Islamic State’s Egypt wing claims deadliest attacks in months -official Twitter
By Yusri Mohamed, Ali Abdelaty and Mostafa Hashem Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cut short a visit to the Ethiopian capital for an African Union...
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Eight Pakistani Shi’ites killed in sectarian attack
By Gul Yousafzai Eight Shi’ite members of Pakistan’s ethnic Hazara minority were killed and one wounded on Thursday, when gunmen opened fire on a bus...
Mother mourns U.S. journalist purportedly beheaded by Sunni militants
By Eric Beech and Victoria Cavaliere The mother of American journalist James Foley, who was purportedly beheaded by Islamic militants, said on Tuesday her son...
Iraq says Islamic State killed 500 Yazidis, buried some victims alive
By Ahmed Rasheed Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq’s Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the north, Iraq’s human...
As Lebanon ceasefire falters, Saudi offers $1 bln to army
By Samia Nakhoul Lebanon’s army and Islamist militants clashed on Wednesday in breach of a ceasefire aimed at ending five days of fighting in the...
More than 5,000 civilians killed in Iraq this year-UN
By Maggie Fick At least 5,576 Iraqi civilians have been killed this year in violence, the United Nations said on Friday in the most detailed...
More than 2,400 Iraqis killed in June violence – U.N.
More than 2,400 Iraqis, most of them civilians, were killed in June as Sunni militants swept through the north triggering the country’s worst violence in...
Turkish PM says U.S. air strikes in Iraq could cause heavy casualties
By Gulsen Solaker Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday U.S. air strikes on militants in Iraq could cause a high number of civilian...
Iraq battles to hold biggest refinery
Iraqi government forces battled Sunni militants for control of the country’s biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a U.S. response...
Iraq asks United States for air support to counter rebels
By Ghazwan Hassan and Phil Stewart Iraq has asked the United States for air support in countering Sunni rebels, the top US general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major...
Iraq insurgent advance spreads to northwest
By Ahmed Rasheed The insurgent offensive that has threatened to dismember Iraq spread to the northwest of the country on Sunday, when Sunni militants launched...
Oil climbs amid escalating conflict in Iraq
By Lorenzo Ligato Oil prices rose to new nine-month highs on Friday as concerns persisted that an insurgency in Iraq could disrupt oil exports from...
At least 18 Iraqi army officers killed in ambush
At least 18 Iraqi military officers were killed in an ambush on Saturday in the Sunni Muslim-dominated province of Anbar, military sources said. The commander...