Terrorism in Iraq
Islamic State Admits: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is Dead
Members of the jihadist group Islamic State admitted the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. This was announced by the TV channel "Alsumaria", referring to the local source in the Nainawa province of Iraq.
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Iraqi military says it has retaken two Mosul neighborhoods from ISIL
Iraq's military said June 28 that it had retaken two more neighborhoods from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Mosul's Old City, bringing it closer to total control of the city.
Turkey remembers Istanbul airport attack blamed on ISIL
Turkey on June 28 marked one year since the triple suicide bombing and gun attack on the main international airport in Istanbul that left dozens dead and was blamed on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists.
Vladimir Chukov, Arab World expert: Iraq will return with important role on Middle East political map
Iraq will return with an important role on the political map of the Middle East, Prof. Vladimir Chukov, an Arab World expert, told FOCUS Radio's morning show.
Russian Аrmy Says May Have Killed IS Chief
The Russian army on Friday said it had struck a meeting of Islamic State leaders in Syria on May 28 and was trying to verify whether the group's leader had been killed, news agencies said on Friday, AFP reported.
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Russia's military says it may have killed ISIL leader Baghdadi
Moscow said on June 16 that its forces may have killed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa last month.
IS issues global threats; officials say Serbia is safe
A spokesman for Islamic State has called on followers to organize attacks across the world; Serbian ministers say that the country is not under threat.
UN: Wave of "more dangerous, skilled" ISIS jihadists bound to hit Europe
Europe will have to come to grips with an exodus of "dangerous and disillusioned" Islamic State jihadists, defeated in Syria and Iraq earlier this year and possibly seeking revenge, the head of the UN Security Council's counterterrorism agency has warned.
Iraq PM Abadi, US VP Pence discuss Syria, ISIL in phone call
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on April 8 assured Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of continued U.S. support to defeat Islamic State Iraq and the Levant ISIL, the Iraqi government said in a statement.
Choose a side: Trump and the Sunni-Shiite war
The Sunni-Shiite civil wars in Iraq and Syria are both nearing their end, and in both cases the Shiites have won - thanks largely to American military help in Iraq's case, and to a Russian military intervention in Syria. Yet Russia and the United States are not allies in the Middle East. At least not yet.
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