The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years ...

The Islamic State has crafted its tactics and message to best meet local considerations. "In Iraq, they portray themselves as the protectors of the Sunni community," al-Tamimi said.

The anti-Islamic State coalition of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve received its new commander at a ...

The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years.This required balancing Iraq’s relations with two countries vital to its power ...

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Libya was listed on 4 March 2020 pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 2368 (2017) as being associated with ISIL for “participating in the ...

Dilbar Ali Ravu, 10, is kissed by his aunt, Dalal Ravu, as Yazidi children are reunited with their families in Iraq after five years of captivity with the Islamic State group, March 2, 2019.

This undated image posted on a militant website on Jan. 4, 2014, shows Shakir Waheib, a senior member of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), left, next to a burning ...

Back in June we talked in this blog about AP’s preferred abbreviation for the fast-growing Islamic militant group in Iraq and Syria, known variously at the time as ISIL and ISIS. We explained why our ...

Some people call it the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. Others call it the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. Why does the Al Qaeda splinter group have more than one name?

The name refers to the group’s stated goal of restoring a medieval Islamic state, or caliphate, in Iraq and Greater Syria, also known as the Levant — traditional names for a region stretching ...

U.S. airstrikes and Iraqi Kurdish forces targeted the Islamic State in Sinjar Thursday in an offensive that the Pentagon hopes will provide a breakthrough in the fight against extremist group.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIS suicide bombings in Uganda's capital At least three people are dead and dozens injured following suicide bombings in Uganda's capital city, Kampala, on ...