Islamic state
UPDATE 3: Tunisia says suicide bomber carried out bus attack claimed by Islamic State
Middle East
November 24, 2015
UPDATE 3: Tunisia says suicide bomber carried out bus attack claimed by Islamic State
Tunisian authorities said on Wednesday a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with plastic explosive blew up a presidential guard…
UPDATE 2: IS militants claim hotel attack that killed 7 in Egypt’s Sinai
Egypt
November 24, 2015
UPDATE 2: IS militants claim hotel attack that killed 7 in Egypt’s Sinai
Islamic State's Egyptian branch claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed at least seven people in a hotel in North…
Egyptian judges once again become the target of militants
Egypt
November 24, 2015
Egyptian judges once again become the target of militants
Egyptian judges have once again become the victims of militant attacks.
Insight: In taking economic war to Islamic State, US developing new tools
Middle East
November 24, 2015
Insight: In taking economic war to Islamic State, US developing new tools
Since last month, US warplanes have struck Islamic State's oil infrastructure in Syria in a stepped-up campaign of economic warfare…
AP analysis: Islamic State defeat won’t bring end to chaos, violence in Middle East
Middle East
November 23, 2015
AP analysis: Islamic State defeat won’t bring end to chaos, violence in Middle East
The chaos and violence gripping the Middle East are not likely to evaporate even if the forces arrayed against the…
Syrian troops seize territory from IS in central province
Middle East
November 23, 2015
Syrian troops seize territory from IS in central province
Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes captured areas from the Islamic State group in the central province of Homs on…
CNN: Salah Abdeslam – the mystery of France’s most-wanted man
World
November 23, 2015
CNN: Salah Abdeslam – the mystery of France’s most-wanted man
Salah Abdeslam, the only one of the suspected Paris attackers known to have survived, is still at large and still…
ElBaradei questions Egypt probe as UN blames IS for recent terror attacks
Egypt
November 23, 2015
ElBaradei questions Egypt probe as UN blames IS for recent terror attacks
Former Egyptian Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei questioned Sunday the fate of Egyptian investigations into the fatal crash of a Russian…
CNN: Obama calls ISIS ‘killers with good social media’
World
November 23, 2015
CNN: Obama calls ISIS ‘killers with good social media’
US President Barack Obama toughened his rhetoric against ISIS at a weekend press conference in Malaysia that concluded his nine-day…
Libyans need to fight Islamic State, not each other: French defense minister
Middle East
November 22, 2015
Libyans need to fight Islamic State, not each other: French defense minister
Libya's main armed factions will be committing suicide unless they stop fighting each other and take on Islamic State's growing…