Iraqi Forces Make Final Push to Remove IS from Mosul
After a 100-day operation in Mosul, the Iraqi forces successfully pushed the Islamic State out of the eastern portion of...
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Iraqi and Syrian Armies Prepare for Offensives Against Two IS Cities
Major operations are underway to retake cities taken by the Islamic State (IS), one in Iraq and one in Syria....
IS Attacks Funeral
Earlier today, February 29, 2016, the Islamic State (IS) attacked a funeral held for a relative of a Shiite militia...
Bahrain Police Targeted in Bombing Days After Arms Smuggling Plot Foiled
On July 28, two police officers were killed and another five were injured in a bombing in Bahrain. Bahrain, located...
Senate Rejects Arming The Most Successful Anti-Islamic State Force
Kurdish fighters (the peshmerga) have been the key fighting force in pushing back Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria....
Obama Administration Sends Additional Troops to Iraq While Admitting It Has No Strategy
On May 17, Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar Province, fell to the Islamic State, indicating the weak strategy put...
IS Gains Anbar Tribes’ Allegiance and Use Dam to Punish Opposition
On Wednesday May 3, many prominent Sunni tribal leaders in the Anbar Province of Iraq have pledged their allegiance to...
The Secret Expansion in Yemen of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Yemen is currently in the midst of a civil war between the Houthi rebels, who forced internationally recognized President Abdrabbuh...
Iraq Plans to Retake Anbar
On May 26, Iraq announced the beginning of a large military operation against the Islamic State to retake Anbar, a...
Suicide Bomber Targets Shiite Mosque in Saudi Arabia
On May 22, 2015, a suicide bomber targeted the Shia Imam Ali Mosque in al-Qadeeh, a village located in Saudi...
Iraqi Prime Minister al-Abadi Asks For Weapons
In his first visit to Washington, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi plans to seek further American aid in his country's...
Tikrit Retaken, But Islamic State’s Not Out
As of yesterday, March 31st, Iraqi government forces have retaken the Salaheddin provincial government headquarters in Tikrit from Islamic State...