Phebe Marr, scholar of Iraq’s history and upheavals, dies at 93
A bus trip to Baghdad in the late 1950s began Dr. Marr’s path to become one of the leading American experts on Iraq.
Islamic State-linked rebels kill at least 10 people in eastern Congo
At least 10 people were killed in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, a local official said ...
Turkey ready to support Syria in managing Islamic State camps
Turkey is ready to provide support to the new Syrian administration for the management of Islamic State camps in the country, ...
North Carolina man tried to board flight to join Islamic State group, authorities say
A North Carolina man was arrested after federal prosecutors say he tried to fly to Morocco to join the Islamic State group ...
Gaza Hostage Deal Could Come as Trump Takes Office, in Echoes of 1981
Dozens of American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for more than a year were freed just as Ronald Reagan was ...
Tennessee Gov. Lee renews push for school vouchers, adds hurricane relief and immigration to effort
Republican Gov. Bill Lee is doubling down on his efforts to enact universal school vouchers throughout Tennessee.
Opinion: Why Israel can’t just ‘cut the head off’ of Hamas or Hezbollah
These groups are organic and homegrown, unlike the Islamic State or Al Qaeda, which have relied heavily on fighters from ...
Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS
The terrorist attack in New Orleans serves as a grim reminder that the group is still able to transform personal crises into ...
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What Does the Future Hold for Syrian Kurds Post-Assad?
NATO ally Turkey has emerged as the dominant state power in a new Syria, and is seeking to press its advantage by bombing and ...
Islamic State: despite the fall of its caliphate, the group is still influencing terrorism
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called the attack an “act of terrorism” and said that Jabbar appeared to have been ...
Four Islamic State members, including two leaders, killed in eastern Iraq
Four members of the Islamic State, including two senior leaders, were killed in an airstrike carried out by Iraqi aircraft in the Hamrin Mountains in eastern Iraq, security officials said on Saturday.
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US Military Campaign Against Islamic State Ramps Up
The U.S. military has waged a series of large strikes on the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria and Iraq over the past month in what appears to be an uptick in the decade-long campaign against the ...