Islamic state
Egyptian militant group denies pledging loyalty to Islamic State
Egypt
November 4, 2014
Egyptian militant group denies pledging loyalty to Islamic State
Egypt's most active militant group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, denied in a Twitter message on Tuesday that it had pledged allegiance…
Statement: Egypt’s Ansar militants swear allegience to Islamic State
Egypt
November 4, 2014
Statement: Egypt’s Ansar militants swear allegience to Islamic State
Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis, Egypt's most active militant group, has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, a statement from Ansar said Monday…
Canada conducts first airstrikes on IS targets in Iraq
World
November 3, 2014
Canada conducts first airstrikes on IS targets in Iraq
The Canadian military dropped bombs on Islamic State positions in Iraq for the first time, in support of the US-led…
Iraqi Kurds join fight against Islamic State in Kobani
World
November 3, 2014
Iraqi Kurds join fight against Islamic State in Kobani
Iraqi Kurdish fighters have joined the fight against Islamic State militants in Kobani, hoping their support for fellow Kurds backed…
Security vetting 600 believed to have headed to Iraq, Syria
Egypt
November 3, 2014
Security vetting 600 believed to have headed to Iraq, Syria
Security authorities say they are currently questioning five people who returned from Syria after training with Islamic State militants and…
Kurdish peshmerga arrive with weapons in Syria’s Kobani
World
November 1, 2014
Kurdish peshmerga arrive with weapons in Syria’s Kobani
Iraqi Kurdish forces arrived in the Syrian town of Kobani with heavy weapons to help Syrian Kurds fend off attempts…
Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria to fight Islamic State
World
October 30, 2014
Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria to fight Islamic State
A first group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Thursday to help push…
Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State
World
October 29, 2014
Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State
Iraqi peshmerga fighters headed for the Syrian town of Kobani on Tuesday to help fellow Kurds repel an Islamic State advance…
Suicide bomber kills 27 militiamen south of Iraqi capital
World
October 28, 2014
Suicide bomber kills 27 militiamen south of Iraqi capital
A suicide bomber killed at least 27 Shi'ite militiamen outside the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakhar on Monday after security…
Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani
World
October 28, 2014
Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani
Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish…