Turkey says it captured Baghdadi’s sister
He named the woman as Rasmiya Awad, and said she was born in 1954 Read More
5 years ago
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
ISIS chief reported dead after militants lose Mosul
BEIRUT: Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day… Read More
7 years ago
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul, spokesman says
MOSUL: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Monday captured Mosul's al-Hurriya bridge, which leads to the Islamic… Read More
8 years ago
Islamic State lost nearly a quarter of its territory in 2016: report
LONDON: The Islamic State group lost nearly a quarter of its territory in Iraq and… Read More
8 years ago
Daesh leader Baghdadi in audio message says no Mosul retreat
BAGHDAD: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters to resist as Iraqi… Read More
8 years ago
Iraq claims Islamic State chief Baghdadi hit in air raid
BAGHDAD: Iraq claimed Sunday to have struck a convoy carrying Islamic State group leader Abu… Read More
9 years ago
Lebanon detains wife of IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
BEIRUT/DAMASCUS: The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr… Read More
10 years ago
IS releases audio of chief Baghdadi after death rumours
BAGHDAD: The Islamic State group released a defiant audio recording Thursday it said was of… Read More
10 years ago
Iraq investigating whether IS chief killed in air strikes
BAGHDAD: Iraq was on Sunday investigating whether Islamic State jihadist group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi… Read More
10 years ago
ISIL says it beheaded U.S. journalist; holds another
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT: Islamic State insurgents released a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S.… Read More
10 years ago
Obama orders air strikes on ISIL in Iraq
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said on Thursday he had authorized "targeted" U.S. air strikes against… Read More
10 years ago
Convert, pay tax, or die, ISIL warns Iraq’s Christians
The statement issued by the Islamic State, the al Qaeda offshoot which led last month's… Read More
10 years ago
Taliban debate merits of ISIL’s caliphate announcement
WAZIRISTAN: The Afghan Taliban have urged Muslims to avoid extremism and remain united, a message… Read More
10 years ago
Syria fighters hail declaration of Islamic ‘caliphate’
BEIRUT: Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria's northern Raqqa province to celebrate their… Read More
10 years ago