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IS in Iraq losing terrain 'every single day': US general
May 11, 2016 (AFP)
The Islamic State group is losing ground in Iraq, struggling to replenish its ranks after it is attacked and is increasingly unable to mount major operations, a...
IS leader for Iraq's Anbar province killed in air strike: Pentagon
May 09, 2016 (AFP)
A US-led coalition air strike has killed a senior Islamic State leader in Iraq's Anbar province, along with three other IS jihadists, the Pentagon said Monday. ...
Mexican military vet defends torture he oversaw
May 08, 2016 (AFP)
The Mexican military veteran recalls overseeing interrogations during which his men beat suspects, wrapped their faces in plastic bags to cut off their oxygen a...
50 mass graves uncovered in ex-IS territory in Iraq: UN
May 06, 2016 (AFP)
More than 50 mass graves have been discovered in territory formerly controlled by Islamic State group fighters in Iraq, including three burial pits in a footbal...
Australia says top IS recruiter killed in US air strike
May 05, 2016 (AFP)
Australia's most wanted Islamic State terror suspect, linked to several attacks on home soil, has been killed in a US air strike in Iraq, Canberra said on Thurs...
US wins pledge of more resources from anti-IS allies
May 04, 2016 (AFP)
A coalition of countries battling Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq pledged Wednesday to pour more resources into the fight, after coming under strong p...
Argentina ex-air force head on trial for disappearances
May 03, 2016 (AFP)
An Argentine former military chief has gone on trial for the disappearance of a left-wing couple during the country's dictatorship. The former chief of the air ...
IS may be making chemical weapons, warns watchdog
May 03, 2016 (AFP)
There are "extremely worrying" signs that the Islamic State group may be making its own chemical weapons and may have used them already in Iraq and Syria, a glo...
Pentagon working to 'take out' Islamic State's Internet
Apr 28, 2016 (AFP)
The US military's secretive Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) is working to destroy the Islamic State group's Internet connections and leave the jihadists in a state of ...
More chemical agent detectors ordered by U.S. Army
Apr 27, 2016 (UPI)
Smiths Detection Inc. is to produce additional chemical detection devices for the U.S. military under a $17.2 follow-on production order from the U.S. Army. The...
Critics slam US 'incrementalism' in anti-IS fight
Apr 26, 2016 (AFP)
When the clock ticks down on Barack Obama's presidency, five years will have passed since he officially pulled US combat forces from Iraq. But little by little,...
UK official says 'economic warfare' needed against IS
Apr 26, 2016 (AFP)
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State is squeezing the group's revenues from oil, taxation and financial markets but it needs to step up its campaign o...
Obama to send up to 250 more troops to Syria: senior official
Apr 24, 2016 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama will on Monday announce plans to send up to 250 more military personnel to Syria, according to a senior administration official, inten...
US acknowledges killing more civilians in Iraq, Syria strikes
Apr 22, 2016 (AFP)
The Pentagon acknowledged Friday that 20 civilians were killed in US air strikes on Islamic State targets over a five-month period, more than doubling an ongoin...
US Army captain helps foil Denmark school attack plot
Apr 20, 2016 (AFP)
A US Army captain in Iraq helped crack a plot to bomb a Danish school after gleaning crucial details from documents recovered from extremists, the Pentagon said...
Senior IS figure in Iraq targeted in US-led raid
Apr 20, 2016 (AFP)
A senior Islamic State figure in Iraq has been targeted in a US-led commando raid, the Pentagon said Wednesday, as Kurdish officials claimed he had been killed....
US ups pressure on IS with first B-52 bomber strike
Apr 20, 2016 (AFP)
The US Air Force for the first time deployed a B-52 bomber against the Islamic State, the Pentagon said Wednesday as it ramps up a 20-month campaign to smash th...
Turkey kills 32 IS fighters in Iraq after attack on tank: report
Apr 19, 2016 (AFP)
The Turkish army killed 32 suspected fighters from the Islamic State group in northern Iraq on Tuesday following an attack on one of its tanks, Turkish media re...
Transport security focus at London counter-terror fair
Apr 19, 2016 (AFP)
A red line appears on the computer screen as a man with a dummy gun and a fake suicide vest under his jacket demonstrates a body scanner at a counter-terrorism ...
Carter says US to deploy more forces to back Iraq's anti-IS war
Apr 18, 2016 (AFP)
The United States will deploy additional forces to Iraq and make Apache attack helicopters available to support the country's troops, US Secretary of Defence As...
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