17 killed, 100 injured in Gaza by unexploded ordnance since 2014
Two years on from the devastating Israeli offensive, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip remain at risk from unexploded ordnance – or Explosive Remnants of War…
Iraq
Iraq Kurds say IS financier killed in joint raid with US
Kurdish authorities said their troops conducted a joint raid with US forces Thursday, killing a jihadist financier near a western Iraqi town that is far…
Trump: Obama ‘is the founder of ISIS’
White House hopeful accuses Hillary Clinton of also bearing blame for foundation of ISIL, which was formed in Iraq. Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama…
Ankara, Moscow Working on Mechanism to Deal With Syrian Crisis
Turkey and Russia have moved to build a new mechanism between the two countries on Syria after acting to soothe strained relations at a summit…
Eleven premature babies killed in Baghdad maternity hospital fire -ministry
At least eleven prematurely born babies were killed in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at a maternity hospital in…
France set to seal $1.1bn chopper deal with Kuwait
France will supply 30 military helicopters to Kuwait in a deal worth over one billion euros ($1.1 billion) that French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian…
Olympics: Boos for Brazil after Iraq stalemate
An irritated Neymar drew another blank as Brazil’s faltering bid for a first football Olympic gold continued with second 0-0 draw in as many games…
Islamic State claims responsibility for machete attack on Belgian police officers
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a machete attack that wounded two police officers in the Belgian city of Charleroi, calling it an act of…
ISIL may be in crisis, but so is the coalition
The battle to recapture Fallujah from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has gathered momentum, with thousands of government-linked forces encircling the strategic…
Political power games in Baghdad left advanced bomb-detectors unused
Dozens of advanced bomb-detecting vehicles remained unused during 16 months of vicious Islamic State (IS) group attacks in Baghdad amid political power games, ministerial rivalries and…