Tag: Iraq
IS militants 'caught trying to escape' last Syria enclave
About 400 Islamic State militants have been captured trying to escape the last piece of...
A new line of control
In 2011, then a Flight Lieutenant who flew a Sukhoi fighter jet, Abhinandan Varthaman was asked in a...
Who will take IS fighter and his London 'jihadi bride'?
By Anna Holligan BBC News, The Hague...
Life inside the chaos left by the Islamic State group's fall
By Quentin Sommerville Deir al-Zour, Syria ...
US Forces in Eastern Syria Made ‘Gold for Safe Passage’ Deal With Daesh – Report
Middle East13:08 27.02.2019(updated 13:09 27.02.2019) Earlier, local sources speaking to Syrian media alleged that US forces had used choppers to transfer large boxes of...
Syrian Kurds Urge West to Take Back ‘Daesh Women and Children’
The Kurdish authorities in Syria want all foreign Daesh* terrorists, their wives and their children to be retrieved by their respective home countries. Describing...
French Islamic State accused handed over to face trial in Iraq
Thirteen French citizens accused of fighting for the Islamic State group are to be tried...
Ex-Iraqi PM Claims US President Helped Daesh Take Over Country – Reports
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki previously accused the administration of the 44th US president of being responsible for the rise of Daesh, which...
Daesh ‘Jihadi Jack’ Claims He Wants to Go Back to UK to See His Mum
Europe08:44 23.02.2019(updated 08:47 23.02.2019) After two years in a Kurdish prison, the Briton-Canadian Daesh suspect Jack Letts, known as Jihadi Jack, said he wants...
U.S., Turkish Defense Officials Discuss Syria, Other Issues at Pentagon Meeting
U.S. and Turkish defense officials met today at the Pentagon to discuss the future of operations in Syria and the other areas where...
Mass Grave of 3,500 People Found Outside Former Daesh Capital is Largest Yet
Middle East22:03 22.02.2019(updated 22:06 22.02.2019) Syrian authorities have uncovered a mass grave of 3,500 people outside the city of Raqqa, the former capital of...
Shamima Begum in Syria: Where now for IS bride?
By Quentin Sommerville Deir al-Zour, Syria ...
U.S.-Belgian Partnership Helps Underpin Security, Shanahan Says
The U.S.-Belgian alliance underpins security, and working together with the other NATO nations, they offer reliability in an unpredictable world, Acting Defense Secretary...
Shanahan Discusses Results of Trip to Southwest Asia, Europe
Patrick M. Shanahan said his first trip as acting defense secretary was timely and has given him a lot to chew on moving...
‘What Kind of Alliance Is This?’ Erdogan Blasts NATO Over Arms for Syria’s Kurds
Middle East19:29 19.02.2019(updated 19:36 19.02.2019) Earlier, Turkish media reported on deliveries of US arms, generators and construction equipment to Kurdish militias in northern Syria...
IS 'trapping 200 families' in last bastion in Syria
The UN has expressed concern about the fate of some 200 families reportedly trapped in...
