Suspected jihadists seize Iraq’s Nineveh province
Military units first withdrew from the city’s east, heading to its west,…
ISIL slams Qaeda chief, refuses to quit Syria
AFP - A powerful jihadist group battling Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria has…
Mortar fire on Syria schools kills child, hurts 40: Media
AFP - Mortar rounds fired on schools in the Syrian capital on…
Iraq attacks kill 12 as soldiers ambush militants
AFP- Attacks in Iraq left 12 people dead Tuesday while security forces…
Baghdad bombs, one near foreign ministry, kill 24
The attacks, which wounded dozens more, come as security forces battle militants…
Baghdad attacks kill 16 as Iraq presses Anbar assault
The assassinations in particular harken back to Iraq’s brutal Sunni-Shi’a sectarian war…
Al-Qaeda disavows ISIL in Syria
Rebels have accused ISIL of seeking to consolidate power rather than fighting…