Iraqi insurgency
US Points to Iranian Air Strikes on IS in Iraq, Iran Denies Information
The US revealed that Iran has carried out air strikes against targets of Islamic State (IS) in Iraq in the recent days.
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US believes Iran launched air raids on ISIL in Iraq, Tehran denies
The United States has indications that Iran has carried out air strikes on Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Iraq in recent days, U.S. officials said on Dec. 3, while a senior Iranian official denied that Iran had launched any such air strikes.
Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar urges broader action against Islamist militants
A prominent Muslim cleric said on Dec. 3 the U.S.-led coalition carrying out air strikes on Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) should widen its scope to include all other militant groups that were "tarnishing Islam."
Anti-ISIL coalition members hold first meeting in Brussels
The International coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) held its first high-level meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 3 with the participation of representatives from 60 countries and discussed the best military strategy against the jihadist group.
Dacic to attend meeting on fighting ISIL
BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic will on Wednesday in Brussels attend a ministerial meeting of the global coalition to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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Iraq says woman detained in Lebanon is not Baghdadi's wife
Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Dec. 3 that a woman detained by Lebanese authorities was not the wife of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but the sister of a man convicted of bombings in southern Iraq.
Jihadists 'abuse' internet to recruit Balkan Muslims
Iraqi army retakes chemical weapons site from ISIL
The Iraqi army has retaken from Islamist insurgents a sprawling complex where aging remnants of late President Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons programme are stored in bunkers, the country's deputy foreign minister said on Dec. 1.
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Lebanese army detains wife and son of ISIL leader, officials claim
The Lebanese army detained the wife and one of the sons of the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as they crossed from Syria in recent days, Lebanese security officials said on Dec. 2.