistreatment in Iraqi Kurdish prisons. Karlos Zurutuza and Ferrán Barber…
Liberation from militants leaves devastation in Mosul
Middle East
July 15, 2017
Liberation from militants leaves devastation in Mosul
There was a smell of death in Mosul’s Old City when Ayman Hashem came back this week to see what…