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Air strikes by US-led forces have killed 553 Islamist fighters and 32 civilians during a month-long campaign in Syria, a…

Coalition air strikes killed around 25 Islamic State fighters on Wednesday near the northern Iraqi city of Baiji, residents told…

The fiercest fighting in days shook the Syrian border town of Kobani overnight when Islamic State fighters attacked Kurdish forces…

Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said…

A supporter of Islamic State militants has warned of attacks on the United States and its allies if they continue…

French President Francois Hollande called on Monday for united international action to tackle the threat from Islamic State militants as…

Egypt refused to dispatch troops to Iraq and Syria to take part in military operations against the Islamic State (IS)…

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Badr Abdel Aaty welcomed on Tuesday formation of the new Iraqi government, headed by Heidar al-Abady, which…

Islamic State fighters attacked a riverside town north of Baghdad on Monday with gunboats and a car bomb, killing 17…

The United States launched its first air strikes in Iraq's Sunni Arab heartland, bombing jihadists near a key dam on…