Islamic state
Islamic State alternative to Facebook gets bumpy start
World
March 10, 2015
Islamic State alternative to Facebook gets bumpy start
Facing a ban from mainstream online social networks Facebook and Twitter, supporters of the Islamic State appear to have launched…
Iraq calls for air power to protect antiquities
Art news
March 9, 2015
Iraq calls for air power to protect antiquities
Iraq urged a US-led military coalition on Sunday to use air power to protect the country's antiquities from Islamic State fighters…
UN chief calls on world to stop destruction of Iraqi sites
World
March 9, 2015
UN chief calls on world to stop destruction of Iraqi sites
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced outrage Sunday over the destruction by the Islamic State group of Iraqi cultural sites, and…
Monitor: Air strike on Islamic State-run refinery in Syria kills 30
World
March 9, 2015
Monitor: Air strike on Islamic State-run refinery in Syria kills 30
A US-led coalition air strike in Syria hit an oil refinery run by the Islamic State militant group near the…
Islamic State presents former Catholic school student as newest member
Egypt
March 8, 2015
Islamic State presents former Catholic school student as newest member
A French man has appeared in a video posted by the Islamic State speaking about the story behind his conversion…
Libyan airliner halts Alexandria, Amman flights indefinitely
Egypt
March 8, 2015
Libyan airliner halts Alexandria, Amman flights indefinitely
Libya’s African Airlines said Saturday it was indefinitely halting its flights to Amman and Alexandria, failing to justify the decision,…
Iraq forces face IS resistance but US says Tikrit will fall
World
March 7, 2015
Iraq forces face IS resistance but US says Tikrit will fall
Iraqi forces faced tough resistance from jihadist fighters around Tikrit Saturday but the top US military officer said ahead of…
State media, monitor: Syrian army kills Islamic State commander
World
March 7, 2015
State media, monitor: Syrian army kills Islamic State commander
The Syrian air force has killed an Islamic State commander in an air strike in central Syria, Syrian state media…
England accuses Assad’s regime of purchasing oil from IS
Egypt
March 7, 2015
England accuses Assad’s regime of purchasing oil from IS
England has accused the Syrian government of purchasing oil shipments from the Islamic State group via mediators and considers its…
Islamic State militants bulldoze ancient Nimrud city
World
March 6, 2015
Islamic State militants bulldoze ancient Nimrud city
Islamic State fighters have looted and bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, the Iraqi government said, in their latest…