Puntland offensive deals blow to Islamic State in Somalia
Balidhidin, Somalia Reuters Forces from Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a weeks-long offensive they hope will draw increased international support, according to officials and Reuters reporters. The advances come against an IS faction that has gained in importance and was the target last week of the first […]
Ongoing terror: New Orleans attack puts spotlight on Islamic State comeback bid
ERIN BANCO, JONATHAN LANDAY and IDREES ALI, of Reuters, report on how terror group Islamic State has managed some major operations while striving to rebuild and continue to inspire lone wolf attacks…
At 10-year mark, US and allies weigh future of Islamic State mission
Brussels, Belgium Reuters Ten years to the day after the formal launch of the US-led operation against the Islamic State, the United States and its NATO allies gathered in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the future of a mission facing increasing headwinds. Niger kicked out the US military from its counter-terrorism base in West Africa […]
Essay: Islamic State remains a potent threat five years after its military defeat
BUSRA NISA SARAC, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at Islamic State as it is today…
Iraq: Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find stable homes
ABBY SEWELL and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, of Associated Press, report on the ongoing impact the Islamic State’s assault a decade ago is having on Yazidi communities…
UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS
Baghdad, Iraq AP The UN cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, a remnant of the Islamic State militant group’s rule over the area, UNESCO said in a statement Saturday. The mosque, famous for its 12th-century leaning minaret, was destroyed […]
Islamic State: A decade after the group declared a caliphate, it’s defeated but remains lethal
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BASSEM MROUE, of Associated Press, report on the ongoing threat posed by the Islamic State militant group…
Postcards: Iraq’s Mosul springs back to life 10 years after it fell to Islamic State
TIMOUR AZHARI and KHALID AL-MOUSILY, of Reuters, report from Mosul…
Islamic State still a threat in Iraq, US ambassador says
Baghdad, Iraq Reuters The Islamic State still poses a threat in Iraq and the US-led military coalition’s work with Iraq to fully defeat the group is not done, United States Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski told Reuters in an interview. Senior Iraqi politicians, including Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, have repeatedly said that the group […]
Death and fear stoked hell in the Moscow concert attack, witnesses say
Moscow, Russia Reuters The four armed men walked calmly towards the metal detectors at Crocus City Hall, firing their automatic weapons point-blank in short bursts at terrified civilians who fell screaming in a hail of bullets. Nearby, one witness named Natalya had just taken off her coat and was standing in line on Friday evening […]