UN bounds to tighten net around ISIS finances
The UN Security Council holds its first-ever meeting of finance ministers Thursday to adopt a wide-ranging draft…
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Saudi Arabia says sending special forces to Syria under discussion
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states are discussing sending special forces to Syria as part of U.S.-led efforts…
US, allies conduct 15 strikes in Iraq, seven in Syria
The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes in Iraq and seven in Syria against Islamic State (ISIS)…
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…
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…