Brett McGurk
US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key...
Washington’s Anti-IS Envoy In Ankara After Syria Visit
The White House envoy coordinating the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group was holding talks in Ankara on...
US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last IS Escape Route From Raqa
US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State group from Raqa on Thursday, a monitor said,...
US Envoy To Anti-IS Coalition Visits Syria’s Tabqa
The White House envoy to the US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group, Brett McGurk, met on Thursday with local...
IS Destroys Iconic Mosul Minaret As Iraqi Forces Advance
Mosul's trademark leaning minaret was missing from its skyline for the first time in centuries Thursday after desperate...
Iraq On Cusp of Mosul Victory Three Years After Major Defeat
Three years after the Islamic State group routed them in Mosul, Iraqi forces are now on the cusp of retaking the city...
Baghdad Blasts Kill 27 As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul
Two bombings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 100 in Baghdad, officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces...
Suicide Bomber Kills Eight At Baghdad Ice Cream Shop
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a popular Baghdad ice cream shop, killing at least eight...
IS Kills More Than 50 People In Syria Assault
The Islamic State group killed more than 50 people in an attack on two government-held villages in central Syria's Hama...
Turkey Wants US Envoy To Leave
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has accused a senior US diplomat of backing Kurdish militants and said he...
Turkey Calls For Ouster of US Envoy For Anti-IS Coalition
Turkey called Thursday for the removal of the US diplomat coordinating the international coalition fighting the Islamic...
US Forces Kill IS Leader Blamed For Nightclub Attack
US forces operating in Syria have killed a senior member of the Islamic State group blamed for an attack on a nightclub...
Iraq Forces Advance After Jihadists ‘trapped’ In Mosul
Iraqi forces said Monday they had taken more territory from the Islamic State group as they press an offensive that has...
IS Fighters Left In Mosul Will Die, Says US Envoy McGurk
Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the...
Iraqi Helicopter Fires At ISIS Targets In Besieged Mosul
An Iraqi Army helicopter fires a missile at ISIS positions as government forces seeking to retake Mosul said they had...
Executive Actions Ready To Go As Trump Prepares To Take Office
Donald Trump is preparing to sign executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday to take the opening...
Nov. 7 World News Summary At 0030 GMT
WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey on Sunday informed the U. S. House members that FBI has not changed its July...