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Saudi Arabia building up military near Yemen border - U.S. officials

Saudi Arabia is moving heavy military equipment including artillery to areas near its border with Ye...

Mar 25, 2015 08:27 AM EDT

Canada will expand anti-ISIS bombing campaign to Syria: sources

Canada plans to expand its mission against Islamic State militants by sending fighter bombers to att...

Mar 24, 2015 08:00 AM EDT

Islamic State calls on backers to kill 100 U.S. military personnel

Islamic State has posted online what it says are the names, U.S. addresses and photos of 100 America...

Mar 21, 2015 06:35 PM EDT

U.S. fears Islamic State is making serious inroads in Libya

The United States is increasingly concerned about the growing presence and influence of the Syria-ba...

Mar 21, 2015 02:38 AM EDT

ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes: U.N.

The United Nations human rights office said on Thursday that Islamic State fighters may have committ...

Mar 19, 2015 07:08 AM EDT

Islamic State ransacks Assyrian capital as Iraq appeals for help

Islamic State militants have desecrated another ancient Iraqi capital, the government said on Wednes...

Mar 11, 2015 06:09 PM EDT

Dozens escape Islamic State-run jail in Syria: monitor

About 95 captives, including Kurdish fighters, escaped from an Islamic State-run prison in northern ...

Mar 10, 2015 09:28 AM EDT

Ohio man accused of plotting Capitol attack says would have shot Obama

An Ohio man claiming sympathy with Islamic State militants and charged with plotting to attack the U...

Mar 07, 2015 04:45 AM EST

Egypt puts over 200 on trial, accused of militant activity

An Egyptian court opened the trial on Thursday of 213 suspected militants, including members of the ...

Mar 06, 2015 07:43 AM EST

Iraqi forces try to seal off Islamic State around Tikrit

Thousands of Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militiamen sought to seal off Islamic State fighters in Tikr...

Mar 03, 2015 08:49 AM EST

Iraq army and Shi'ite militias launch attacks north of Baghdad

Iraq's armed forces, backed by Shi'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad ...

Mar 02, 2015 07:50 AM EST

U.N. condemns Islamic State's 'barbaric terrorist acts' in Iraq

The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned what it described as the latest "barbaric te...

Feb 28, 2015 05:53 AM EST

Islamic State snatches 220 from Christian villages: Syria monitoring group

Islamic State militants have abducted at least 220 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northe...

Feb 26, 2015 07:39 AM EST

U.S. arms flow to Iraq ahead of planned Mosul offensive

Some 10,000 U.S. M-16 rifles and other military supplies worth about $17.9 million arrived in Iraq t...

Feb 24, 2015 06:06 PM EST

New Defense Secretary hosts U.S. gathering on Islamic State strategy

New U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is gathering top U.S. military commanders and diplomats for ta...

Feb 22, 2015 06:05 PM EST

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