US-Backed Force Pierces Into IS-Held Raqa From West
A US-backed alliance broke into the western part of the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa on Saturday, the force and ...
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Syria Army Reaches Iraq Border After US Tensions
Syrian government troops and allied forces reached the Iraqi border for the first time since 2015 on Friday, a monitor ...
Gulf Crisis Grows As Saudi, Allies Place Qataris On ‘terror List’
The diplomatic crisis surrounding the Gulf escalated further Friday after Saudi Arabia and its allies placed a number of Qataris ...
‘justice Has Been Served’
In her first interview since being released from a top-security US military prison, WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning says justice "has ...
Qatar Rejects Saudi-Led Bloc’s ‘terror’ List
Qatar on Friday rejected allegations of supporting individuals and groups blacklisted as "terrorists" by four Arab countries which cut ties ...
Suicide Bomber Kills 20 In Market South of Baghdad
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in the town of Musayyib, south of Baghdad, on Friday killing ...
Iraq On Cusp of Mosul Victory Three Years After Major Defeat
Three years after the Islamic State group routed them in Mosul, Iraqi forces are now on the cusp of retaking ...
Iran Turns Wrath On US, Saudi Over Attacks
Iran's supreme leader hit out at the United States and Saudi Arabia during the funerals Friday for those slain in ...
Turkey Says Iraqi Kurds’ Referendum Plan A ‘grave Mistake’
Turkey on Friday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence referendum would be a ...
Iran Attacks ‘reinforce Hatred’ For US, Saudi
The attacks in Tehran this week will only "reinforce hatred" for the United States and Saudi Arabia, Iran's supreme leader ...
Arrivals From Travel Ban Countries Plunge Despite Ban Being On Ice
Arrivals in the United States from the six mostly Muslim countries in President Donald Trump's travel ban have plunged despite ...
Health Care Under Attack In Syria Civil War
Health care workers, clinics and hospitals were attacked more than 400 times last year in Syria's civil war, according to ...
US Arrivals Plunge From 6 Countries Hit By Trump Travel Ban
Arrivals in the United States from the six mostly Muslim countries in President Donald Trump's travel ban have plunged despite ...
Kurdish Referendum Would Distract From IS Fight, US Warns
The United States on Thursday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence referendum could ...
IS Is Reorganizing, Targeting Europe
Despite defeats in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group has reorganized and is now "more focused than ever" on ...
Anti-IS Fighters Near Raqa Delight In American Weaponry
Chorche was like a kid in a candy store in front of crates packed with US weapons to help an ...
Qatar ‘places Its Armed Forces On “highest Alert Level
Qatar has called its tanks into action and warned neighbours that it will open fire on any ships that come ...
International Efforts Intensify To Resolve Qatar Dispute In Gulf
Efforts to resolve a diplomatic dispute pitting Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatar intensified Thursday, after Washington offered to ...
Five Iranian Attackers Were In Mosul, Raqa With IS
The five men who carried out twin attacks in Tehran were Iranians who joined the Islamic State group in Iraq ...
UN Reports Fresh IS Killings, Air Strike Deaths In Mosul
The UN rights office said Thursday it has credible reports that the Islamic State group has killed more than 230 ...