Islamic state
Car bomb in Baghdad’s Sadr City kills 50: police, medics
Middle East
May 11, 2016
Car bomb in Baghdad’s Sadr City kills 50: police, medics
A car bomb claimed by Islamic State in a Shi'ite Muslim district of Baghdad killed at least 50 people and…
The ‘bad boy’ cleric poised to be Iraq’s next kingmaker
Middle East
May 4, 2016
The ‘bad boy’ cleric poised to be Iraq’s next kingmaker
For years after the 2003 American invasion of Iraq, the Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had an outsized influence on the…
Islamic State gains ground in Syria’s Deir al-Zor city: monitor
Middle East
April 20, 2016
Islamic State gains ground in Syria’s Deir al-Zor city: monitor
Islamic State militants seized Syrian government-controlled territory in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Tuesday, a war monitor…
Four security-forces conscripts killed in central Sinai gunfight
Egypt
April 9, 2016
Four security-forces conscripts killed in central Sinai gunfight
Four conscripts from North Sinai's security forces were killed in an exchange of gun fire in central Sinai on Sunday,…
Denmark arrests four suspected IS recruits returning from Syria
World
April 7, 2016
Denmark arrests four suspected IS recruits returning from Syria
Danish police said they had arrested four people on Thursday at different addresses near Copenhagen on suspicion of having been…
Islamic State nets millions from antiquities: Russia
Middle East
April 7, 2016
Islamic State nets millions from antiquities: Russia
Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq are netting between US$150 million and $200 million a year from illicit trade…
Islamic state militants use mustard gas in attack on Deir Zor airport: state TV
Middle East
April 5, 2016
Islamic state militants use mustard gas in attack on Deir Zor airport: state TV
Islamic State militants attacked Syrian army troops with mustard gas in an offensive against a Syrian military airport in the…
Syrian Nusra Front’s Abu Firas killed in suspected drone strike: rebels
Middle East
April 4, 2016
Syrian Nusra Front’s Abu Firas killed in suspected drone strike: rebels
A prominent leader in Syrian al Qaeda offshoot Nusra Front was killed on Sunday in what rebel sources said appeared…
Syrian forces seize Islamic State-held town near Palmyra
Middle East
April 4, 2016
Syrian forces seize Islamic State-held town near Palmyra
Syrian and allied forces backed by Russian air strikes drove Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Qaryatain on…
Islamic State planted thousands of mines in Palmyra: Syrian army
Middle East
April 3, 2016
Islamic State planted thousands of mines in Palmyra: Syrian army
Islamic State militants retreating from Palmyra laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the army…