BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials said Sunday that the head of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was wounded in an airstrike in western Anbar province. Pentagon officials said they had no immediate information on such an attack or
The United States is reportedly interested in closer relations with Iran, attempting to resume diplomatic activity with Tehran for the first time since an Islamic revolution created an Islamic Republic in Iran, according to sources within the country. The Obama
A British man is behind a suicide bombing that killed eight people, including a top-ranking police officer, in the Iraqi town of Beiji, a counter-extremism analyst has said. Kabir Ahmed, 32, who is originally from Derby, drove a truck full
The self-declared leader of the Islamic State, believed to have been travelling in an armoured convoy destroyed by an American air-strike on Friday, may have been critically injured in the attack, although it is now thought early hopes of him
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) — An Islamic State spokesman has confirmed that U.S. airstrikes injured IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Using an account believed to be operated by Mohammed al-Adnani, the spokesman tweeted confirmation that Baghdadi had been injured and
A leaked document has emerged showing that former Prime Minister Tony Blair signed a ‘cash-for-contacts’ deal with PetroSaudi, an oil company owned by a member of the Saudi royal family. The contract promised Blair £41,000 a month, and 2 percent
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” President Barack Obama admitted he has learned his long touted policy of removing all U.S. troops from Iraq caused the threat to comes back. Obama said, “What we learned from the previous engagement in
On CBS’ “Sunday Morning,” former President George W. Bush said he does not regret going into Iraq he only regrets the rise of ISIS because of our retreat. When asked by host Bob Schieffer if he had any regrets about
AL-QAIM, Iraq, Nov. 8 (UPI) — Coalition airstrikes targeting a gathering of Islamic State leaders in Mosul, Iraq, destroyed a convoy of 10 vehicles on Friday, the U.S. confirmed Saturday. U.S. Central Command could not confirm whether IS leader Abu
Ema Shah is a superstar in Kuwait and the Arab world. Known for her singing and her musical style, which blends pop and classical influences, she is also a pioneer for women in the region, choosing to dress as she
Radical leftist writer David Masciotra waxes somewhat less than eloquently that Americans who think all soldiers and police are heroes are childish, and betray “a frightening cultural streak of nationalism, chauvinism, authoritarianism and totalitarianism” in a piece published Sunday on Salon.com. But
According to reports, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) murdered four journalists on November 4 and five on November 6 in Mosul, Iraq. Since the terrorist group drove out journalists when they took over the city in June, the reports cannot be
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. conducted a series of airstrikes targeting Islamic State leaders near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, U.S. military officials said Saturday. The airstrikes on Friday night destroyed a convoy of 10 armed trucks believed to
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition conducted a series of airstrikes targeting a gathering of Islamic State leaders near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a senior U.S. defense official said Saturday. The airstrikes on Friday night destroyed a convoy
The extremist Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary has said that the British government should return his passport and grant him safe passage to Syria, so that he can see what life is like under Sharia law, The Times has reported. He
The accelerating United States energy boom allowed America to record its highest level of oil exports in 57 years and its second highest level since 1920 in the month of July. After becoming the world’s largest producer of natural gas
Retired Army Major General and Fox News Military Analyst Bob Scales reported that the U.S. military “knew three months ago” that it needed to send additional troops to Iraq, but “it wasn’t until three days after the election” that the
On Fox News Friday evening, retired Army Major General and Fox News Military Analyst Bob Scales told Greta Van Susteren that the US military “knew three months ago” that it needed to send additional troops to Iraq, but “it wasn’t
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The birthplace of the Islamic State (ISIS) has been traced to Camp Bucca, a detention center that was operated by the United States military during the Iraq war. According to The Washington Post, many ISIS leaders, including Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, “were
At the opening of his Friday broadcast, Fox News Channel’s Shepard Smith host “Fox News Sunday” moderator Chris Wallace and asked him to react to the news that President Barack Obama would be doubling the number of troops combating ISIS
The campaign for the poignant installation of ceramic poppies to remain at the Tower of London after Armistice Day has received new support. “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” by ceramic artist Paul Cummins has seen around four million
Erbil, Iraq, November 06 (QNA) – President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani discussed with British Defense Secretary Michael Aaron developments in the war against the IS organization. A statement by the presidency of the region today said that Barzani received
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare outreach to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Barack Obama has written a letter about the fight against Islamic State militants, a common enemy in Syria and Iraq, according to diplomatic sources. The
Since the dawn of air warfare, every pilot has imagined himself tearing across the Wild Blue Yonder in pursuit of enemy aircraft to shoot down. Many have done just that and have swept the skies so clear of the enemy
