IRAQ

The Islamic State group is trying to fend off a potentially disastrous Kurdish attack on its headquarters in Raqqa.

The Islamic State group deployed heavy weapons and tanks while carrying out the assault Wednesday.

A Reuters photographer saw dozens of families, who had earlier fled al-Alam to escape ISIS rule, return to the town and celebrate.

Bereft of U.S. weapons, Iraqi soldiers and Sunni tribes are fighting the Islamic State group with a brutally effective method.

ISIS militants reportedly destroyed a third archaeological site in Iraq -- this time, an ancient Assyrian city in modern Khorsabad.

The Sunni jihadist group said the pair must face "God's judgment."

Suspects linked to an attack in Guangzhou planned to join Islamic State group militants in the Middle East, a report says.

It was not clear who had created the website, which reportedly tried to act like a social media outlet for ISIS supporters.

An Obama spokesman and Democratic senators say Republicans are trying to sabotage the U.S.-led nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Despite challenges to the Fox News host’s recollections, 51% of those polled said they weren’t familiar with the controversy.

Many criticized "American Sniper," but American moviegoers made it 2014's top earner.

The Royal United Services Institute said the army could face massive spending cuts, after the general elections in May.

Claims of the high-school dropout's recruitment, hailed by ISIS as a "major coup," had emerged on Twitter in late December.

Gunmen on motorbikes first opened fire on an Islamic State patrol before attacking militants guarding a nearby courthouse.

Foreigners have increasingly become targets in Libya's turmoil, where two rival governments are battling for control.

Islamic State supporters circulated a statement on Twitter announcing the "martyrdom" of Deeb Hedijan al-Otaibi, a self-declared provincial governor.

The Islamic State group demolished yet another jewel of Iraqi antiquities, according to reports.

The U.S. is vetting new rebels to arm, but can they defeat Bashar Assad without help in Aleppo?

There is no shift in U.S. policy regarding Assad, and Britain and France have rejected calls to restore ties with the Assad government.

An Ohio man claiming sympathy with Islamic State militants and charged with plotting to attack the Capitol said in a television interview he would have shot President Obama in the head.

Iraqi forces have cleared ISIS fighters from al-Baghdadi near a key base where U.S. Marines are training Iraqi military troops, the U.S. military said on Friday.