US-led coalition
Heavy fighting as Iraqi forces try to surround Falluja
Middle East
July 6, 2015
Heavy fighting as Iraqi forces try to surround Falluja
Iraqi Shi'ite fighters and army troops made gains north of Falluja on Sunday but their efforts to seal off Islamic…
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
Middle East
June 17, 2015
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria's Kurds are proving themselves an ever more dependable ally in the…
Syrian army regains ground against Islamic State in Hasaka city
Middle East
June 8, 2015
Syrian army regains ground against Islamic State in Hasaka city
The Syrian army said on Sunday it had repulsed a major offensive by Islamic State militants in the northeastern city…
Iraq forces repel car bomb attack in Anbar
Middle East
June 6, 2015
Iraq forces repel car bomb attack in Anbar
Iraqi security forces backed by air support used anti-tank missiles to repel Islamic State group suicide bombers driving explosives-rigged vehicles…
US-led coalition to meet on IS as suicide bomb kills 37
Middle East
June 2, 2015
US-led coalition to meet on IS as suicide bomb kills 37
US-led coalition members carrying out air raids against the Islamic State group were preparing to meet on Tuesday after a…
Shi’ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State
Middle East
May 18, 2015
Shi’ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State
A column of Shi'ite militia fighters arrived at a military base near Ramadi on Monday as Baghdad moved to retake…
US-led coalition launches new airstrikes in Syria
Egypt
September 27, 2014
US-led coalition launches new airstrikes in Syria
U.S. coalition-led warplanes struck jihadis attacking a town near the Turkish border for the first time Saturday, as well as…