Islamic state
Islamic State video purports to show Kurdish peshmerga beheadings
World
March 20, 2015
Islamic State video purports to show Kurdish peshmerga beheadings
Islamic State has published a video purporting to show the beheading of three Kurdish peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq by…
Iraqi VP: Arab countries including Egypt provided Iraq with weapons
Egypt
March 20, 2015
Iraqi VP: Arab countries including Egypt provided Iraq with weapons
Iraqi Vice President Iyad Allawi said many Arab countries effectively took part in fighting the terrorist Islamic State group, adding…
UN: ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes
World
March 19, 2015
UN: ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes
The United Nations human rights office said on Thursday that Islamic State fighters may have committed genocide against the minority…
Iraq summons Egyptian ambassador over al-Azhar’s Shia militia remarks
Egypt
March 17, 2015
Iraq summons Egyptian ambassador over al-Azhar’s Shia militia remarks
Iraq’s foreign ministry summoned on Tuesday the Egyptian ambassador to Iraq, Ahmed Darwish, in protest against the rececnt unfavorable remarks…
Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chlorine gas against them
World
March 15, 2015
Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chlorine gas against them
Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday they had evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon…
Islamic State fighters and force allied with Tripoli clash in central Libya
World
March 15, 2015
Islamic State fighters and force allied with Tripoli clash in central Libya
Clashes erupted in central Libya on Saturday between Islamic State fighters and a force loyal to a Tripoli-based faction, a military official…
Australia investigating if teen among IS suicide bombers
World
March 14, 2015
Australia investigating if teen among IS suicide bombers
Australia's government was trying to confirm reports that an Australian teenager was among a group of suicide bombers from the…
Iraqi forces pause in battle to drive Islamic State from Tikrit
World
March 14, 2015
Iraqi forces pause in battle to drive Islamic State from Tikrit
Frustrated by guerrilla tactics from Islamic State militants, Iraqi forces paused for reinforcements on Friday in a major offensive to…
Turkey says spy suspected of helping British school girls is Syrian
World
March 13, 2015
Turkey says spy suspected of helping British school girls is Syrian
An alleged spy detained in Turkey for helping three British girls cross into Syria is a Syrian national working for…
Iraqi offensive to dislodge Islamic State from Tikrit appears to stall
World
March 13, 2015
Iraqi offensive to dislodge Islamic State from Tikrit appears to stall
The offensive to retake Tikrit appeared to stall on Friday, two days after Iraqi security forces and mainly Shi'ite militia…