Abu Bakr al -Baghdadi

Now defeated, Iraq’s most feared jihadists await their fate

by Ammar Karim Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Their names spread terror across the Islamic State group's cross-border "caliphate,"…

After long silence, IS says chief calls on jihadists to ‘resist’

by Rana Moussaoui Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The Islamic State group released a recording Thursday of what…

Islamic State chief Baghdadi likely still alive: US general

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Elusive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is probably still alive and likely hiding in…

Allies vow to destroy IS as attacks overshadow talks

by Dave Clark Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States - The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to crush…

Fight to the end, IS boss Baghdadi urges Mosul jihadists

by Sarah Benhaida with Ali Choukeir in Baghdad GOGJALI, Iraq (AFP) -- Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his…

Islamic state posts video of men it says were French church attackers

REUTERS -- Islamic State's news agency on Wednesday (July 27) released a video of two men it said were those…

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