Aug 11 At least 20 Syrian soldiers killed in ambush By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The Thursday night attack was believed to be carried out by members of the Islamic State group whose sleeper cells in parts of Syria still carry deadly attacks despite their defeat in 2019. Continue reading
Jul 31 Pakistan buries dead after 54 killed in a bombing at pro-Taliban cleric’s election rally By Anwarullah Khan, Riaz Khan, Associated Press Hundreds of mourners attended funerals in Pakistan after a suicide bombing killed at least 54 people at an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. drone strike kills ISIS group leader in northwest Syria, defense official says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. drone strike killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria hours after the same MQ-9 Reaper drones were harassed by Russian military jets over the western part of the country, according to the Defense Department. Continue reading
Apr 25 Taliban kill Islamic State mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport By Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans dead. Continue reading
Mar 15 Why U.S. forces remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’ By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Twenty years after the U.S. invaded Iraq — in blinding explosions of shock and awe — American forces remain in the country in what has become a small but consistent presence to ensure an ongoing relationship with a key military… Continue reading
Dec 19 Kurdish forces seize Islamic State militant in Syria as part of joint raid with U.S. By Associated Press A Kurdish-led group in Syria says its fighters with U.S. help have arrested a wanted militant with the Islamic State group that continues to stage attacks in the region. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 2:16 News Wrap: Alleged Pan Am 103 bomber extradited to U.S. to face charges In our news wrap Sunday, a Libyan suspect in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 is in U.S. custody and will face federal charges, American forces killed two ISIS officials in Syria, University of South California quarterback… Continue watching
Aug 19 WATCH: Islamic State member ‘Beatle’ gets life term for U.S. hostage deaths By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press A British man nicknamed one of the Beatles by his captives because of his English accent has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of four U.S. hostages captured by the Islamic State. Continue reading
Aug 18 Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing rises to 21, police say By Rahim Faiez, Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press A Taliban police spokesman in Afghanistan's capital says the toll from a mosque bombing the previous evening has risen to 21 people killed with 33 others wounded in the attack. Continue reading
Aug 02 Taliban government under scrutiny after U.S. kills al-Qaida leader, who was sheltered in Kabul By Rahim Faiez, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri is intensifying global scrutiny of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers. Continue reading