Islamic State

Islamic State destroys part of Syria’s Temple of Bel – monitors

SEPT.1 (Reuters) -- The hard-line Islamic State group has destroyed part of an ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra city, a…

Turkey launches first ever air strike against IS as part of US-led coalition

AUGUST 30 (CCTV) -- Turkish fighter jets on Friday night joined the U.S.-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State (IS)…

Islamic State militants blow up temple in ancient city of Palmyra

Islamic State militants on Sunday (August 23) blew up the temple of Baal Shamin, one of the most important sites…

Islamic State releases 22 of more than 150 Christian captives

[gallery link="file" ids="57808,57809,57810"] AUGUST 12 (Reuters) -- Islamic State has released 22 of the dozens of Assyrian Christians it abducted…

U.S. military strikes Islamic State targets in Iraq – video

(Reuters) -- The U.S. military released a video on Sunday (August 2) of what it says are successful coalition air…

U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State – Iraqi militia leader

(Reuters) -- The head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias called the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State ineffective on…

Turkey to inform NATO allies on fight against Islamic State

(Reuters) -- Turkey will seek moral support for its campaign against militants in Syria and in Iraq at an emergency…

U.S. steps up air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq

JULY 14 (Reuters) -- U.S.-led forces stepped up air operations in Iraq against Islamic State positions, with 29 of 39…

Tunisia declares state of emergency after hotel attack

(Reuters) Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on Saturday following an Islamic militant gun attack on…

Egyptian air strikes kill 23 militants in North Sinai – sources

  JULY 3 (Reuters) -- Egypt launched air strikes on Islamist militant targets in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday (July…

ISIS kills at least 145 civilians in Syria’s Kobani

(REUTERS)  Islamic State fighters killed at least 145 civilians in an attack on the Syrian town of Kobani and a…

Gun attack kills at least 28, including Europeans, at Tunisian beachside hotel

(REUTERS) A gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a Tunisian hotel on Friday with a weapon he had…

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