Posts Tagged: Islamic State militants
US-Backed Syrian Force Still Battling Islamic State
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) battled Islamic State militants holed up in the Baghouz area overnight, supported by US-led coalition air strikes, the SDF said,...
Trump Says All Islamic State Territory Retaken, Contradicting Allied Commander
President Donald Trump told American troops on Thursday that US-backed forces in Syria have retaken 100 percent of the territory once held by Islamic State...
Iraqi Christians Celebrate Christmas One Year After Islamic State Defeat
Iraqi Christians quietly celebrated Christmas on Tuesday amid improved security, more than a year after the country declared victory over Islamic State militants who threatened...
Syrian Kurds Boost Fight Against Islamic State in East After Setback
Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a commander said, after the jihadists recovered ground from US-backed...
Defense Minister: Germany Committed Over Long-Term to Help Iraq Rebuild
German forces will be needed in Iraq for a long time to help rebuild the country's military as it struggles to ensure that Islamic State...
Syrian Druze Bury Dead as Anger Over Islamic State Attacks Grows
Syria's government-held city of Sweida on Thursday buried dozens of its inhabitants who were killed a day before in coordinated assaults by Islamic State militants...
Islamic State Kill Scores in Southwest Syria Attacks
Islamic State militants killed scores of people in a series of attacks on government-held parts of southwestern Syria on Wednesday, including multiple suicide blasts in...
Iraq Makes Arrests in Kidnapping of Security Men by Islamic State
Iraq's security forces said on Monday they had made arrests related to the kidnapping and holding hostage of six of their members by Islamic State...
Syria’s Army Captures Last Insurgent Area Near Damascus
The Syrian army has restored control over all areas surrounding the capital Damascus for the first time since early in the seven-year-old war, after pushing...
Mattis Expects ‘Re-Energized’ Effort Against Islamic State in Syria
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday that he expected a "re-energized" effort against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria in the coming days. "You'll...
France’s Macron Says He Has No ‘Plan B’ for Iran Nuclear Deal
French President Emmanuel Macron said he has no "plan B" for the Iran nuclear deal and that the United States should stay in the agreement...
‘Letters From Baghdad’ Shows Iraq Through Eyes of British Female Explorer and Spy Who Shaped It
"Letters from Baghdad," a documentary on Gertrude Bell, the British writer, explorer, spy and political officer who helped shape modern Iraq, had its first screening...
France Has Foiled Two Islamist Attacks This Year: Minister
French security forces have foiled two planned attacks so far this year as Islamic State militants set their sights on domestic targets in response to...
Islamic State Kills 25 Iraqi Militiamen Near Kirkuk
Islamic State militants ambushed a convoy of government-backed militia fighters near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk late on Sunday, killing at least 25 of...
