In call, Trump issues stern warning to Turkey over Syria operation President Trump urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday to scale back his country’s assault on Kurdish positions in Syria, signaling mounting American anxiety that Ankara’s latest military foray will jeopardize the U.S. campaign against the Islamic State […]
Islamic State
Mosul: Corpses, booby traps and snipers are everywhere in devastated city The massive effort to drive the Islamic State from what had been Iraq’s second-largest city is now being matched by an enormous challenge to bring an ancient metropolis back to life from near total ruin. Much of the historic […]
Why Europe has a greater terror problem than the United States Recent terror attacks in the United States are far less common than in Europe, and Americans can thank geography and assimilation for that. There were 100 attacks that killed 97 people in the U.S. in 2015-2016, compared to 604 […]
Iraqi residents worry about rebuilding after ISIS is gone More than two years after being liberated from Islamic State control, residents here began reconstructing their own city after begging Baghdad for help with roads, schools and power lines. Luay Al-Balani, in her 30s, said people felt helpless after getting no […]
Pakistan shells border with Afghanistan as tensions rise over terrorist attacks Pakistan shells border with Afghanistan as tensions rise over terrorist attacks:- An escalating border conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan is threatening to undermine their cooperation on terrorism and peace talks with the Taliban as the Trump administration begins weighing […]
Turkish air raids kill 51 Islamic State militants in Syria Turkish air raids kill 51 Islamic State militants in Syria:- Buildings and vehicles were targeted in the airstrikes and 85 IS positions were destroyed in the areas of al Bab, Tadif, Kabbasin and Bzagah. The assaults, combined with ground attacks, […]
Trump signs orders on rebuilding military and extreme vetting Trump signs orders on rebuilding military and extreme vetting:- President Trump charged his new Defense secretary with rebuilding the military and announced an executive order to clamp down on refugee admissions in the United States during a visit Friday to the […]
Berlin attack suspect used 14 aliases, was scrutinized 7 times Berlin attack suspect used 14 aliases, was scrutinized 7 times:- The failed Tunisian asylum seeker suspected of killing 12 people and injuring dozens in a truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market last month used at least 14 different aliases […]
Iraqi commander: Could take months to take control of Mosul from ISIL BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces face a dilemma as they push farther into Mosul: How to draw out entrenched Islamic State fighters while protecting residents who’ve been hunkered in their homes for weeks. “We are advancing steadily,” said Lt. […]
France ‘conducts air strikes against IS’ France ‘conducts air strikes against IS’ : France has begun air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Iraq from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, reports say. A number of Rafale fighter planes took off from the carrier early on Friday, news agency AFP […]
