Islamic state
Raids on Islamic State clear the way to Mosul, Iraqi official says
Middle East
January 8, 2016
Raids on Islamic State clear the way to Mosul, Iraqi official says
Special-forces raids on an Islamic State stronghold in northern Iraq are under way before a planned offensive to retake Mosul,…
Turkish soldiers repel attempted Islamic State attack on Iraq base: sources
Middle East
January 8, 2016
Turkish soldiers repel attempted Islamic State attack on Iraq base: sources
Turkish troops repelled an attack by Islamic State militants on a military base in northern Iraq where Turkish soldiers are…
Fires rage at Libyan oil ports after Islamic State attacks
Middle East
January 7, 2016
Fires rage at Libyan oil ports after Islamic State attacks
Three days of Islamic State attacks on Libya's biggest oil terminals have started fires that have spread to five massive…
CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’
Middle East
January 6, 2016
CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’
Ruqia Hassan was 30, a woman who dared to defy ISIS in its stronghold of Raqqa, Syria. She seemed to…
Islamic State threatens to destroy Saudi prisons after executions
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Islamic State threatens to destroy Saudi prisons after executions
Islamic State threatened to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons holding jihadists after Riyadh's execution of 47 people including 43 convicted Al-Qaeda…
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
Islamic State's territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in…
Militant in Islamic State video believed to be British ‘bouncy castle’ salesman
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Militant in Islamic State video believed to be British ‘bouncy castle’ salesman
The masked militant in an Islamic State video showing the killing of five men accused by the group of being…
Islamic State militants target Libya’s Es Sider oil port for second day
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Islamic State militants target Libya’s Es Sider oil port for second day
Islamic State militants resumed shelling near the Libyan oil port of Es Sider on Tuesday and an oil storage tank…
Islamic State jihadists attack key Libya oil facility: military
Middle East
January 4, 2016
Islamic State jihadists attack key Libya oil facility: military
The Islamic State jihadist group launched attacks near key oil facilities in northern Libya on Monday but were pushed back,…
IS threatens Britain in new executions video
Middle East
January 4, 2016
IS threatens Britain in new executions video
The Islamic State group threatened Britain in an Internet video Sunday showing the killing of five "spies" it said worked…