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Syrian government air strikes kill more than 60 in Raqqa
Syrian government warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes Tuesday on the de-facto capital of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, killing at least...
UN: Islamic State group got up to $45m in ransoms
The Islamic State group which controls a large swath of Syria and Iraq has received between $35 million and $45 million in ransom payments in the past...
Islamic State group recruits, exploits children
Across the vast region under the control of the Islamic State (IS), a group calling itself the Islamic Police is actively conscripting children for battle...
Canadian military veterans said to be aiding rebel fight on Islamic State
A half-dozen former Canadian armed forces personnel were reported on Friday to be enlisting with Kurdish fighters to combat the terror group that calls...
Countries wrestle with how to de-radicalise returning jihadists
Countries around the globe are experimenting with de-radicalisation programmes to deal with the threat of jihadists returning from the wars of the Middle...
Death toll from Islamic State massacre of Sunni tribe in Anbar surges
Iraqi officials upped the death toll of a massacre of Sunni Arab tribesmen by the self-styled Islamic State today to 322, making it among the largest massacres...
Iraqi, Kurdish troops push back against Baghdad-bound IS militants
Iraqi government forces and Shi’ite militias seized control of the strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhar near Baghdad from Islamic State on Saturday and...
U.S. investigating report that Islamic State used chlorine gas
American security officials said Thursday that they were looking into a new report that Islamic State (IS) militants had used chlorine gas as a weapon...
'Five Britons a week joining IS as jihadists', says UK police chief
At least five Britons a week are travelling to Iraq and Syria to fight for Islamic State, according to the UK’s most senior police officer.
U.S.-led coalition slams new IS targets in Syria, Iraq
U.S. war planes struck more than two dozen times in Syria and Iraq on Friday and Saturday, hitting Islamic State jihadists and oil infrastructure they...
Islamic State said to be flying 3 captured jets in Syria - with Iraqi help
The Islamic State (IS) is test-flying, with the help of former Iraqi air force pilots, several fighter jets captured earlier from air bases belonging to...
Islamic State ‘training pilots to fly fighter jets’
Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State in Syria are training members of the group to fly in three captured fighter jets, a group monitoring the war...
U.S. makes held talks with Syrian Kurdish group, could fuel tension with Turkey
The United States has held direct talks for the first time with a key Syrian Kurdish group, whose troops have been battling the Islamic State group, the...
IS wises up: Top U.S. general says fighters are savvier, more evasive
As the U.S. and its allies enters the third month of a bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria, a top U.S.
Fear reigns in Iraq capital as Baghdad residents watch IS take nearby cities
On the western edge of Iraq’s capital, Islamic State group militants battle government forces and exchange mortar fire, only adding to the sense...
'A war without witnesses': Journalists lament news 'black holes' in IS territory
Kidnappings, beheadings, a hatred of journalists: War correspondents are avoiding the areas controlled by the Islamic State.
Bombings kill 45 in Shi’ite areas of Baghdad and outskirts; Iraq on high alert
At least 45 people were killed in bombings in Baghdad and its rural outskirts on Saturday as the government continued to defend the capital against jihadists...
United States steps up air strikes on IS in Syria as Turkish Kurds riot
U.S.-led coalition warplanes have intensified bombing raids to push back Islamic State (IS) forces intent on seizing the Kurdish town of Kobane in Syria,...
U.S.-led air strikes keep IS at bay in Kobane as refugees stream into Turkey
The U.S.-led coalition has carried out its most sustained air attacks so far on Islamic State (IS) fighters attacking the Turkey-Syria border town of Kobane,...
From Chicago to Japan, flow of Islamic State volunteers continues
Tokyo police are investigating the possibility that a Japanese student tried to travel to Syria to join Islamic State.
Kurdish woman suicide bomber attacks IS militants in Syria: monitor
A female Kurdish fighter carried out a suicide bomb attack against jihadists from the Islamic State group outside the embattled Syrian border town of Kobane...
Jihadists pound key Syrian town after beheading Briton
Kurdish fighters supported by US-led air strikes held back Islamic State militants attacking the Syrian border town of Kobane on Saturday, amid an international...
'State of Superstition': Iraq sitcom mocks IS to 'remove the phobia'
As Iraqi forces struggle to pin back the Islamic State group on the ground, Baghdad is taking its war against the jihadists to the airwaves with a television...
Obama: U.S. intelligence underestimated militants in Syria
President Barack Obama said in an interview airing Sunday that he agrees with intelligence leaders who believe the United States not only underestimated...
New interpretation of apostasy needed for modern times, says Muslim scholar
A leading Muslim scholar has argued that contemporary Muslims needed to come up with a new interpretation of apostasy to reflect freedom of religion and...
U.S. hits Islamic State oil targets in Syria, vows to keep up assault
The U.S.-led coalition has targeted oil refineries in Syria during a third night of air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants.
Despite U.N. focus and U.S. strikes, Islamic State said to advance in Syria
U.S. planes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria for a second day on Wednesday, but the strikes did not halt the fighters’ advance in a Kurdish...
Air strikes carried out by U.S. and Arab allies kill 120 jihadists in Syria
U.S.-led air strikes killed at least 120 jihadists in Syria today, a monitoring group said.
Officials: FBI is tracking 100 Americans who fought alongside IS in Syria
Some of the estimated 100 Americans who have tried to get to Syria and join up with militant groups such as the Islamic State have returned to the United...
Airstrikes boost Islamic State, FBI director warns more hostages possible
Support for Islamic State increased after U.S. airstrikes began in Iraq and the militant group may take more hostages to try to force concessions from...
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