Daesh

Islamic State says France remains top target

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for attacks that killed 127 people in Paris, saying...

Nov 14, 2015 07:20 AM EST

U.S commando killed in raid to free hostages of ISIS in Iraq

One member of a U.S. special operations force was killed during an overnight mission to rescue hosta...

Oct 22, 2015 09:09 PM EDT

French PM Valls says no compromise with Syria's Assad possible

France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday a deal with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to...

Sep 16, 2015 02:01 AM EDT

Iraq's Abadi says Baiji battle 'crucial' to ousting Islamic State

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the battle over the northern town of Baiji and its refinery - Ir...

Aug 26, 2015 01:21 AM EDT

Russia says no common approach yet with U.S. on fighting Islamic State

Russia and the United States have not been able to agree on a common approach to fighting Islamic St...

Aug 06, 2015 01:42 AM EDT

Kerry to meet Russia's Lavrov in Malaysia on Wednesday

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet for a second time in three days on Wednesday with Russi...

Aug 05, 2015 03:36 AM EDT

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

The head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias called the U.S.-led coalition's campaign against...

Jul 28, 2015 05:54 PM EDT

U.S. says 10,000 Islamic State militants killed in nine-month campaign

More than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed since the international coalition started i...

Jun 03, 2015 08:12 AM EDT

Iraq Shi'ite militia take lead in campaign to reverse Islamic State gains

Iraq's Shi'ite paramilitaries said on Tuesday they had taken charge of the campaign to drive Islamic...

May 26, 2015 11:02 AM EDT

Turkey faces delicate battle against Islamic State sympathizers at home

Defne Bayrak's husband was a suicide bomber who killed CIA operatives in a 2009 attack in Afghanista...

Apr 22, 2015 08:29 AM EDT

After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching

On April 1, the city of Tikrit was liberated from the extremist group Islamic State. The Shi'ite-led...

Apr 04, 2015 01:20 AM EDT

Khamenei blames United States, 'wicked' Britain, for creating Islamic State

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday blamed the United States and the "wicked" B...

Oct 14, 2014 05:10 AM EDT

Washington wins diplomatic support for campaign in Iraq; Syria trickier

World powers backed military measures on Monday to help defeat Islamic State fighters in Iraq, boost...

Sep 16, 2014 06:33 AM EDT