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…
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ISIS tightens Libya grip as world focuses on Iraq, Syria
The Islamic State group (ISIS) has strengthened its grip in its Libyan stronghold Sirte as new recruits and…
US Sending New Special Ops Force to Fight IS in Iraq
The United States will deploy special operations forces to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq, with the ability…
Islaim State militants advances east in Libya amid government air strikes
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government have hit positions of the Islamic State group pushing…
U.S. senators call for 20,000 troops in Syria and Iraq
Two senior U.S. senators called Sunday for Washington to nearly triple military force levels in Iraq to 10,000…
BREAKING: 27 children killed in French airstrike on Iraq’s Mosul school
French airstrikes on a school in Iraq's Mosul Wednesday killed 27 children and injured 9 others in another deadly…
Iran, Russia vow to oppose attempts to dump Assad
Russia and Iran jointly oppose "external attempts" to bring regime change in Syria, a Kremlin official said Monday…
U.S., allies conduct 20 strikes to ISIS in Iraq
An international coalition led by the United States targeted Islamic State in Iraq with 20 air strikes Thursday,…
Russia says Hezbollah not a terrorist group
Moscow does not consider Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah to be a terrorist organisation, Russian Deputy Foreign…
Iraq to supply crude oil and natural gas to Egypt, Jordan
Egypt signed Sunday a memorandum of understanding to receive crude oil and natural gas from Iraq, Egypt's minister…
