
Some 100 million jobs must be created in the region by 2020, to avoid disaffected young people...

IS militants beheaded 12 local militiamen who had been battling them in Sirte

The tribes' local knowledge and influence will help as will the extra muscle they offer.

In both cases, the women were executed with their husbands, with each pair accused of "witchcraft and sorcery...

Videos of the killings are a key propaganda tool of the jihadists, used to shock and terrify...

Elements of the 8th Iraqi army division were involved in the April rout at Ramadi and top U...

"The use of chlorine and recruitment of highly technically trained professionals have revealed far more serious efforts...

But the victories this month give it crucial momentum.

U.S. accused Iraq's army of abandoning Ramadi to a much smaller enemy force.

Saudi said the group is trying hard to attack the kingdom, which represents an important ally for...

"The way to eradicate the Islamic State is ... cutting its two main lifelines: grievances in Iraq and...

Turkey, after months of negotiations, finally gave the green light for the US to use a key...

As of late 2013, Harzi was a key figure in suicide and car bombings in Iraq, the...
Dozens of people were killed or wounded in the bombing and subsequent fighting.

The group regularly carries out beheadings, but also stones victims to death or throws them from building...

Obama asked Congress in February to approve an authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) against...

The use of body counts got a bad reputation during the Vietnam War, when numbers were exaggerated...

Islamic State fighters have killed at least 217 people execution-style in the area since May 16...

"Protecting archeological sites from destruction and plundering is the battle of all of humanity."

The Islamic State already has the foundations of a state.