( Translation by  Yusra  Ahmed)   When the hardline Islamic State group  started its war against rebels and other Islamist factions in  liberated areas ,  Islam Army was one of the first battalions to face  the Islamic State in...

(Reuters) - Three male British teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in  Syria  have been arrested by London police after being deported from Turkey, officials said. The three, who have not been named, were detained on Friday in the Turkish city...

(Reuters) - Islamic State fighters traded sniper fire and mortar rounds with Iraqi troops and allied Shi'ite militia forces on Sunday in the city of Tikrit amid further reports the militants had obtained chlorine for possible use as a chemical weapon. A military official returned from...

(AFP)- The Vatican's ambassador to the United Nations has endorsed military action against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria -- an unusual move because the Vatican traditionally has opposed force in the region. In an interview with the US Catholic website Crux, Archbishop Silvano...