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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.

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.

John Cantlie Decries Governments’ Refusal To Negotiate In Fifth ISIS Video

Danielle Austria |

Oct 27, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

Governments should not mess around when it comes to negotiations with the Islamic State, warns war journalist John Cantlie in his fifth video.

Iraqi Peshmerga Fighters To Provide Reinforcement In Kobani, But Will Not Engage In Direct Combat

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 27, 2014 01:56 AM EDT

Iraqi Peshmerga forces will provide artillery and logistical support to their fellow Kurdish militiamen defending the embattled Syrian town of Kobani, but will not engage in direct combat with Islamic State fighters, said a Kurdish spokesman Sunday.

Islamic State Militants Using Chemical Weapons

Cory Doyle |

Oct 24, 2014 03:37 PM EDT

According to a report by Iraqi officials on Friday, the Islamic State (ISIS) has been using chlorine gas as a chemical weapon during fighting with Iraq's Shiite militias and security forces.

ISIS Overtakes Air-Drop Zone Outside Kobani

Rubi Valdez |

Oct 24, 2014 02:21 AM EDT

The militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) advanced its position in the western Kobani region on Thursday and took over the Syrian border where Kurdish forces secured ground three days prior.

Three Denver Teens Attempt to Join ISIS in Syria, Raises Concerns Over 'Terror Appeal'

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 23, 2014 02:00 AM EDT

Three Denver teenage girls were taken into custody in Germany while on their way to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL), raising concerns over what authorities call the 'terror appeal' which preys on young people in particular.

ISIS Stoned Woman To Death, A Preview of Life Under Caliphate Rule?

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 23, 2014 12:04 AM EDT

A Syrian woman appears to have been stoned to death in an undated video released Tuesday by the Islamic State (ISIS) whose medieval worldview of a caliphate under the fundamentalist Sharia Law has been ruling Syrian and Iraqi territories since June.

ISIS Obtains Chemical Weapons From Sadam-Era Facility

ISIS Now Controls Chemical Weapons From Saddam-Era Facility -Report

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 16, 2014 02:30 AM EDT

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) now controls a massive compound housing thousands of rockets loaded with lethal nerve gas, said a statement released by the Iraqi government, confirming fears that the Islamist group is capable of launching chemical attacks.

Dutch Biker Gang Goes To War Against ISIS In Iraq

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 16, 2014 12:28 AM EDT

Kurdish militiamen defending outposts against Islamic State’s lethal advance in northern Iraq have found reinforcement force from the most unlikely source—a motorcycle gang from the Netherlands.

ISIS Campaign Finally Named ‘Operation Inherent Resolve’

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 15, 2014 11:29 PM EDT

The U.S.-led coalition has been dropping bombs against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq over the last two months, but it was only on Wednesday that the military campaign was given a name: “Operation Inherent Resolve.”

U.S.-Led Coalition Intensifies Air Strikes As Syria Battle Destabilizes Turkey

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 15, 2014 12:43 AM EDT

The U.S.-led coalition troops have intensified the air attacks against the Islamic State militants in Kobani, as the rebel group's attacks begin to weaken Turkey.

U.S., Russia To Increase Intelligence Sharing Over ISIS, Paris Talk Signals Improving U.S.-Russia Relations

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 14, 2014 11:30 PM EDT

The United States and Russia have on Tuesday agreed to increase intelligence sharing concerning the Islamic State in the Middle East and other global security threats in a talk that signals improving U.S.-Russia relations.

Obama, Military Chiefs To Discuss Plans To Combat ISIS

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 14, 2014 10:08 PM EDT

United States President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with international military leaders on Tuesday to talk about the plans on combating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants.

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.