Posts Tagged: Islamic state
Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria Will Make America Weak Again
The United States announced Wednesday that it was withdrawing troops from Syria after what it described as the “defeat” of the Islamic State terrorist group. This decision...
US Envoy: Fight Against Islamic State in Last Syria Stronghold May End Soon
The Trump administration hopes that the US-backed fight against Islamic State in its last foothold in northeastern Syria will end within months, but American forces...
Melbourne Police See Islamic State ‘Inspiration’ Behind Stabbings
An Australian man who set fire to a truck laden with gas cylinders in the center of Melbourne and stabbed one person to death was...
Egypt’s Christians Bury Victims of Terrorist Attack
Egyptian Christians buried six members of the same family on Saturday who were shot dead while returning from a baptism at a Coptic monastery in...
Militants Kill Seven Christians Returning From Baptism in Egypt
Gunmen killed at least seven Christians who were returning from baptizing a child at a Coptic monastery in Egypt on Friday, officials said -- the...
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Sinai Attack
Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack on an Egyptian police checkpoint in northern Sinai, the group's Amaq news agency reported, saying 15...
US Redirects Syria Funds, Emphasizes It Is Not Withdrawing
The US State Department said on Friday it will redirect $230 million in frozen funding away from Syria and emphasized that the move did not...
‘Horrors That Can’t Be Told’: Afghan Women Report Islamic State Rapes
A mother of three from a remote area of northwestern Afghanistan remembers the day the head of a local Islamic State group came to her village,...
Syrian Army Fights Islamic State Despite Hostage Threat
Syrian pro-government forces advanced on an Islamic State pocket in southwest Syria on Sunday, a military media unit run by Damascus' ally Hezbollah reported, despite...
Islamic State Publishes Photos of Alleged Syrian Pilot’s Body
Islamic State published on Wednesday photos of what it said was the body of the pilot of a Syrian aircraft that Israel says it shot down after...
Kosovo Jails Eight for Plotting to Attack Israeli Soccer Team in 2016
A court in Kosovo jailed eight men on Friday for plotting to attack the Israeli national soccer team in Albania in a World Cup qualifying match...
Pentagon: US Policy Toward Fighting Islamic State in Syria Unchanged
The US military policy toward fighting Islamic State militants in Syria remains the same following discussions with President Donald Trump this week and the military has not...
Trump Agrees to Keep US Troops in Syria a ‘Little Longer,’ but Wants Out
President Donald Trump agreed in a National Security Council meeting this week to keep US troops in Syria a little longer to defeat Islamic State but wants...
France Mourns ‘Hero’ Officer Who Took Place of Hostage in Attack
France will pay a national tribute to a security officer who died from gunshot wounds after voluntarily taking the place of a female hostage during a...
