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Reaction in Cairo to Egyptian airstrikes on IS targets in Libya

Egypt says its air force bombed Islamic State targets inside Libya at dawn on Monday -- one day after the group released gruesome video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians there who had

Feb 16, 2015

Egypt: Military Bombards Isis Bases in Libya to Avenge Beheading of 21 Egyptians in Gruesome Video

The dreaded Islamic State militants have released a video purportedly showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians.

Feb 16, 2015

An ISIS video showed 17 Peshmerga soldiers being paraded in cages.

Families of Captured Peshmerga Fighters Want Kirkuk to Negotiate with ISIS

The families want to broker a deal with the Islamic State militants for the release of the Peshmerga soldiers.

Feb 15, 2015

ISIS has released the pictures of its attack on Iraq 30th brigade,in which over 300 Iraqi soldiers were killed.

US President Barack Obama Seeks 'Limited Ground Involvement' of Troops to Fight ISIS

The new proposal will formally approve the deployment of US combat troops in the war against ISIS.

Feb 12, 2015

British Journalist John Cantlie reports for ISIS from inside Aleppo.

British Hostage John Cantlie: New ISIS Video Asks Supporters to Launch 'Lone Wolf' Attacks on France

In the 12-minute video, an ISIS fighter from France calls on all French Muslims to launch attacks similar to the one on Charlie Hebdo

Feb 10, 2015

An ISIS target erupts in flame after it was bombed by the Jordanian air force.

UK to Deploy 2,000 Special Forces, Spy Plane to Help Jordan Fight ISIS

RAF's Sentinel R1 spy-plane will provide intelligence to British and coalition forces

Feb 8, 2015

UAE Joins Jordan Air Strikes on ISIS; Fate of American Hostage Kayla Mueller Unknown

An American hostage Kayla Mueller, whom the militants claim was killed in the Jordan air strike, is not really dead, state Jordanian officials.

Feb 8, 2015

ISIS Claims of American Female Hostage Killed in Jordan Airstrike Met with Skepticism

ISIS claimed that 26-year-old American aid worker Kayla Jean Mueller, who was abducted in August 2013, was killed.

Feb 7, 2015

Islamic State says U.S. hostage killed in airstrike in Syria

U.S. Central Command releases video it says shows U.S. and coalition airstrikes against Islamic State targets in parts of Syria and Iraq. It comes as Islamic State says an American woman it was

Feb 7, 2015

King Abdullah of Jordan consoles Safi al-Kasaesbeh, the father of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh

Muath the Martyr: Jordan Says Air Strikes on ISIS Just the 'Beginning of the Revenge for Pilot'

Jordan's Foreign minister Nasser Judeh clarified that ''Moath the Martyr' air strikes are the beginning of retaliations.

Feb 6, 2015

Reports on claim that Jordan's King Abdullah is participating in airstrikes against ISIS.

Pilot Burnt Alive: Jordan Air Strikes Kill 55 Islamic State Militants

Reports claim that Jordan air strikes killed 55 ISIS militants including a top commander, known as Prince of Nineveh.

Feb 5, 2015

UAE Suspends Air Strikes against ISIS Following Pilot Capture; US Insists Arab Nation Part of Coalition

United Arab Emirates, a key Arab member of the anti-ISIS coalition, has suspended air strikes following capture of the Jordanian pilot in December.

Feb 5, 2015

Air Strikes Alone Not Enough to Defeat Islamic State: NATO Chief

Western help in building up Iraqi security forces could also play a role, the head of NATO said.

Jan 31, 2015

ISIS Chemical Weapons Expert Shifted Jobs from Saddam Hussein Rule and Al Qaeda; Killed in Iraq

Abu Malik was believed to have the expertise to help ISIS produce deadly chemical weapons.