Islamic state
		Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	November 11, 2018
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
						BAGHDAD/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Iraq’s oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States…					
				
			
		Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
		
			Travel
			
				
				 
		
	November 11, 2018
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
						BAGHDAD/FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – At Baghdad’s grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is…					
				
			
		Australia terror attacker ‘inspired by Islamic State’
		
			World
			
				
				 
		
	November 11, 2018
Australia terror attacker ‘inspired by Islamic State’
						  A Somali-born Australian who went on a deadly knife rampage in the country’s second-largest city Melbourne was inspired by…					
				
			
		Ex-IS captive says son died in her lap from militant fire
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	November 10, 2018
Ex-IS captive says son died in her lap from militant fire
						  A Syrian woman captured by Islamic State militants said her 8-year-old son died in her lap when the extremists…					
				
			
		More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	November 6, 2018
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
						  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by Islamic…					
				
			
		19 terrorists killed in Western Desert after attack against Copts in Minya
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	November 4, 2018
19 terrorists killed in Western Desert after attack against Copts in Minya
						Egyptian police killed 19 terrorists in the Western Desert over charges of attacking Copts after they left the Monastery of…					
				
			
		Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	October 30, 2018
Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
						  BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – Three Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed by a roadside bomb as they walked to a…					
				
			
		Woman blows herself up in Tunis, wounding 15 people including 10 police officers
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	October 30, 2018
Woman blows herself up in Tunis, wounding 15 people including 10 police officers
						TUNIS (Reuters) – A woman blew herself up in the center of the Tunisian capital on Monday, wounding 15 people…					
				
			
		Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	October 29, 2018
Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback
						  BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a…					
				
			
		Islamic State claims blast near election commission in Afghan capital: Amaq
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	October 29, 2018
Islamic State claims blast near election commission in Afghan capital: Amaq
						  CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Monday for a blast near the election commission in Afghan capital…					
				
			