Egypt condemns ‘in strongest term’ Vienna terror attack
Egypt on Monday condemned “in the strongest terms” a terrorist attack that took place in Vienna and killed at least…
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Islamic State leader Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by U.S. forces
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a U.S. military operation in Syria,…
Islamic State Baghdadi video should be treated with caution: France
Intelligence services are checking the authenticity of a video which Islamic State said showed its leader Abu Bakr…
Islamic State no longer holds any territory in Syria: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said that U.S.-backed forces had dislodged the Islamic State militant group from its…
Syrian forces set to evacuate last civilians from Islamic State enclave today
The evacuation of civilians from Islamic State’s last remaining enclave in eastern Syria is expected to be…
SDF take control of last IS enclave in east Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said U.S.-backed fighters seized the last Islamic State enclave in eastern…
US-backed Syrian force starts ‘final battle’ against IS group enclave
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) started an assault on Saturday against Islamic State's last enclave in…
Islamic State kills 700 prisoners in east Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that Islamic State militants had executed nearly 700…
Officer killed, three soldiers seized in west Iraq: sources
An army officer was killed and three soldiers were captured in western Iraq after militants attacked their vehicle,…
Trump tells advisers he wants U.S. out of Syria: senior officials
A National Security Council meeting is set for early next week to discuss the U.S.-led campaign against Islamic…
Iraqi Shia paramilitaries deploy to Syrian border
Iraqi Shia paramilitary groups have deployed to the frontier to back up border guard forces who came under fire…
Britain’s May tells troops in Cyprus that Islamic ‘caliphate’ crushed
Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday told British forces in Cyprus that they should be proud of helping to crush…
Suicide bombers kill nine at Christian church in Pakistan
Two suicide bombers stormed a packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least nine…
U.S. doubtful of Putin’s declaration of military victory in Syria
The United States is voicing skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a major…
Iraq declares final victory over Islamic State
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared final victory over Islamic Stat after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants…
US-led coalition says fewer than 3,000 IS fighters still in Iraq and Syria
The United States-led international coalition fighting Islamic State determines that fewer than 3,000 fighters…
Trump’s staying in Syria, where U.S enemies hold the cards
It’s usually the victors who convene peace conferences, to cement their gains, and that’s what Russia and Iran are…
Iran President Rouhani declares end of ISIS
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani declared on Tuesday the end of the so-called Islamic State militant group. Rouhani…
Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria and Iraq
Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate was on the verge of final defeat on Friday, with Syrian government…
New militant group claims responsibility for Egypt’s attack
A previously unknown Egyptian militant group has claimed responsibility for last month’s ambush of a police raid…
Kurds offer joint border deployment as Iraq threatens to resume military operations
Iraq’s Kurdistan region said on Thursday it has offered a joint Kurdish-Iraqi deployment at a strategic crossing…
Trump administration does not want limits on war authorization
President Donald Trump’s top national security aides pushed back on Monday against U.S. lawmakers calling for a…
Deadly air raid hits Syria government-held Deir al-Zor: state TV, monitor
An air strike in the government-held Qusur district of Deir al-Zor city in eastern Syria killed more than a dozen…
Qatar suggests Gulf rift hurts fight against ISIS
Qatar’s foreign minister suggested Tuesday that measures taken by Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states in their…
Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber rams police truck, kills seven
A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber rammed a car into a police truck in the southwestern city of Quetta on…
Defeat of Islamic State in Raqqa may herald wider struggle for U.S.
The defeat of Islamic State in its de facto capital Raqqa may only be the start of a wider struggle by the United…
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the southern city of Marawi liberated from pro-Islamic State…
Islamic State in Raqqa mounts last stand around city stadium
U.S.-backed militias said on Tuesday they are battling Islamic State around Raqqa stadium, the jihadists’ last…
US-backed SDF to let Syrian ISIS fighters leave Raqqa
Syrian Islamic State fighters are set to abandon Raqqa in a withdrawal agreed with U.S.-backed Syrian militias…
Russia accuses U.S. of pretending to fight IS in Syria, Iraq
Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of pretending to fight Islamic State and of deliberately reducing its…
Syrian army encircles ISIS in al-Mayadin: source
Syria’s army and its allies have encircled Islamic State in the city of al-Mayadin, southeast of Deir al-Zor, in…
OPEC’s second-biggest producer could possibly split in two nations to start an oil…
An oil-rich province in the north of Iraq is set to vote in a referendum on Kurdish independence later this month,…
Syrian army, allies seize oilfield from ISIS in east: state TV
Syria's army and its allies recaptured an oilfield from Islamic State near the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on…
Syrian army fights to secure corridor into Deir al-Zor
The Syrian army and its allies are fighting to secure and expand a precarious corridor to their comrades in Deir…
U.S.-backed Syrian forces seize Raqqa mosque: coalition
U.S.-backed Syrian militias have taken the historic old city of Raqqa and its ancient mosque as they press their…
ISIS ceasefire deal convoy reaches east Syria: Hezbollah-run media
A convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families reached an exchange point in eastern Syria on Tuesday, a…
ISIS submits to ceasefire in Syria-Lebanon border fight
A ceasefire took effect on Sunday in an Islamic State pocket straddling the Syria-Lebanon border, where the…
Iraqi forces say they have broken through Islamic State lines in Tal Afar
Iraqi government forces broke through Islamic State’s lines inside Tal Afar on Friday, reaching the old city…
As Syria war tightens, US and Russia military hotlines humming
Even as tensions between the United States and Russia fester, there is one surprising place where their…
Iraq starts offensive to take back Tal Afar from ISIS
Iraqi security forces launched on Sunday an offensive to take back the city of Tal Afar, their next objective in…