Islamic State

Belgian interior minister says Belgium will defeat terrorism

  (Reuters) --  Belgium's interior minister said Belgian resolve and motivation to fight extremism will only increase in the aftermath…

President Aquino denies militants in South are linked to Islamic State

President Benigno S. Aquino III denied that Islamic State-linked militants are operating in the southern Philippines, describing armed groups in…

Philippine Muslim rebels warn IS seeks foothold in south

KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) -- The Islamic State group is trying to establish a stronghold in the violence-racked southern Philippines,…

Two suicide bombers kill 15 at Shi’ite mosque in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) -- Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad on Thursday (February 25),…

All eyes on Syria as ceasefire deadline looms

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama warned Russia and Damacus that the "world will be watching", hours before a…

UN Security Council set to endorse Syria ceasefire

UNITED STATES, United States (AFP) -- The UN Security Council is expected to vote Friday on a US-Russian draft resolution endorsing the…

Obama warns Russia ‘world will be watching’ Syria ceasefire

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama put the onus for upholding a ceasefire in Syria firmly on the…

Obama says U.S. will prevail in fight against Islamic State

WASHINGTON D. C., United States (Reuters) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday (February 25) expressed confidence that the United…

Panic and horror strike again in Turkey’s jittery capital

  ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- It started with a rumble that sounded like thunder or an earthquake, sending startled residents…

Russian air strikes in Syria ‘directly enabling’ IS: US

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Russian air strikes in and around the city of Aleppo against opponents of the Syrian regime…

Kurds, allies seize key air base in north Syria: monitor

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Kurdish forces backed by Arab rebel groups captured a strategic air base and the adjacent town…

Iran’s Rouhani says “terrorism” main problem in Syria

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday (January 28) that defeating "terrorism" had to be Syria's main priority problem, not…

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