Iraqi elite unit, Kurdish forces in fresh push to close in on Mosul
An Iraqi army elite unit and Kurdish fighters on Thursday launched a fresh offensive to dislodge Islamic State…
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Turkish soldier killed, 18 Islamic State fighters ‘neutralized’ in Syria clash
One Turkish soldier was killed and three slightly wounded in a clash with Islamic State fighters in Syria in…
Syrian rebels ‘seize key town Manbij from IS’
A US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters has taken "almost complete control" of a strategically important…
Clashes rock Syria’s Manbij as IS ignores ultimatum
Islamic State group militants clashed on Saturday with US-backed fighters in the Syrian town of Manbij, pursuing…
Hezbollah to send more fighters to Syria’s Aleppo
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement said on Friday it will send more fighters to Syria's Aleppo area, a…
ISIS halts Iraqi army at gates of Falluja
Islamic State fighters halted an Iraqi army assault on the city of Falluja with a counter-attack at its southern…
Turkish military kills 55 ISIS fighters north of Aleppo
The Turkish military killed 55 Islamic State fighters in shelling north of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday…
Islamic State kills U.S. serviceman in Iraq
Islamic State fighters killed a U.S. serviceman in northern Iraq on Tuesday when they overran Kurdish defenses…
Evacuation of three Syrian towns to go ahead Monday under rare deal
Besieged rebel fighters in a Syrian border town and families trapped in two Shi'ite towns in northern Syria are…
Number of Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria Double to 31,000
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a…
