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U.S. Conducts Rare Raid in Syria, Killing a Senior Islamic State Leader
The military gave few details on the ground operation, but counterterrorism raids have typically involved helicopter-borne ...
Chicago Tribune6mon
What is the Islamic State group, and what attacks has it inspired by ...
The Islamic State group’s ruthless credo and military successes have helped spur affiliated groups in Africa, Asia and Europe. It’s a greatly decentralized alliance.
The Washington Post5y
The Islamic State has a new leader. But can the caliphate survive?
The self-proclaimed Islamic State has just named its new leader. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qorashi takes the place of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the man who declared the so-called Islamic State ...
Dallas Morning News6mon
What is the Islamic State, and what attacks has it inspired by ...
A banner of the Islamic State was found in the truck used to kill 14 people during on New Years’ Day in New Orleans, officials say. By The Associated Press Wire Service Jan. 1, 2025 ...
The Economist5d
Somalia’s state-building project is in tatters
As Western countries curtail support, the fate of one the world’s oldest state-building projects hangs in the balance. Three ...
Middle East Eye5d
Islamic State may be responsible for atrocities against Druze, not Syrian forces, Barrack says
Barrack has repeatedly stressed that the US was not dictating Syria’s form of government. He has cast his diplomacy as a test ...
FDD's Long War Journal5d
New head of anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq and Syria takes command
The anti-Islamic State coalition of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve received its new commander at a ...
A look at UNESCO and its work as the US decides again to leave the cultural agency
With the support of international partners and $115 million in funding, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recently helped rebuild the Iraqi city of Mosul after it was devastated by the Islamic State ...