Islamic State

Two US troops injured in Iraq, Syria during Islamic State attacks

WASHINGTON: Two US troops were wounded over the weekend in separate Islamic State attacks in… Read More

Islamic State-claimed suicide attack kills seven in Iraq cafe

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber blew himself up on Sunday among young Iraqis assembled in a… Read More

Islamic State hit by 150 US-led air strikes near Syria’s Raqa: monitor

BEIRUT: A US-led coalition has carried out at least 150 air strikes on the Islamic… Read More

Dire conditions for civilians trapped in Iraq’s Fallujah: UN

BAGHDAD: Only 800 people have been able to flee Fallujah since Iraqi forces launched a… Read More

Islamic State threatens attacks in India

MUMBAI: In a rare appeal to India's Muslim minority, Islamic State says it is planning… Read More

EgyptAir flight from Paris feared crashed in Mediterranean

CAIRO: An EgyptAir flight from Paris with 66 people on board vanished from radar screens… Read More

Baghdad attacks kill at least 39 people

BAGHDAD: Attacks including suicide bombings in Baghdad killed at least 39 people Tuesday, the second time… Read More

Anger, fear sweeps Turkish border town under attack from Islamic State

KILIS, Turkey: Turkish shopkeeper Mehmet Baykal knew he had less than 10 seconds to dive… Read More

Islamic State attacks gas plant north of Baghdad, killing 11

BAGHDAD: An Islamic State attack on a state-run gas plant in Baghdad's northern outskirts on… Read More

Suicide bombing claimed by IS kills 25 Yemen police recruits: medics

ADEN: A suicide bomber killed at least 25 Yemeni police recruits in the southeastern port… Read More

Car bomb in Baghdad’s Sadr City kills 50: police, medics

BAGHDAD: A car bomb claimed by Islamic State in a Shia Muslim district of Baghdad… Read More

Man stabs four, kills one at Munich train station

MUNICH: A man stabbed four people at a train station near here early on Tuesday,… Read More

Pentagon report reveals confusion among U.S. troops over Afghan mission

Amid fierce fighting after the Taliban captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz last year,… Read More

Syrian warplanes counter-attack rebels near Aleppo

AMMAN: Syrian warplanes attacked Islamist militants near the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, both… Read More

Russian orchestra stages concert at Syria’s Palmyra

SOCHI: Russia's Mariinsky Theatre staged a surprise concert in the amphitheatre of the Syrian city… Read More

U.S. says it, allies to do more to combat Islamic State

STUTTGART, GERMANY: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday that Washington and its allies… Read More

Islamic State seeks news blackout in Mosul as Iraqi army nears

MAKHMOUR, Iraq: For Iraqis living in the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, news is dwindling… Read More

Islamic State kills Navy SEAL in Iraq: US official

WASHINGTON: The Islamic State group killed a Navy SEAL during an "orchestrated attack" in Iraq… Read More

Iraq forces recapture Islamic State-held town: officials

BASHIR: Iraqi Kurdish and Turkmen Shiite forces have recaptured the town of Bashir from the… Read More

US military conducts cyber attacks on IS

WASHINGTON: The US military is now conducting cyber attacks on the Islamic State group, a… Read More