Iraq

Britain says arrests nine in operation against Islamist terrorism

British police said on Thursday they had arrested nine men on suspected terrorism offences as part o...

Sep 25, 2014 05:45 AM EDT

Islamic State posts video apparently of UK hostage criticizing war buildup

Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria released a video on Tuesday that appears to show ...

Sep 23, 2014 04:04 AM EDT

U.S., France propose U.N. sanctions on foreign Islamist fighters

A United Nations Security Council committee is considering requests by the United States and France ...

Sep 22, 2014 08:21 PM EDT

World leaders to gather at U.N. in shadow of Islamic State, Ebola crises

World leaders gather in New York this week to tackle a host of crises: the violence Islamic State mi...

Sep 21, 2014 08:07 PM EDT

Iran seeks give and take on militants, nuclear program

Iran is ready to work with the United States and its allies to stop Islamic State militants, but wou...

Sep 21, 2014 04:34 AM EDT

About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance

About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister said on...

Sep 21, 2014 12:31 AM EDT

Australian PM says police raids follow threat of beheading

Intelligence showed that militants connected with Islamic State were planning to behead a member of ...

Sep 18, 2014 01:49 AM EDT

U.S. Congress pushes ahead with bid to arm Syrian rebels

The U.S. House of Representatives began debating legislation on Tuesday to authorize President Barac...

Sep 17, 2014 12:10 AM EDT

U.S. general says cannot rule out larger ground role in Iraq

The most senior U.S. military officer raised the possibility on Tuesday that American troops might n...

Sep 16, 2014 08:02 PM EDT

Philippines starts inquiry into Filipino militants in Syria

The Philippines is investigating the involvement of Filipino Islamists in the three-year civil war i...

Sep 13, 2014 11:58 AM EDT

Obama orders U.S. air strikes in Syria against Islamic State

President Barack Obama told Americans on Wednesday he had authorized U.S. air strikes for the first ...

Sep 10, 2014 09:46 PM EDT

U.N.'s Ban urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged President Bashar al-Assad to seek a political solution to S...

Sep 10, 2014 06:51 AM EDT

Iraq refiles case in U.S. court over disputed Kurdish crude

Iraq has refiled in U.S. court to gain control of $100 million of Kurdish crude oil on a tanker near...

Sep 07, 2014 10:12 AM EDT

Survivors demand justice after Iraq massacre

No one disputes the horrific outcome: Iraqi military recruits were led off their base unarmed and mu...

Sep 06, 2014 04:17 AM EDT

Bosnian police detain 16 for involvement in Syria, Iraq conflict

Bosnian police detained 16 people on Wednesday on charges of financing terrorist activities, recruit...

Sep 03, 2014 07:05 AM EDT

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