Islamic State

Islamic State militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra – monitoring group

(REUTERS)  Islamic State has planted mines and bombs in the ancient part of the central Syrian city of Palmyra, a…

Islamic State disperses Syrians waiting to cross to Turkey

Armed Islamic State militants dispersed a large number of Syrians waiting to cross into Turkey at the Syrian border town…

Iraq conducts air strikes against Islamic State north and west of Baghdad

JUNE 2 (Reuters) -- Iraq said on Monday (June 1) its air force has carried out air strikes against Islamic…

Islamic State expands its ‘state’

Almost a year after Islamic State's shock capture of Mosul, Iraq's second city, the black flags of the jihadis have…

Islamic State claims responsibility for Yemen mosque bombing

A bomb exploded at a Shi'ite Houthi mosque in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday (May 22) wounding 13 people,…

FBI investigating possible Islamic State terrorism plot in U.S. – CNN

THE U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a possible Islamic State-inspired terrorism plot in the United States, CNN reported…

Libyan foreign minister “appalled” by Islamic State killing of Christians

LIBYA'S Foreign Minister Muhammad Dayri told reporters on Monday (April 20) how he is "appalled" by the barbaric beheading of…

Islamic State claims attacks on embassies in Libya

Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State said on twitter on Monday (April 13) they were responsible for an attack on…

Colorful lanterns light up Baghdad’s sky, signal Iraqis’ hope for peace

Hope was in the air in Baghdad city over the weekend as hundreds of colorful lanterns were released into the…

Iraqi Kurds says Islamic State used chlorine gas against them

Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday (March 14) they have evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a…

Islamic State leader accepts allegiance of Nigeria’s Boko Haram

The leader of the Islamic State militant group that controls tracts of Syria and Iraq has accepted a pledge of allegiance…

Twitter, law enforcement investigate alleged Islamic State threats

Twitter Inc. and law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged threats made by Islamic State militants against the social media network's…

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