US and Iraq defense chiefs discuss post-Islamic State strategy
More than four years after the Islamic State surrendered its final bastion along the Iraq-Syria border, top Pentagon officials sat down with their Iraqi counterparts...
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US forces see drop in Islamic State activity in Iraq and Syria
The Pentagon said on Wednesday that U.S. forces have seen a "dramatic reduction" in activity from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and they...
Death of Islamic State Leader Not Seen as Diminishing Long-Term Threat
U.S. military and intelligence officials are wary of writing off the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria despite a series of setbacks that has seen...
Iraq government blocks messaging app Telegram over alleged national security fears
Iraq’s Ministry of Communications announced Sunday that it had blocked the messaging app Telegram, citing national security concerns. The announcement claimed that this restriction was...
Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing
Kuwait said Thursday it executed five prisoners, including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a Shiite mosque in 2015 that killed 27 people and...
Yemen Arrests Suspect In Un Staffer Killing – Official
Authorities in Yemen have arrested a suspect in the killing of a World Food Programme (WFP) staffer in Taez province, a security official told AFP...
Canadian, 28, charged under U.K. terrorism act after arrest at Heathrow
A Canadian man arrested by British police at Heathrow Airport last week on suspicion of terrorism offences has now been formally charged. "The Crown Prosecution...