Iraq says 322 tribe members killed by Islamic State
BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants have killed 322 members of an Iraqi tribe in western Anbar… Read More
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Canada conducts first airstrikes on IS targets in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Canada conducted airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Iraq for the first time on… Read More
11 years ago
Peshmerga bolster Kurd defenders of Syrian town
SURUC, TURKEY: Kurdish peshmerga forces streamed across the Syrian border from Turkey late Friday to… Read More
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Suicide bomber kills 27 militiamen in Iraq, all eyes on Kobani
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber killed at least 27 Shi'ite militiamen on the outskirts of the… Read More
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Kurds thwart new IS bid to cut off Syria’s Kobane
MURSITPINAR, TURKEY: Kurdish forces have thwarted a new attempt by Islamic State group fighters to… Read More
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Ground offensive against Islamic State months away in Iraq: U.S.
FLORIDA: Iraqi forces are months away from being able to start waging any kind of… Read More
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Islamic State militants now world’s richest: experts
WASHINGTON: The Islamic State has become the world's wealthiest terror group, earning tens of millions… Read More
11 years ago
Blackwater guards found guilty in 2007 Iraq ‘massacre’
WASHINGTON: Four former Blackwater security guards were found guilty Wednesday for their roles in a… Read More
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Air strikes kills around 25 Islamic State fighters in Iraq: residents
BAGHDAD: Coalition air strikes killed around 25 Islamic State fighters on Wednesday near the northern… Read More
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Iran supreme leader blames West for Islamic State rise, wants regional solution
TEHRAN: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed Western powers on Tuesday for the rise… Read More
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US slams IS with 25 new air strikes in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON: US war planes struck more than two dozen times in Syria and Iraq on… Read More
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‘Syria recruiter’ charged with preparing Australia terror attack
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: A man arrested in Australian counter-terrorism raids in September is facing fresh charges… Read More
11 years ago
Turkey says US can use air bases for IS fight: US official
WASHINGTON: Turkey has granted the United States access to its air bases for the campaign against… Read More
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Triple car bomb attack kills 25 in Iraq town: officials
BAQUBAH: Three suicide car bomb attacks against offices in a Kurdish-controlled Iraqi town killed at… Read More
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British soldiers training peshmerga in Iraq
LONDON: British soldiers are in Iraq training the Kurdish peshmerga forces battling Islamic State jihadists,… Read More
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Thousands likely to be massacred if ISIL takes Kobani: U.N.
GENEVA/MURSITPINAR: Thousands of people most likely will be massacred if Kobani falls to Islamic State… Read More
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Marine is first U.S. death in operations against ISIL
WASHINGTON: A U.S. Marine who went into the sea from a V-22 Osprey during a… Read More
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Australian aircraft to join coalition air strikes in Iraq
SYDNEY: Australian fighter jets have been authorized to begin striking Islamic State insurgents in Iraq,… Read More
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U.S., Kurds strike at Islamic State in Syria
BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR, TURKEY: U.S. warplanes attacked Islamic State targets in Syria overnight, in raids that a… Read More
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ISIL bombs Syrian Kurdish town despite U.S. air strikes
BEIRUT: New U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State fighters failed to stop them from pressing… Read More
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