55 h. ago Baghdad says it will prosecute Islamic State militants being moved from Syria to Iraq

Baghdad says it will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention camps in neighboring Syria to Iraq under a U.S.-brokered deal

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4 d. ago The decision to move Islamic State prisons from Syria was an Iraqi request

This significant relocation effort is unfolding amidst growing instability in northeast Syria

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5 d. ago The decision to move IS prisoners from Syria to Iraq came at the request of Baghdad, officials say

Iraq has asked to move Islamic State group prisoners from northeast Syria to its detention centers

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6 d. ago First 150 Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria to Iraq by US military

The volatile situation has been underscored by recent incidents, including a drone attack on Wednesday that killed seven soldiers and wounded 20 in Yaaroubiyeh

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1 week ago What is happening in Iran? Internet blackout continues after widespread anti

Donald Trump continues to threaten Iran’s Islamic regime with military action

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2 w. ago Iran parliament speaker threatens ‘delusional’ Trump with retaliation if US strikes over protests

Iran’s parliament speaker warned the US military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump.

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2 w. ago US and allies strike Islamic State in Syria after attack that killed three Americans

Military says it targeted the jihadist group throughout Syria in response to attack on US and Syrian troops in PalmyraUS and allied forces carried out “large-scale” strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military said, in the latest response to an attack last month that left three Americans dead.Washington said a lone gunman from the militant group carried out the 13 December attack in Palmyra, which killed two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter. The area is home to Unesco-listed ancient ruins and was once controlled by jihadist fighters. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago RAF warplanes join major attack on Islamic State in Syria in dramatic move

Guided bombs have been used to target access tunnels that lead down to the site buried deep in the mountains near the ancient city of Palmyra

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3 w. ago Nearly 25 Islamic State fighters killed or captured in Syria, US military says

The U.S. military says nearly 25 operatives of the Islamic State group were killed or captured in Syria this month

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last month US strikes on Nigeria and Syria are ‘consistent’ with policy to combat IS, Republican says

House armed services committee’s Mike Turner denied that military strikes showed new Trump approach to US forcesUS warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’A senior Republican on the US House armed services committee has said that the country’s recent military strikes in Nigeria and Syria are consistent with American foreign policy to combat Islamic extremism that have existed across Donald Trump’s two presidential terms.Mike Turner, an Ohio congressman, said on Sunday that the strikes are a “continuation of our conflict with [the Islamic State]”. Continue reading...

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