Wave of bombings in Syria claimed by IS kill at least 48
By SARAH EL DEEB The Islamic State group launched a series of suicide bombings and other attacks across Syria on Monday, killing at least 48 people as it targeted government-held…
Improvised explosives
Iraqi PM fires head of Baghdad security after shrine attack
By MURTADA FARAJ Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi fired Baghdad’s security chief Friday following a series of attacks, including one at a Shiite shrine that killed 37 people and was claimed…
Explosion near one of Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia
By AYA BATRAWY State-linked Saudi news websites reported an explosion Monday near one of Islam’s holiest sites in the city of Medina, as two suicide bombers struck in different cities…
Iraq: Death toll from IS-claimed bombing climbs to 157
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN The death toll from the truck bombing at a bustling Baghdad commercial street rose to 157 on Monday, Iraqi authorities said, as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered…
The Latest: Toll from Baghdad bombing climbs to 115
The Latest on an IS-claimed car bomb attack in the Iraqi capital (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Iraqi officials say the death toll from the car bomb attack claimed by…
Syria TV: Twin explosions near Damascus kill 8, wound 13
By BASSEM MROUE Two suicide bomb attacks struck close to the Syrian capital Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding over a dozen others in the latest attack to…
Car bomb attack targeting police kills 11 people in Istanbul
By DOMINIQUE SOGUEL AND SUZAN FRASER A car bomb struck a police vehicle in Istanbul during rush hour on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36 others in what marks…
Iraqi forces push into Fallujah as IS bombings kill 24
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Iraqi forces started pushing into the city of Fallujah on Monday as a wave of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in Baghdad and near the…