US Envoy Calls Lebanon a 'Failed State' as Syria Expected to Join Anti-IS Coalition The U.S.-led anti–Islamic State group coalition includes some 80 countries working to prevent a resurgence of IS.
Iraq Keeping a Small Contingent of US Military Advisers Due to IS Threat in Syria Iraq’s prime minister said that a small contingent of U.S. military advisers will remain in the country for now to coordinate...
US Military Starts Drawing Down its Mission in Iraq Countering the Islamic State Group The U.S. military has begun reducing its mission in Iraq under an agreement made with Iraqi officials last year.
US-Led Coalition Captures a Senior Islamic State Member in Syria Abu Hafs al-Qurayshi, an Iraqi citizen and IS commander, was detained during a pre-dawn operation that included landing...
Iraq Starts Excavation of Large Mass Grave Left by Islamic State After an initial 15 days of work, the foundation’s Mosul teams will build a database and start collecting DNA samples from...
Swedish Man Convicted for His Role in 2015 Killing of a Jordanian Pilot by the Islamic State Group A Swedish man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the...
Islamic State and al-Qaida Threat Is Intense in Africa, with Growing Risks in Syria, UN Experts Say The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are...
Islamic State Group Claims First Attack on Syrian Government Forces Since Assad's Fall The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in southern Syria, including one on government forces that...
Iraq Detains Islamic State Suspect Accused of Helping to Incite New Orleans Truck-Ramming Attack An official with the Islamic State group has been detained in Iraq, suspected of being involved with inciting the pickup...
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
