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Where IS ruled, pope calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild
March 07, 2021 8:24 pm
At each stop in northern Iraq, the remnants of its Christian population turned out, jubilant, ululating, decked out in colorful dress, though heavy security prevented Francis from plunging into the crowd as he would normally do.
Donald Trump meets 'world's most famous dog' who helped in al-Baghdadi raid
November 26, 2019 11:25 am
Conan, a Belgian Malinois, seemed much more interested in the head scratches it was getting from Mike Pence, repeatedly looking up at the vice president in search of more attention.
China says killing of Islamic State leader Baghdadi is progress, much work remains
November 08, 2019 3:38 pm
China has long worried about ethnic Uighurs from China's far heavily Muslim western region of Xinjiang who have travelled clandestinely to Syria and Iraq to fight with Islamist groups there. Islamic State has killed at least one Chinese hostage and militant groups have issued statements threatening to attack China.
In last days, Baghdadi feared traitors, hid underground, disguised himself as a shepherd
November 06, 2019 11:16 am
In the end, the brutal leader once hailed as "caliph" left former IS areas completely, slipping into hostile territory in Syria's northwestern Idlib province run by the radical group's al-Qaida-linked rivals.
Turkey captures sister of dead IS leader al-Baghdadi in Syria
November 05, 2019 10:19 am
Rasmiya Awad, 65, was detained in a raid near Azaz, the official said, referring to a Turkish-controlled Syrian town near the border. When captured, she was also accompanied by five children.
The ‘Whimpering’ terrorist only Trump seems to have heard
November 02, 2019 9:11 am
One American official who is deeply familiar with the operation dismissed the president’s version of events as mere grandstanding. Another senior official briefed extensively on the mission said, “I don’t know how he would know that. It sounds like something he made up.”
ISIS leader paid rival for protection but was betrayed by his own
October 31, 2019 12:18 pm
The receipts, typical of the Islamic State’s meticulous bookkeeping, showed that the group paid at least $67,000 to members of Hurras al Din, an unofficial affiliate of al-Qaida and an enemy of the Islamic State.
Pentagon releases first footage, images from al-Baghdadi raid
October 31, 2019 10:02 am
The Pentagon released the first government photos and video clips of the nighttime operation, including one showing Delta Force commandos approaching the walls of the compound in which al-Baghdadi and others were found.
Nobel laureate Nadia Murad wants justice after al-Baghdadi killing
October 31, 2019 7:39 am
Murad told reporters that when she heard that US forces killed al-Baghdadi, she talked to six of her sisters-in-law who had been in captivity and others in her family ``because all of them are survivors."
The killing al-Baghdadi does not reduce the threat from the Islamic State
October 31, 2019 11:41 am
Soon enough, the ISIS core will anoint a new Caliph, to whom all the wilayas (branches) and extremists and supporters will readily offer allegiance (bayat) to, while paying rich tribute to the “fallen hero”.
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Greta Thunberg, Boris Johnson, Carrie Lam, K Sivan: Global newsmakers of 2019
January 01, 2020 11:30 am
From Sanna Marin who took oath in December as Finland's Prime Minister to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg being named Time Magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year, 2019 has been an eventful year. Here is a recap of the year in photographs
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