Islamic state
Amnesty International condemns ISIL’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Iraq
Amnesty International has accused Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists of “systematic ethnic cleansing” and mass killings...
With neighbours in crisis, new tests mount for Jordan
Jordan’s powerful intelligence services appear to be deploying their full range of tools to counter the threat of native Jordanians joining the Islamic...
Assad allies alarmed by advance of Islamist forces in Syria
A mounting death toll in President Bashar al-Assad’s armed forces is causing alarm among some government loyalists who are worried about Islamic...
Who’s paying Islamic State’s bills? U.S. wants to know
Officially, the FBI agents who swarmed Donald Ray Morgan at Kennedy Airport this month were there to arrest him on a mundane gun charge.
Philippine militants pledge allegiance to Islamic State jihadists
Hardline Muslim guerrillas in the Philippines said Friday they have pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the extremist jihadists who now control large...
As wave of bombs rocks Baghdad, ancient Christian population of Mosul flees
The ancient Christian community of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul had all but fled by Saturday, ending a presence stretching back nearly two millennia...
Twin terrors: 16-year-old sisters flee UK to ‘join Syria militants’
Twin teenage girls have run away from their home in the UK and travelled to Syria, sparking fear they may have joined militants in the Islamic State (IS).
Despite debate over authenticity, ‘caliph’ video displays jihadists’ confidence
The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group which spearheaded a sweeping militant assault that overran swathes of Iraq is now claiming leadership of the world’s...
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