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Iraq, U.N. in talks over prosecution of Islamic State prisoners in SDF detention
Middle East

Iraq, U.N. in talks over prosecution of Islamic State prisoners in SDF detention

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq is in talks with the United Nations over whether it can prosecute foreign Islamic State fighters…
Australia repatriating 8 youth from Islamic State families
Egypt

Australia repatriating 8 youth from Islamic State families

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Eight Australian offspring of two slain Islamic State group fighters had been removed from Syria in…
In Baghdad walls come down, ushering freedom in
Middle East

In Baghdad walls come down, ushering freedom in

Baghdad has been undergoing major changes since the “Islamic State” group was removed from Iraq, and safety returned to the…
Medic stuns courtroom saying he killed prisoner, not Navy SEAL on trial
Middle East

Medic stuns courtroom saying he killed prisoner, not Navy SEAL on trial

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Navy SEAL medic testified on Thursday that he was responsible for the death of an…
Egypt’s foreign minister condemns Turkish President’s doubts on Morsi’s death
Egypt

Egypt’s foreign minister condemns Turkish President’s doubts on Morsi’s death

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukri condemned on Friday the statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan accusing Egyptian…
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves
Middle East

Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nobel Prize-winner and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad has warned that wildfires raging in northern Iraq…
US-led forces killed 1,300 civilians in IS airstrikes
Middle East

US-led forces killed 1,300 civilians in IS airstrikes

The international coalition battling “Islamic State” (IS) in Iraq and Syria said Friday it had unintentionally killed at least 1,302 civilians in airstrikes…
Iraq sentences 3 French citizens to death
Middle East

Iraq sentences 3 French citizens to death

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced three French citizens to death. The three were found guilty of joining the “Islamic…
Iraq weighs captives’ rights against fear of new Islamic State
Middle East

Iraq weighs captives’ rights against fear of new Islamic State

AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Shaker Salih says he feared Islamic State, but feared its defeat even more.…
Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings
Middle East

Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings

BADOUSH, Iraq (AP) — It was a chilly January evening, and Khadija Abd and her family had just finished supper…
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