SyriangovernmentforcesannouncedonSaturdaythattheyhadtakenfullcontrolofthemajortowninHomsprovinceheldbyISIL.AnumberofISILmilitantshavebeenkilled,andtheirweaponsa
SyriangovernmenttroopshavereportedlyrecapturedseveralstrategicvillagesandkeypointsinthesouthofthecountryfromISILmilitants.Therecapturedareaislocatedinoneoftheth
IraqiforcesareconfidenttheywillbeabletopushISILoutofMosulwithindays.Butthemilitantgroupisnotgoingdownwithoutafight,strikingbackatIraqiforcesonthecuspofretakingt
IndonesianpoliceinJakartadisplayedscoresofnotebooksinscribedwithISILpropagandaseizedduringaraidonthehomeofasuspectedmilitantonFriday.Theysaidsomeofthenotebooksa
IraqiforcesonThursdaycapturedthecompoundofalandmarkmosqueinMosulthatwasblownuplastweekbyISIL–ahugelysymbolicsitefromwherethetopISILleaderdeclaredanIslamic“calip
PeopleintheIraqicityofMosulcelebratedtheirfirstMuslimEidholidaywithoutISILinyearsonSundayafterthemilitantswereejectedfrommuchofthecity,andhopedthebattletorecapt
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the capture of Mosul from ISIL will be announced in a few days.
IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadisaidthecaptureofMosulfromISILwillbeannouncedinafewdays.“Itissupposedthatonecherishestheplacethatshowsone'sstartingpoint.Theyblew
AustraliawarplaneswillresumeairstrikesagainstISILtargetsinSyria,endingatwo-daysuspensionimplementedafterthedowningofaSyrianwarplanebyaUSfighterjet,Reutershasrep
AsIraqiforcesmoveintothefinalstagesofthebattletocaptureMosulfromISIL,acityravagedbyninemonthsofwarisbeingleftbehind--aswellasclaimsforcompensationreviewedbyajud
IraqisecurityforcesaretryingtocontainISILfighterswithinMosul'sOldCityaheadofamajoroffensive.GovernmentforceshadpreviouslyattemptedtoclearMosulbeforethestartofRa
TheRussianmilitaryfiredfourcruisemissilesatISILtargetsnearPalmyrainSyriaonWednesday,APhasreported,citingtheRussianDefenseMinistry(RDM).TheRDMsaidinastatementtha
AUS-ledairstrikeinMarchonabuildingintheIraqicityofMosulkilledatleast105civilians,aUSmilitaryinvestigationhasfound.Thestrikeinadvertentlytriggeredexplosivedevice
Following the Manchester terrorist attack, NATO members are weighing whether to join the US-led Counter-ISIL coalition. But the decision is pitting a new American president’s anti-terror agenda against European reticence to get formally involved in another war front.
FollowingtheManchesterterroristattack,NATOmembersareweighingwhethertojointheUS-ledCounter-ISILcoalition.ButthedecisionispittinganewAmericanpresident’santi-terro
With Kurdish groups having emerged as a key force in the fight against ISIL militants in recent years, the ethnic group has some complex relationships with various nations in the Middle East and beyond.
WithKurdishgroupshavingemergedasakeyforceinthefightagainstISILmilitantsinrecentyears,theethnicgrouphassomecomplexrelationshipswithvariousnationsintheMiddleEasta