Iraq begins battle to retake Tal Afar, IS bastion near Mosul
Iraqi forces on Sunday launched an assault to retake the northern city of Tal Afar from the Islamic State group,…
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Syria’s jihadists say responsible for Damascus bomb attack
A Syrian alliance of jihadist groups known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said on Sunday it was responsible for a double…
Iraq’s peshmerga storm Islamic State town as army battles in Mosul
Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces stormed an Islamic State-held town northeast of Mosul on Monday, clearing a pocket…
IS rigs Mosul with bombs
Islamic State militants have placed booby traps across the city of Mosul, dug tunnels and recruited children as…
U.S. helped clinch Iraq oil deal to keep Mosul battle on track
Shuttle diplomacy by the United States' envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition brokered an oil deal between…
US-backed forces launch final assault against IS in Syria’s Manbij
US-backed forces battling Islamic State near the Turkish border in northern Syria said on Friday they had launched…
Several anti-IS partners do ‘nothing at all’: Pentagon chief
Several members of the US-led coalition attacking ISIS group in Iraq and Syria are doing "nothing at all" to help…
IS claims deadly shooting in Russia’s Caucasus
The Islamic State (ISIS) group has claimed responsibility for a shooting at an ancient citadel in Russia's…
UN Security Council supports Libya unity accord
The UN Security Council gave its backing Wednesday to the new national unity government in embattled Libya, a move…
UN resolution to target ‘explicitly’ IS oil money
A draft resolution to be submitted to the UN Security Council takes "explicit" aim at the Islamic State group and…
Air strikes in Syrya’s Raqqa kill at least 32 ISIS fighters
At least 32 Islamic State fighters were killed and 40 more wounded in Syria's Raqqa province on Sunday, in a series…
France’s strikes in Syria probably killed French jihadists
French air strikes in Syria have probably killed French jihadists, a source in the delegation of Prime Minister…
US, Russia to hold new Syria air safety talks
Russia and the United States are set to renew talks to avoid accidents in Syrian air space as the two countries…
Car bomb kills woman, child in Egypt’s Sinai
A car bombing killed an Egyptian woman and a child Friday in the North Sinai town of Rafah, where the military is…
Clerics gather in Egypt to counter extremist fatwas
Top Muslim clerics gathered in Egypt Monday to address extremist religious edicts in the face of an unprecedented…
IS in Egypt kills man accused of being police ‘spy’
The Egyptian branch of the Islamic State group released a video Monday showing the jihadists killing a man in…
Saudi Arabia discovers the ID of the bomber
Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed the suicide bomber who killed 21 worshippers at a Shiite mosque had links with…
Bomb Blast Near Egypt Court Kills 2, Wounds 9
Two people were killed and nine wounded, including seven policemen, in a bomb explosion Monday outside the Egyptian…
Charlie Hebdo to Print 3 Million Copies With Muhammad Cover
Charlie Hebdo will print 3 million copies of a special issue of the satirical magazine, depicting the Prophet…
The 3-Step Guide To De-Radicalizing Jihadists
It might seem hard to believe but, according to psychological science, even the most hardened jihadists can be…
U.N. Says Thousands Likely To Be Massacred If Jihadists Take Kobani
Thousands of people most likely will be massacred if Kobani falls to Islamic State fighters, a U.N. envoy said on…
Egypt’s Constitution, Al-Nour Parties Concerned over Sinai
Egypt’s liberal Constitution Party issued a statement on Saturday voicing its concern over the situation in Sinai…
At Least 15 Jihadists Killed in Security Operation in Sinai
Between fifteen and seventeen “Jihadists” were killed in Sinai’s Sheikh Zuwaid neighborhood late on Saturday, army…
Breaking: Five killed in explosions in Egypt near Israeli border; MENA Says
Five Islamist militants were killed in an explosion south of the Egyptian city of Rafah near the border with Israel…
Egypt’s Morsi, Kandil Await The Seven Soldiers
On Wednesday, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Premier Hesham Kandil, in Sinai, are waiting for the…
Egypt ‘Al-Qaeda Linked Plot On Foreign Embassy’ Foiled
Egyptian police have arrested three al-Qaeda militants planning a suicide attack on a Western embassy, the…
Egypt ‘Al-Qaeda Linked Plot On Foreign Embassy’ Foiled
Egyptian police have arrested three al-Qaeda militants planning a suicide attack on a Western embassy, the…
Jihadist Group Warns Egyptian Army over Sinai Crackdown
An Islamist militant group operating in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula bordering with Israel warned the Egyptian army on…
Israeli Troops kill Man Crossing Illegally From Egypt
Israeli troops shot dead a man trying to infiltrate the Sinai border with Egypt and wounded another on Friday, the…
Iraqi official says jihadists, weapons are moving from Iraq to Syria
Jihadists are moving from Iraq to Syria, as are weapons being sent to opponents of Syrian President Bashar…