Tag: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
U.N. warns of increasing militant links between Iraq, Syria
The United Nations on Thursday warned about Islamist militant networks increasingly forging links across the border of Syria and Iraq, which is...
At least 14 Iraq SWAT forces killed in explosives-rigged house
At least 14 Iraqi SWAT forces were killed on Thursday when they entered a house rigged with explosives in the western province...
Iraqi forces, images testify to atrocities in new fighting
The video shows a male corpse lying in the dirt, one end of a rope tied around his legs, the other fastened...
Al Qaeda hijacks spirit of Syria revolt three years on
Syrian refugees in this border outpost were delighted to hear their home town of Azaz had been liberated - not from Bashar...
Al Qaeda splinter group denies killing Islamist rival in Syria
An al Qaeda splinter group in Syria has denied it was behind the killing of a prominent al Qaeda figure last week...
Al Qaeda splinter group withdraws from Syrian town near Turkey
Fighters from an al Qaeda splinter group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), withdrew from a rebel-held Syrian town...
3,300 people killed in Syria rebel infighting this year
About 3,300 people have been killed in fighting between rebel factions trying to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since the start of...
Syrian al Qaeda group gives rival Islamists ultimatum
The head of al Qaeda's Syrian arm has given rival Islamist militants five days to accept mediation to end their infighting or...
Iraqi army fights to wrest northern town from militants
Iraqi troops backed by helicopter gunships fought on Saturday to retake full control of a northern town from militants who overran parts...
Al Qaeda splinter group executes 21 in Syria
An al Qaeda splinter group in Syria executed at least 21 people including fighters from rival rebel groups and their relatives, a...
Islamist insurgents seize parts of north Iraq town
Sunni Islamist insurgents took over parts of a town in northern Iraq on Thursday, local officials said, gaining further ground against the...
Al Qaeda splinter group withdraws from oil-rich Syrian province
An al Qaeda splinter group has withdrawn its forces from Syria's oil-rich eastern province of Deir al-Zor, activists and rebels said on...
Al Qaeda breaks link with Syrian militant group ISIL
Al Qaeda's general command said on Monday it had no links with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in...
Insight: After Syria, al Qaeda expanding in Lebanon
Faced with recent setbacks in Iraq and Syria, al Qaeda is slowly but firmly gaining influence in Lebanon, helped by the country's...
Al Qaeda’s rise in northern Syria leaves Turkey with dilemma
The rise of al Qaeda in parts of Syria's north has left Turkey facing a new security threat on its already vulnerable...
