Iraq wants Iran-backed factions to lay down weapons, foreign minister says
Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones ...
Iraq and Yemen Militias to Suspend Attacks on Israel Over Gaza Ceasefire
"We announce that we will suspend our military operations against [Israel]," the Nujaba Movement's leader said.
Islamic State: despite the fall of its caliphate, the group is still influencing terrorism
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called the attack an “act of terrorism” and said that Jabbar appeared to have been ...
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Decade after IS abduction, Yazidi survivor returns to Iraq
Her family had lost hope she would ever return after Islamic State fighters took her and thousands of other Yazidi women and ...
Four Islamic State members, including two leaders, killed in eastern Iraq
Four members of the Islamic State, including two senior leaders, were killed in an airstrike carried out by Iraqi aircraft in the Hamrin Mountains in eastern Iraq, security officials said on Saturday.
The quiet financier: Islamic State's elusive strongman
His orange henna-dyed beard and striking eyewear would make him easy to pick out in a crowd, but Abdul Qadir Mumin has ...
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Destroyed by Islamic State fighters, Iraq’s ancient Nimrud site is becoming whole again
A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq’s famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments.
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Here’s a list of ISIS-inspired attacks in the US
The largest U.S. attack inspired by ISIS was the Pulse nightclub shooting The majority of ISIS-linked attacks have occurred abroad A shooting in San Bernadino that killed 14 was also linked to ...
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New Orleans attack puts spotlight on Islamic State comeback bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Army veteran who flew a black Islamic State flag on a truck that he rammed into New Year's revelers in New Orleans shows how the extremist group still retains the ...
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Four Islamic State Members, Including Two Leaders, Killed in Eastern Iraq
Four Islamic State Members, Including Two Leaders, Killed in Eastern Iraq BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Four members of the Islamic State, including two senior leaders, were killed in an airstrike carried ...