Kurds celebrate ousting Islamic State fighters from Kobani
By ZEINA KARAM Jubilant Kurdish fighters ousted Islamic State militants from the key Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday after a four-month battle — a significant victory for both…
Iraq
Kerry: Iraq coalition has killed 50 percent of IS leaders
By KEN DILANIAN and JILL LAWLESS Iraq and its allies have made significant gains in battling Islamic State militants, killing thousands of fighters and 50 percent of the group’s top…
Islamic State group threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages
By JON GAMBRELL and MARI YAMAGUCHI The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages Tuesday unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom from…
European police arrest 2 dozen in anti-terrorism sweeps
By RAF CASERT and ANGELA CHARLTON French, German and Belgian police arrested more than two dozen suspects in anti-terrorism raids Friday, as European authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by…
Iran eclipses US as Iraq’s ally in fight against militants
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA In the eyes of most Iraqis, their country’s best ally in the war against the Islamic State group is not the United States and…
France works to avert new terror attacks, suspect hunted
By SYLVIE CORBET and ANGELA CHARLTON France’s government urged the nation to remain vigilant Saturday, as thousands of security forces try to thwart new attacks and hunt down a suspected…
French police detain 9 in massive hunt for 2 suspects
By LORI HINNANT and ANGELA CHARLTON Frightened yet defiant, French residents held a day of mourning Thursday for 12 people slain at a Paris newspaper. French police hunted for the…
Hunt for 2 in French shooting that killed 12; 1 surrenders
By JAMEY KEATEN and ELAINE GANLEY One man sought in the deadly shooting at a French satirical paper has turned himself in, and police hunted Thursday for two heavily armed…