iraq
Kurdish fighters rout IS group militants from town near Iraq
World
February 28, 2015
Kurdish fighters rout IS group militants from town near Iraq
Kurdish fighters Friday fought their way into a northeastern Syrian town that was a key stronghold of Islamic State militants,…
Air strike kills 17 Islamic State militants, nine civilians in Iraq
World
February 26, 2015
Air strike kills 17 Islamic State militants, nine civilians in Iraq
A coalition air strike near the Iraqi border town of al-Qaim killed at least 17 Islamic State militants and nine…
US officer: Iraq moving to retake town from Islamic State
Egypt
February 23, 2015
US officer: Iraq moving to retake town from Islamic State
Iraqi forces appear set to drive Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Baghdadi, securing an area near a…
France deploys aircraft carrier in Gulf for IS fight
World
February 23, 2015
France deploys aircraft carrier in Gulf for IS fight
France deployed an aircraft carrier in the Gulf on Monday as part of the US-led military campaign against the Islamic…
IS reportedly chops hands of 3 women, flogs 5 men in Iraq
Egypt
February 17, 2015
IS reportedly chops hands of 3 women, flogs 5 men in Iraq
The Islamic State (IS) has reportedly chopped the hands of three women over unknown charges and flogged five men for…
Chomsky: US, Saudi Arabia caused evolution of Islamic State
Egypt
February 17, 2015
Chomsky: US, Saudi Arabia caused evolution of Islamic State
The United States’ military intervention in Iraq and the Saudi-born Islamic doctrine of Wahhabism has created the environment that brought…
Westerners join Iraqi Christian militia to fight Islamic State
Egypt
February 15, 2015
Westerners join Iraqi Christian militia to fight Islamic State
aint Michael, the archangel of battle, is tattooed across the back of a U.S. army veteran who recently returned toIraq and…
Iraqi TV: Relatives of Islamic State leader Baghdady arrested
Egypt
February 15, 2015
Iraqi TV: Relatives of Islamic State leader Baghdady arrested
Iraq’s TV and media network said Sunday that police in the province of Samarra had arrested two relatives of Islamic…
Suicide bomber kills at least 12 in north Baghdad
World
February 9, 2015
Suicide bomber kills at least 12 in north Baghdad
A suicide bomber attacked a Shiite-majority area of north Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 12 people, security and medical…
Islamic State attacks Kurdish outposts across Iraq
World
January 31, 2015
Islamic State attacks Kurdish outposts across Iraq
Islamic State militants struck at Kurdish forces southwest of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, while bombs in Kirkuk,…