ISIL downs helicopters, softens Baghdad defenses with car bombs
WASHINGTON — Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has increased its threat on the Iraqi capital. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Hamas leaders slip into Israel, use international groups as cover
JERUSALEM — Hamas leaders have resettled in Israel to organize operations against the Jewish state. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Under orders not to respond, Israel observes Hamas rocket tests
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has acknowledged that it was not intervening in Hamas’ latest missile buildup. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Hamas shifts war strategy to West Bank in deal with Palestinians
WASHINGTON — Hamas, in wake of the 50-day war with Israel, is building a military infrastructure in the West Bank, a report said. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
British Air Force to fly MQ-9 Reaper in allied fight against ISIL
LONDON — Britain has deployed a U.S.-origin combat unmanned aerial vehicle for operations against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Tunis captures members of Islamist cell tied to killings of soldiers
CAIRO — Tunisia has dismantled what it termed one of the most dangerous Al Qaida-aligned cells in the North African state. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
ISIL’s stealth plotting against top Shi’ite militia ‘planned for months’
BAGHDAD — Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has targeted Iraq’s leading Shi’ite militia. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Saudi rebel coalition splits from Al Qaida’s Nusra Front in Syria
NICOSIA — The Saudi-financed rebel coalition has broken ranks with Al Qaida in the war in Syria. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Algeria forces ‘eliminated five terrorists’ at abduction site
CAIRO — Algeria has detected and destroyed a suspected Al Qaida stronghold. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)