Iraqi forces shelled Islamic State targets in Falluja on Tuesday, the second day of an assault to retake the militant stronghold just west of Baghdad, as international concern mounted for the security of civilians. Residents in the city, 50 km (30 miles) from the capital, reported sporadic...

A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias launched a new offensive against Islamic State fighters near their de facto capital of Raqqa city on Tuesday, a monitoring group and an official said. The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance is the main Syrian partner for the U.S.-led alliance...

Writing by Ethar Abdul Haq (Zaman Al Wasl)-  Islamic State has deliberately ignored the criminal record of its affiliates in an effort to show them immaculate and virtuous jihadists, leaked data shows. ISIS jihadists were demanded by the ISIS General Directorate of Borders to...

Following his election Sunday as the new leader of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, Binali Yildirim on Tuesday officially took the reins of the premiership. Following a party group meeting at parliament in the capital Ankara, Yildirim went to the Cankaya Palace to take...