Blast shakes northern Syrian town, deaths reported and wounded taken to Turkey
A blast ripped through a street in the northern Syrian town of al-Rai on Sunday in what was believed to be an…
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Gaza risks becoming easy launchpad for Islamic State: Qatari minister
Palestinian infighting and years of an Israeli blockade could turn the impoverished Gaza Strip into an easy…
Libyan forces face deadly Islamic State defense in Sirte holdout
Libyan forces faced fierce resistance on Saturday from Islamic State militants defending a final strip of land…
IS conflict: US soldier killed in Syria blast
A US serviceman has been killed by an improvised explosive device while fighting against so-called Islamic State…
Mosul battle: Iraq militias ‘cut off IS access to city’
An Iraqi paramilitary force says it has seized a key road west of Mosul, effectively encircling the city controlled…
Iraq lauds progress on Mosul, expects Trump to continue support
Iraq's foreign minister said on Monday that the fight to wrest back control of Mosul from Islamic State was…
Church in northern Iraq reopened after two years under IS control
The bells have rung out after two years of silence in the Mar Korkeis church in the town of Bashiqa, some 15 km (10…
Civilian casualties from Mosul are overwhelming capacity, U.N. warns
Mounting civilian casualties from fighting in eastern Mosul between Iraqi forces and Islamic State are overwhelming…
After IS kidnap and oppression, Iraqi girls eager to get lives back
The first thing Iraqi teenager Afrah did when she escaped Islamic State captivity near Mosul was to remove her face…
Iraqi troops push further into Mosul as Islamic State pledges more suicide attacks
U.S.-backed Iraqi troops expanded their foothold on the eastern side of Islamic State's stronghold of Mosul on…
