United States President Donald Trump has pledged to pursue “serious retaliation” against the terror group Daesh after an ambush in central Syria killed two American service members and one civilian interpreter.
Syria has foiled two separate Islamic State plots to assassinate President Ahmed al-Sharaa, two senior officials has said, adding a personal dimension to his plans to join a U.S.-led coalition to fight the terror group that he has long battled.
A small contingent of US military advisers will remain in Iraq to coordinate with American forces in neighbouring Syria combating the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has stated.
The U.S. military has begun pulling its forces from Iraq following an accord signed with the Iraqi government a year ago, officials have confirmed, citing successes in fighting Daesh in the country.
The US Embassy in Baghdad has announced that Washington remains deeply concerned about the continued operations and territorial expansions of the Daesh and al-Qaeda terror groups, stressing that it will continue to prioritize partnerships with allies and regional actors to combat terrorism.
Iraqi authorities have started excavating the site of a mass grave believed to contain thousands of victims of the Islamic State (IS) group near Mosul city, the project's director told AFP.
The U.S. military carried out a raid in northwestern Syria on Friday, killing a senior Daesh leader and two of his sons in the Aleppo area, according to the United States Central Command (Centcom).
Nine members of the Takfiri-terrorist group Daesh (ISIS), who intended to carry out terrorist operations inside Iran in 2017, were executed by hanging after arrest and following legal procedures and judicial review of their case.
In a large-scale and complex counter-terrorism operation, Iran’s Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA) has dismantled a suicide terrorist network affiliated with the ISIS group. That's according to Iranian police spokesman Brigadier General Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi.
Syrian security forces have killed three Daesh fighters and arrested four others in Aleppo, authorities said, the first time the interim government has announced such an operation against the terror group in Syria’s second city.
Iraq has freed more than 19,000 prisoners under a sweeping amnesty law designed to relieve pressure on its overcrowded prison system, including inmates convicted of being members of Daesh.
A Qatari mission has begun searching for the remains of US hostages killed by Daesh in Syria a decade ago, two sources briefed on the mission stated, reviving a longstanding effort to recover their bodies.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that a terrorist cell linked to Daesh which had planned to carry out attacks during the Iranian New Year (Nowruz) celebrations in Kurdistan province, Western Iran, was identified and eliminated before it could take any action.
The leader of the Daesh terror group has been killed by Iraqi security forces with support from the US-led coalition, the country's prime minister has confirmed.
The police commander of the northern Iranian city of Nowshahr announced on Saturday that three members of the Daesh terrorist group have been nabbed in this city.
The United States has captured a Daesh leader who helped members of the terror group after they escaped from a detention facility in Syria, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
Iran’s intelligence minister says security forces in the country have restrained Daesh terrorists who had entered the country from the western border with Syria, dismissing reports that the militants pose a threat, ILNA news agency reported.
Iranian security forces have arrested about 20 people with links to Daesh and other terrorist groups, including two top commanders, Iran’s intelligence minister says.
Kurdish-led authorities in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah have released 180 prisoners held on terrorism charges including links to Daesh terror group.
An Iraqi court issued a death sentence Wednesday against one of the wives of the slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the terror group.
Iranian intelligence and security forces have arrested three Daesh militants, including a top member of the terrorist group, in Alborz Province, west of the capital Tehran, the police spokesman said on Saturday.
