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U.N. Security Council to vote on chlorine arms use in Syria

The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a U.S.-drafted resolution to condemn...

Mar 06, 2015 07:36 AM EST

U.S. spy chief says 40 Americans who went to Syria have returned

About 180 Americans have traveled to Syria to join Islamist militants and around 40 of them have ret...

Mar 03, 2015 09:17 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

'Jihadi John' part of network linked to failed London bombers: court papers

Islamist militant Mohammed Emwazi, identified as 'Jihadi John', was a member of a network in contact...

Mar 01, 2015 06:19 PM EST

France, Britain dismiss calls to renew relations with Syria's Assad

France and Britain dismissed on Friday any suggestion of restoring relations with Syrian President B...

Feb 28, 2015 06:01 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. charges three with conspiring to support Islamic State

Three men were charged on Wednesday with conspiring to support Islamic State, including two who plan...

Feb 25, 2015 05:34 PM EST

Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 from Christian villages: monitor

Islamic State militants have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northea...

Feb 24, 2015 04:32 AM EST

U.S., allies stage 25 air strikes on Islamic State: joint task force

The United States and its allies staged 25 air strikes on Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, ...

Feb 23, 2015 10:39 AM EST

Syrians slowly return to Kobani after Kurds win back border town

Around 4,000 refugees have trickled back to the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani but many are wary of r...

Feb 23, 2015 09:50 AM 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

Turkish tanks enter Syria to evacuate soldiers guarding tomb

Turkish tanks backed by drones and reconnaissance planes entered Syria overnight to evacuate several...

Feb 22, 2015 04:11 AM EST

British police launch appeal to find 'Syria-bound' schoolgirls

British police launched an appeal on Friday to trace three London schoolgirls who are believed to be...

Feb 21, 2015 07:31 AM EST

Obama: countering violent extremism depends on Muslim support

President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on American Muslim communities to do more to counter what...

Feb 18, 2015 09:46 PM EST

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