Jul 27 Islamic State group takes credit for suicide bombing in northern Syria By Daniel Moritz-Rabson A suicide bomber detonated a truck of explosives in northeastern Syria Wednesday morning, killing at least 44 people. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 3:00 News Wrap: ISIS claims throat-slit slay of Catholic priest in France By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the brutal throat-slit murder of a Catholic priest during morning Mass in France’s Normandy region. The two attackers were later shot dead. Also, in Australia, Prime Minister [Malcolm… Continue watching
Jul 26 Islamic State takes credit for French church attack By Laura Santhanam The Islamic State took credit for an attack on a church in Rouen, France, after two men killed an 84-year-old Catholic priest and were then shot dead by police. Continue reading
Jul 23 Dozens dead after suicide bombers target Afghan minority group By Michael D. Regan A suicide bomber on Saturday killed at least 80 people and injured more than 200 during a protest held by the members of the Shiite Hazara minority group. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 6:39 UK defense secretary: We want to maintain momentum in defeating ISIS By PBS News Hour For the next two days, defense chiefs and leaders from more than 30 countries are meeting in Washington to discuss the ongoing war on the Islamic State. For more, Hari Sreenivasan talks with UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon about turmoil… Continue watching
Jul 20 Defense, foreign ministers to plan next steps against Islamic State By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense and foreign ministers from more than 30 nations are gathering in Washington to plan the next steps in the fight against the Islamic State. Continue reading
Jul 16 Islamic State claims responsibility for Bastille Day truck attack By Corinne Segal The Islamic State claimed responsibility Saturday for the Bastille Day truck attack that killed more than 80 people in Nice, France. Continue reading
Jul 09 Islamic State’s Twitter traffic drops amid U.S. efforts By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration says. Continue reading
Jul 06 How ISIS uses smart phone apps to sell and register its sex slave captives By Lori Hinnant, Maya Alleuzzo and Balint Szlanko, Associated Press While the Islamic State group is losing territory in its self-styled caliphate, it is tightening its grip on the estimated 3,000 women and girls held as sex slaves. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: Iraq bombing death toll rises as search teams find more victims By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Iraqi search teams recovered more bodies in Baghdad from the Sunday bombing linked to the Islamic State. Families of the victims held funerals and the country’s interior minister resigned. Also, one-time rivals President Obama and… Continue watching