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IS Kills 322 Iraqi Tribe Members In Worst Bloodshed In Months

Nov 03, 2014 12:00 AM EST

The Islamic State (IS) militants quenched their thirst for blood by killing 322 Iraqi tribe members over the weekend. Not content with the murder, members of the group also dumped some of the corpses of their victims in a well in western Anbar province.

Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters wave Kurdish flags atop an army vehicle as they move towards the Syrian town of Kobani from the border town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province, October 31, 2014.

Iraqi Kurdish Fighters Reinforce Kobani As US Air Strike Continue

Dan Weisman |

Nov 01, 2014 05:01 PM EDT

With U.S. airplanes pounding Islamic State fighters around Kobani, much-awaited Iraqi Kurdish forces joined the battle after passing through a once-reluctant Turkey to fight.

Kobani Battle Unites People Divided By Borders

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 31, 2014 04:19 PM EDT

Despite the negativity brought about by the ongoing war in the Syrian town of Kobani, a positive thing came out of it –the conflict was able to unite the Kurds in the fight against the Islamic State militants.

Peshmerga Forces Head To Turkey To Help Defend Kobani

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 28, 2014 05:49 PM EDT

A group of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters has left for Turkey, where they will cross the border to Syria in order to help in the fight against the Islamic State militants who are trying to overrun the town of Kobani.

Islamic State Loses Control Over Jurf al-Sakhar To Iraqi Military

Vittorio Hernandez |

Oct 27, 2014 04:52 AM EDT

The town of Jurf al-Sakhar in Iraq is no longer held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS, as it has reverted to control of the country's armed forces on Sunday.

White Shroud Tries to Destroy ISIS From Within

David Perry |

Oct 15, 2014 10:02 AM EDT

A mysterious hit-and-run guerilla group shows the Islamic State is beginning to face the initial stirrings of what amounts to a popular backlash.

People clean up in the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, January 15, 2014.

Triple Blasts Rock Baghdad's Shiite Neighborhoods

Christl Leong |

Oct 14, 2014 12:59 AM EDT

At least 22 people were killed and 55 wounded after three blasts all occurring within an hour rocked Iraq's predominantly Shiite neighborhoods on Monday.

Top Saudi Diplomat Criticizes Iran Over Middle East Conflicts

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 14, 2014 12:46 AM EDT

A top Saudi Arabian foreign minister criticized Iran on Monday for being "part of the problem" in efforts to resolve the conflict in the Middle East.

Letter from Arrested Illinois Teen Proves Intent to Join ISIS

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 08, 2014 10:36 PM EDT

Authorities believe that several pro-ISIS documents and a letter written by the Illinois teen arrested for trying to join the Daesh terrorist cell proves his intent on joining the international terrorist group.

ISIS Battle for Kobani Leaves More Than 400 People Dead

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 07, 2014 12:03 PM EDT

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights revealed on Tuesday that over 400 people have died since mid-September because of the fighting for the Syrian city of Kobani.

American Explains Why He Joined Kurdish Forces to Fight ISIS

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 07, 2014 12:00 PM EDT

A 28-year-old U.S. Army veteran and Wisconsin native left his home, went to the Middle East and joined Kurdish forces, all to fight the Islamic State militants head on.

Attacks in Shi'ite Parts of Baghdad Kill 35

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 01, 2014 10:05 PM EDT

More than 35 people died Tuesday after a series of car bomb and mortar attacks in the Shi’ite regions of Baghdad, medical sources and Iraqi authorities reported.

U.S. Underestimated ISIL/Daesh Threat –Obama

Christl Leong |

Sep 29, 2014 04:54 AM EDT

United States President Barack Obama said Sunday that America has underestimated the Islamic State, also know as ISIL or Daesh, and overestimated the capacity of Iraqi forces to fight the terror group.

Marine Whistle-Blower Reached Settlement With Marine Corps

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 27, 2014 11:12 PM EDT

The marine whistle-blower who exposed the Marine Corps' disinterest in procuring armored vehicles for its troops in Iraq has finally reached a settlement regarding the dispute on Sept. 25, a federal agency reported Thursday.

A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) holds an ISIL flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul, June 23, 2014.

UK Prepares Airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq

Rafael Ross |

Sep 27, 2014 11:11 PM EDT

On the eve of the recall of Parliament, majority of MPs voted for the direct participation of British Armed Forces on airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in northern section of Iraq.