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MEET THE AMERICAN FAMILY RISKING DEATH TO SAVE LIVES IN IRAQ
Photo The Free Burma Rangers attempt to save a woman who was shot by an Islamic State sniper... READ MORE›
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I KNOW ISIS FIGHTERS. WESTERN BOMBS FALLING ON RAQQA WILL FILL THEM WITH JOY
Look at Mosul this is a city that is home to 1.5 million people, and at most 15,000 Isis terrorists... READ MORE›
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HALTS PROGRAM TO TRAIN SYRIANS TO COMBAT ISIS
Anti-Assad insurgents say they have never heard of a group called the Syrian Arab Coalition, though they welcome the prospect of increased support... READ MORE›
GI KILLED FREEING PRISONERS OF ISIS IN IRAQ FIRST IN 4 YEARS
Iraqi officials said the raid involved American helicopters, Kurdish and American Special Operations forces, and airstrikes... READ MORE›
PENTAGON INVESTIGATES ALLEGATIONS OF SKEWED INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ON ISIS
The Defense Intelligence Agency and the White House also declined to comment... READ MORE›
BILLIONS FROM US FAIL TO SUSTAIN FOREIGN FORCES
But in 2012, battle-hardened Islamist fighters returned from combat in Libya to rout the military, including units trained by United States Special Forces... READ MORE›
IRAQI ARMY MISTAKENLY BOMBS CIVILIANS IN ISIL-HELD CITY
Iraqi air force kills at least 52 civilians waiting for salaries in western city of al-Qaim with dozens of others hurt... READ MORE›
WITH STRIKES US AIMS TO PUT PRESSURE ON ISIS IN SYRIA
As recently as Friday, Mr. Obama said he would take all steps necessary to combat the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq... READ MORE›
HOW THE UNITED STATES HELPED CREATE THE ISLAMIC STATE
The Bush administration's patent favoritism toward Shiite religious parties and marginalization of the Sunni Arabs had created a powerful constituency for the Islamic State in Iraq... READ MORE›
OBAMA WEIGHS MOVING U.S. TROOPS CLOSER TO FRONT LINES IN SYRIA, IRAQ
The Islamic State depends on the sale of oil and electricity inside Syria to pay for its military operations... READ MORE›
US GOVERNMENT ASKS TOYOTA: WHY DOES ISIL HAVE SO MANY OF THE COMPANY'S VEHICLES?
The us treasury department has asked toyota for help in understanding why isil has so many of their vehicles... READ MORE›
SHIITES IN IRAQ CHEER PUTINS INTERVENTION IN SYRIAN WAR
But the war with the Islamic State does not seem very far away... READ MORE›
LEADER OF ISLAMIC STATE USED AMERICAN HOSTAGE AS SEXUAL SLAVE
Systematic abuse Mueller's mistreatment is the latest evidence of the Islamic State's systematic abuse of women on a significant scale... READ MORE›
ADVANCE INTO HEART OF MOSUL SLOWS AS ISIL FIGHTS BACK
The longer the battle to retake Mosul goes on, the more difficult it will become for the Iraqi forces... READ MORE›
PENTAGON'S FAILED SYRIA PROGRAM COST $2 MILLION PER TRAINEE
Separately, in Iraq, the Pentagon has spent nearly 1 billion training and equipping security forces to counter ISIL, according to Mark Wright, a spokesman... READ MORE›
ABDUL-RAHMAN KASSIG KILLING IS PURE EVIL, SAYS OBAMA
Mr Kassig, 26, was taken while working for a refugee group... READ MORE›
A NEW WAVE OF MIGRANTS FLEES IRAQ YEARNING FOR EUROPE
To accommodate increased demand, Iraqi Airways recently added two new daily flights to Istanbul from Baghdad... READ MORE›
A FILE ON ISLAMIC STATE'S 'PROBLEM' FOREIGN FIGHTERS SHOWS SOME ARE REFUSING TO FIGHT
Iraqi Special Operations Forces scatter after a car bomb exploded during an operation to clear the al-Andalus district of Islamic State militants in Mosul... READ MORE›
ISIS HELD US AID WORKER AS SEX SLAVE BEFORE DEATH
DOHUK Iraq Somewhere in territory controlled by the Islamic State Kayla Mueller an American aid worker was chained in a room with other female captives... READ MORE›
PENTAGON PLANS SHARP SCALEDOWN IN EFFORTS TO TRAIN SYRIAN REBELS
The Kurdish homeland includes parts of Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran... READ MORE›
FIERCE ISIL RESISTANCE AS IRAQI TROOPS MOVE ON MOSUL
Tens of thousands of troops are involved, while there are thought to be nearly 6,000 ISIL fighters in and around Mosul... READ MORE›
EX-BRITISH PM TONY BLAIR APOLOGIZES FOR IRAQ WAR 'MISTAKES'
LONDON Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair has apologized for mistakes made in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003... READ MORE›
BATTLE TURNING AGAINST IS - DEMPSEY
IS controls huge areas of Iraq and Syria, though Iraqi forces have claimed victory in some recent battles... READ MORE›
MAP: THERE ARE 10 WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA. NINE ARE IN DANGER.
Islamic State group jihadists seized Syria's Palmyra on Thursday, as UNESCO warned that the destruction of the ancient city would be an enormous loss to humanity... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE DEFECTIONS MOUNT AS DEATH TOLL RISES, U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS
Top military officials estimate that the campaign has killed 23,000 Islamic State fighters, raising their death toll by 3,000 since mid-October... READ MORE›
FIRST AMERICAN SOLDIER KILLED IN IRAQ SINCE OFFICIAL END OF COMBAT IN 2011
Five Islamic State militants were captured, officials said, and at least 10 were killed... READ MORE›
U.S.-TRAINED FIGHTERS IN SYRIA GAVE EQUIPMENT TO AL-QAEDA AFFILIATE
American-trained Syrian fighters gave at least a quarter of their U.S.-provided equipment to al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria early this week, the U.S... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE FIGURES KILLED IN AIR STRIKE; BAGHDADI NOT BELIEVED AMONG THEM
Islamic State supporters said on Twitter that even if Baghdadi had been killed, his self-proclaimed caliphate straddling large areas of Iraq and Syria would survive... READ MORE›
US FORCES RESCUE IRAQI HOSTAGES FACING 'IMMINENT EXECUTION' BY ISIS
After more than a year of setbacks, Iraqi troops have in recent weeks begun to claw back losses in the centre of the country... READ MORE›
BRITAIN'S BLAIR SAYS 2003 IRAQ INVASION PLAYED ROLE IN ISLAMIC STATE RISE
Decision to disband Saddam Hussein's army after the invasion created a huge security vacuum exploited by al Qaeda, which was eventually replaced by Islamic State... READ MORE›
US AND IRAN BOTH CONFLICT AND CONVERGE
All applaud the deal as a victory for Iran and maintain that their hostility to the United States remains undiminished... READ MORE›