Iraq PM Says Won’t Hesitate To Strike Jihadists In Nearby Countries
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Wednesday that he will not hesitate to strike "terrorist sites" in neighbouring countries, after ...
Tag: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Mosul Families Huddle At Home, Terrified of IS
For two weeks, Yunis Mohammed and 17 relatives huddled terrified in the cellar of his west Mosul home as the ...
Tunisia PM Hails Ben Guerdane Battle As ‘turning Point’
The battle against jihadists in Ben Guerdane a year ago was a "turning point" for Tunisia, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed ...
Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Museum Vandalised By IS
Iraqi security forces recaptured the Mosul museum, where Islamic State group militants infamously filmed themselves smashing priceless artefacts, police said ...
2,100 Iran Fighters Killed In Iraq, Syria
More than 2,000 fighters sent from Iran have been killed in Iraq and Syria, the head of Iran's veterans' affairs ...
US Troops Train Iraqi Forces In Key Bridging Skills
Iraqi soldiers manoeuvre sections of floating bridge on a muddy, man-made lake as American trainers instruct them in skills that ...
IS Imposes ‘Afghan Dress’ In Syria’s Raqa
The Islamic State group has imposed an "Afghan-style" dress code on men in its Syrian stronghold Raqa to help its ...
Life In A Basement On Mosul’s Front Line
Abu Mariam's spacious villa sits in an upscale Mosul district, but when Iraq's second city became a war zone, the ...
Atop Palmyra’s Damaged Theatre, Syrian Musicians Sing of Return
Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic State group, teenage musician Angel Dayoub sings ...
Syrian Farmers Fear IS To Flood Villages Near Euphrates
Syrian farmers near the Euphrates river are terrified the Islamic State group will literally open the floodgates to defend its ...
Iraq Forces Attack Four Jihadist-Held Areas In West Mosul
Iraqi security forces attacked four jihadist-held neighbourhoods in west Mosul on Sunday, including one that houses provincial government offices, the ...
Desperate Syrians Huddle Among the Trees, Safe For Now
Sheltering from the wind under a gnarled olive tree Saturday, young Jumana and her two children are among tens of ...
Air Strikes Kill 11 Civilians In Central Syria
At least 11 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded on Saturday in air strikes on a central Syrian village ...
Twelve Treated For Chemical Weapons Agents In Mosul Since March 1
Twelve people, including women and children, are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in Mosul, where Islamic ...
Chemical Weapons Injure Seven In Mosul Area
Seven people, among them five children, have been hospitalised over the past two days near Iraq's Mosul with injuries from ...
Upstaging Jihad In Tunisia’s Impoverished Mountains
A rustic theatre where performers wear masks carved from cactus aims to win over young Tunisians in a long neglected ...
Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in a ...
Hungry and Afraid, Mosul Civilians Flee
The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing ...
Russian Jets Mistakenly Bomb US-Backed Forces In Syria
Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought Islamic State group forces ...
Up To 15,000 IS Fighters Remain In Iraq and Syria
Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an indication ...