4 Islamic State (IS) militants killed in airstrike on Iraq

4 Islamic State (IS) militants killed in airstrike on Iraq

Baghdad: Four Islamic State (IS) militants, including a senior group member, were killed in an airstrike on their hideout in Salahudin province, north of Baghdad, the Iraqi military reported on Tuesday. The airstrike, conducted by Iraqi F-16 jet fighters on Monday, targeted an IS hideout based on intelligence reports in a rugged area near the … Read more

Six IS militants killed in Iraq

Six IS militants killed in Iraq

Representative Image Six Islamic State (IS) militants, including a senior group member, were killed in airstrikes on their hideout in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said on Thursday. The militants were killed in three airstrikes carried out by Iraqi F-16 jet fighters on an IS hideout based on intelligence reports and … Read more

Turkish police capture IS suspect planning bomb attack in Istanbul

Turkish police capture IS suspect planning bomb attack in Istanbul

Police vehicle outside the Santa Maria church in Istanbul (Photo: AFP) Turkish police on Friday arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) in Istanbul who was accused of planning a bomb attack, local media reported. According to the NTV broadcaster, anti-terror units initiated the operation after discovering that the IS was plotting a … Read more

Yazidi Women Are Still Being Sold By ISIS, Ten Years On From Genocide

Yazidi Women Are Still Being Sold By ISIS, Ten Years On From Genocide

This year marks ten years since Islamic State (IS) fighters killed, raped and enslaved thousands of the Yazidi population, an ancient religious minority that had lived in parts of Iraq and Syria for nearly 6,000 years. After declaring the caliphate in August 2014, the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched a genocidal campaign … Read more