Islamic state
UPDATE: Quadruple car bombing in Yemen capital killed two, wounded 60
Middle East
June 18, 2015
UPDATE: Quadruple car bombing in Yemen capital killed two, wounded 60
Four car bombs which struck mosques in Sanaa and the headquarters of Yemen's dominant Houthi movement on Wednesday killed two…
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
Middle East
June 17, 2015
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria's Kurds are proving themselves an ever more dependable ally in the…
Taliban warn IS leader not to interfere in Afghanistan
World
June 16, 2015
Taliban warn IS leader not to interfere in Afghanistan
The Taliban Tuesday warned the leader of the Islamic State group against waging a parallel insurgency in Afghanistan, after a…
Spokesman: Syrian Kurds seize control of main road, encircle Islamic State town
Middle East
June 15, 2015
Spokesman: Syrian Kurds seize control of main road, encircle Islamic State town
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Monday it had seized a major road that brought reinforcements from Islamic State's…
Rival Libya militants fight Islamic State amid suicide bombings
Middle East
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…
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
Middle East
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…
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
Middle East
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…
A year later, US struggles to stop IS onslaught
Middle East
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
Middle East
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…
Nine killed in clashes between Islamic State and other militants in eastern Libya
Middle East
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…