Hundreds taken by IS from refugee camp in Syria
BEIRUT: Hundreds of people were taken by the militant Islamic State group fighters from a displacement camp in east…
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Saudi forces arrest armed ‘extremist’ after gunfight: ministry
RIYADH: Saudi forces have arrested a heavily armed "extremist" after wounding him in an exchange of gunfire in the…
No evidence Islamic State responsible for Toronto attack: Police
TORONTO: Canadian police said on Wednesday that they had no evidence so far to support claims by the Islamic State…
3 Afghans beheaded, school torched in suspected IS attack
JALALABAD: Unidentified gunmen beheaded three men and torched a boys’ school in Nangarhar province in eastern…
Iraqis vote in first election since defeating Islamic State
BAGHDAD/FALLUJA: Iraqis voted in the first election on Saturday since defeating Islamic State, but few people…
US-led anti-IS coalition admits 28 more civilian deaths
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq acknowledged the deaths of another 28…
UAE to fund $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque
UAE will finance a $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, famous for its eight-century-old…
What’s left of ‘Islamic State’ in Syria?
BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group, whose self-proclaimed "caliphate" disintegrated last year, still controls…
Teacher tried to create ‘army of children’ to launch terror attacks…
LONDON: A British supporter of Islamic State was found guilty on Friday of trying to recruit children he was…
Iraqi court sentences 16 Turkish women to death for joining IS
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a judiciary…