Islamic state
Video exclusive: CNN crew comes under fire from ISIS on front line
Middle East
June 11, 2015
Video exclusive: CNN crew comes under fire from ISIS on front line
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh travelled to Ramadi, Iraq – the first time a Western TV crew has been taken to…
NGO: 46,000 killed in one year of combating Islamic state
Middle East
June 10, 2015
NGO: 46,000 killed in one year of combating Islamic state
Around 46,000 people have been killed in Iraq fighting the islamic state militant group over the last year, a local NGO said…
Amnesty: Yazidi militia killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack
Middle East
June 10, 2015
Amnesty: Yazidi militia killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers…
The Islamic State: A year of death and destruction
Middle East
June 8, 2015
The Islamic State: A year of death and destruction
The Islamic State jihadist group launched a sweeping offensive a year ago that overran large chunks of Iraqi territory, led…
Syrian army regains ground against Islamic State in Hasaka city
Middle East
June 8, 2015
Syrian army regains ground against Islamic State in Hasaka city
The Syrian army said on Sunday it had repulsed a major offensive by Islamic State militants in the northeastern city…
Idlib gains bring Syrian rebels closer to Assad’s coastal homeland
Middle East
June 7, 2015
Idlib gains bring Syrian rebels closer to Assad’s coastal homeland
Sunni Islamist groups have overrun Syrian army outposts and villages in the Idlib province, closing on coastal strongholds of President…
Iraq forces repel car bomb attack in Anbar
Middle East
June 6, 2015
Iraq forces repel car bomb attack in Anbar
Iraqi security forces backed by air support used anti-tank missiles to repel Islamic State group suicide bombers driving explosives-rigged vehicles…
Australia: Islamic State working to develop chemical weapons
World
June 6, 2015
Australia: Islamic State working to develop chemical weapons
The Islamic State group has shown it is prepared to use chemical weapons and is likely to have among its…
Islamic State militants use water as weapon in western Iraq
Middle East
June 3, 2015
Islamic State militants use water as weapon in western Iraq
Islamic State militants have closed gates of a dam on the Euphrates River in western Iraq, reducing the water and…
CNN profiles women of ISIS: Who are they?
Middle East
June 3, 2015
CNN profiles women of ISIS: Who are they?
"I made my little steps ... I was trembling. Nervous. Scared..." Shams' breathless prose reads like a trashy romance novel,…