iraq
Car bombs kill 11 in Baghdad at end of Ramadan fast
Middle East
July 5, 2015
Car bombs kill 11 in Baghdad at end of Ramadan fast
Two car bombs killed 11 people in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday, police and medical sources said, striking as…
UNESCO chief warns about jihadist ‘culture cleansing’
Art news
July 3, 2015
UNESCO chief warns about jihadist ‘culture cleansing’
The head of the UN cultural organisation on Wednesday called for a campaign against the "culture cleansing" being carried out…
Iraqi forces say most of Baiji town recaptured from Islamic State
Middle East
July 2, 2015
Iraqi forces say most of Baiji town recaptured from Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them…
Bomb attacks kill four people at Baghdad street markets
Middle East
June 27, 2015
Bomb attacks kill four people at Baghdad street markets
Four people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Baghdad on Saturday, police and medics said. In the Obeidi district of…
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
Egypt
June 24, 2015
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
An Egyptian human rights organization has told the United Nations that defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria can…
Pentagon: US, Shi’ite fighters not working together at Iraq base
Middle East
June 24, 2015
Pentagon: US, Shi’ite fighters not working together at Iraq base
The Pentagon said that there are some Shi'ite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements,…
Two notorious Australian IS fighters reported dead
Middle East
June 23, 2015
Two notorious Australian IS fighters reported dead
Canberra was Tuesday working to verify reports that two of Australia's most wanted Islamic State group fighters, notorious for being…
Baghdadi: The enigmatic IS jihadist chief
Middle East
June 21, 2015
Baghdadi: The enigmatic IS jihadist chief
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose from obscurity to lead the world's most infamous and feared jihadist group, but shuns the spotlight…
US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, 6 in Syria
Middle East
June 20, 2015
US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, 6 in Syria
US and coalition forces targeted the Islamic State on Friday with 16 air strikes in Iraq and six in Syria,…
A year on, no quick fix to halt IS ‘caliphate’
Middle East
June 20, 2015
A year on, no quick fix to halt IS ‘caliphate’
A year after its establishment, the Islamic State group's self-declared "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq remains well-funded and heavily armed,…