Islamic state
Report: 3,000 in Turkey linked to Islamic State
World
January 17, 2015
Report: 3,000 in Turkey linked to Islamic State
Around 3,000 people in Turkey are believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, a Turkish intelligence…
UPDATED: Japan’s Abe pledges support for Mideast countries battling Islamic State
Egypt
January 17, 2015
UPDATED: Japan’s Abe pledges support for Mideast countries battling Islamic State
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Saturday that the world would suffer an "immeasurable loss" if terrorism spreads in…
Pentagon to deploy 400 troops to train Syrian rebels
World
January 16, 2015
Pentagon to deploy 400 troops to train Syrian rebels
The U.S. military is planning to deploy more than 400 troops to help train Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State,…
Islamic State beheads militiaman as opposition attacks mount
World
January 15, 2015
Islamic State beheads militiaman as opposition attacks mount
Islamic State has executed a Syrian it accused of belonging to a militant cell that ambushed its fighters and blew up…
Monitor: IS jihadists claim abduction of 21 Christians in Libya
Egypt
January 13, 2015
Monitor: IS jihadists claim abduction of 21 Christians in Libya
The Islamic State group's branch in Libya has claimed the abduction of 21 Christians, a monitor reported Monday, as Egypt…
Apparent Islamic State backers hack US military Twitter feed
Egypt
January 13, 2015
Apparent Islamic State backers hack US military Twitter feed
The Twitter and YouTube accounts for the US military command that oversees operations in the Middle East were hacked on…
British ambassador: IS distorts teachings of Islam
Egypt
January 8, 2015
British ambassador: IS distorts teachings of Islam
The Islamist militant group Islamic State, which seeks an Islamic caliphate in Iraq and Syria, and notorious for beheadings of…
Islamic State fighter praises attack on Paris satirical magazine
Egypt
January 7, 2015
Islamic State fighter praises attack on Paris satirical magazine
A fighter of the Islamic State militant group praised Wednesday's attack on a French satirical magazine that killed at least…
UN: Islamic State school closures in Syria affect 670,000
World
January 6, 2015
UN: Islamic State school closures in Syria affect 670,000
An estimated 670,000 children in Syria are being deprived of education after Islamic State forces ordered schools closed to change the curriculum,…
Monitor: Islamic State executed nearly 2,000 people in six months
Egypt
December 28, 2014
Monitor: Islamic State executed nearly 2,000 people in six months
The Islamic State militant group has killed 1,878 people in Syria during the past six months, the majority of them civilians, a…