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Iraq agreed to take about 30 percent of the refugees and prosecute those who are suspected of ISIL crimes. That process was slower than expected. The SDF decided to try the known ISIL members, turning ...

Al-Qaeda's Syrian offshoot issued a loyalty pledge on Wednesday to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at a tinderbox town on the Iraqi border, a monitor said. The merger is significant as it ...

TIKRIT Iraq (Reuters) - Sunni rebels from an al Qaeda splinter group overran the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Wednesday and closed in on the biggest oil refinery in the country, making further gains in ...

The runway of Mosul International Airport in northern Iraq before its reinauguration early on July 16, 2025 [Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP] Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has inaugurated the ...

At least 500 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority in northern Iraq have been been killed by ISIL, including some who have been buried alive, an Iraqi government minister said on Sunday. According to Iraq ...

Kerry did not go into detail, leaving that for the president, but in response to a question from an Al Iraqiya TV journalist, seemed to allow for the possibility, however unlikely, of American boots ...

Islamic State, or ISIL, stands accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Iraq’s Yazidi community were among those worst hit, with thousands killed or enslaved by the group. In this ...

The U.S. military campaign launched in Iraq Friday could go on for months, President Barack Obama said Saturday from the White House, but noted that he would not provide a specific timeline. "I'm not ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence about the Islamist insurgent offensive in Iraq is improving but it could take weeks to complete a detailed picture of the threat and any possible American air ...

President Obama announced this evening that France will join in bombing ISIS (also known as ISIL) in Iraq. “Today, the United States continues to build a broad international coalition to degrade and ...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, updated reporters Sunday on operations in ...