The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) repelled an offensive launched by Shiite militiamen, many of them backed by Iran, to recapture the village of Bashir south of northern Iraq’s Kirkuk, Kurdish media outlet Rudaw reports.
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Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) attacked the Ayn al-Assad Iraqi air base housing American forces, according to the Pentagon.
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A service dog in California named “Dash” set off one bank’s terror alert when it confused the dog with the Islamic terrorist group Daesh, more commonly known as the Islamic State.
Forces loyal to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad seized back the ancient city of Palmyra in northern Syria from Islamic State [ISIS/ISIL} jihadists who conquered the area last year.
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A Russian special forces officer has been killed near the ancient city of Palmyra that was seized by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) last year, various news outlets have reported, citing Russian agencies.
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Secretary of State John Kerry said of ISIS foreign fighters “we don’t know how many people precisely there are who have filtered their way back in” but that he is “convinced that we are slowly and steadily deteriorating Daesh’s ability
Police in Malaysia announced this week the arrest of fifteen people suspected of fundraising, recruiting, and attempting to purchase and amass bomb-making materials for the Islamic State (ISIS/IS/Daesh) terrorist group. One of those arrested is a police officer.
A man identified only as “M.M.” was arrested earlier this week attempting to enter Syria; he has been charged with trying to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS). The 24-year-old is the first Japanese national caught on the Turkish-Syrian border with evidence suggesting ties to the terrorist group.
The Iraqi army is struggling in its efforts to retake Mosul in northern Iraq from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), revealed Reuters on Friday, the second day of an offensive described as the beginning of a broader campaign.
At least 50 members of the resurgent al-Qaeda branch in Yemen were killed in a U.S. airstrike in the mountains of southern Yemen, Reuters reports, citing medics and a local official.
Iran’s terror proxy Hezbollah, echoing its allies the Syrian regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad and Russian officials, urged world powers to stop supporting what it considers terrorist groups in Syria hours after Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels, claimed by the Sunni Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
Iraq’s U.S.-backed military has launched an offensive to liberate the northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
Police have reportedly warned that the Somalia-based terror group al Shabaab may be heading towards Kenya. The warning comes after the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF), backed by Somalia’s national army, killed 34 al Shabaab jihadists in two separate attacks over the
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An Iran-backed Shiite militia, described as one of the deadliest, has threatened to “deal” with American Marines deployed to a new U.S. base in northern Iraq “as forces of occupation.”
The internationally recognized government of Yemen and Shiite Houthi rebels have agreed on a ceasefire, Yemeni officials have reportedly said on condition of anonymity.
“Hundreds” of individuals from Latin America and the Caribbean have traveled to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
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So-called “liberal Muslims” in Malaysia are being monitored by the country’s government, which has deemed them “deviants.”
Representatives from the religious minority community in the Middle East strongly support the Obama administration’s decision to finally concede that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is committing genocide against their people.
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A Muslim pizzeria owner in upstate New York, who admitted to law enforcement that he tried to recruit jihadists for the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison and 27 years of supervised release, U.S. officials have announced.
A militant group linked to the communist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which the United States considers a terrorist group, has claimed responsibility for carrying out the suicide car-bomb attack that killed 37 people in the Turkish capital.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State John Kerry, under mounting pressure, has determined that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) has committed genocide against Christians, Yazidis, Shiite groups, and other minorities in areas it controls.
The “spymaster” of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), considered a key moderate Syrian rebel group, has accused the CIA of “ignoring” detailed intelligence since 2013 that could have prevented the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) has escalated its efforts to recruit child soldiers to make up for all the soldiers it has lost.
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The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution that puts pressure on the Obama administration to acknowledge that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria constitute “genocide.”
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Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists have launched two chemical attacks in northern Iraq, reportedly killing a 3-year-old girl and wounding nearly 600 people, according to Iraqi officials.
The autonomous Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq is officially calling for the establishment of its own state in the region.
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