The Islamic State is the latest and most powerful incarnation of what began as an Al Qaeda affiliate in Iraq following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant- Libya was established in November 2014 when then-ISIL emir Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, listed as Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali Al-Badri Al-Samarrai (QDi.299 ...

Iraqi security forces have ramped up security for U.S. bases and diplomatic posts in the country, which could be targeted by ...

Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Baghdad Monday, as the country is tearing itself apart. In a nearly two-hour meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Kerry said the U.S ...

The Islamic State is staging a resurgence in parts of Syria and Iraq, with fighters regrouping in cities and testing weakened ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the change or fall of Iran's leadership was not a goal of Israel's ...

In July, the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, announced its rebranding. He declared that the territory under his control would be part of a caliphate, or an Islamic state, shortening its name ...

The Lebanese army has arrested a senior Islamic State leader known as “Qasoura,” seizing weapons and drone-making gear in a ...

Todos os artigos de Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Exibindo 1 - 20 de 55 artigos ‘I am the law’: the self-proclaimed caliph of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, giving a speech in 2014.

The outfit, also known as Islamic State East Asia Division and Dawlatul Islamiyah Waliyatul Mashriq, was, according to the UN website, formed in June 2016 “upon announcement by now-deceased Isnilon ...

Flags are flying at half-staff June 12 across Florida as a "mark of respect" for those who died or were affected by the Pulse ...

U.S. Central Command said two of the dead were senior militants affiliated with the extremist Islamic State group and an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria. Sep 29, 2024 ...