Family says daughter raped repeatedly while held by IS
By KEN DILANIAN American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, U.S. intelligence officials told her family…
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Croatia says 2 groups were involved in Salopek’s abduction
By AIDA CERKEZ Two separate groups were involved in the kidnapping of Tomislav Salopek in Egypt — one that kidnapped him and asked for a ransom before handing him over…
Al-Qaida in Syria withdraws from area near Turkish border
Al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria said Monday it is withdrawing from areas along the border with Turkey where Ankara and Washington hope to drive out the Islamic State group. The move…
Assailants fire shots at US Consulate in Istanbul
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SUZAN FRASER Two assailants opened fire at the heavily protected U.S. Consulate building in Istanbul on Monday, touching off a gunfight with police before fleeing the…
IS top command dominated by ex-officers in Saddam’s army
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA While attending the Iraqi army’s artillery school nearly 20 years ago, Ali Omran remembers one major well. An Islamic hard-liner, he once chided Omran…
New IS affiliate claims responsibility for Saudi bombing
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY An alleged new affiliate of the Islamic State group in Saudi Arabia has claimed responsibility for an attack that targeted police and special forces…
Joint Chiefs nominee: Russia is top security threat to US
By DEB RIECHMANN President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday that Russia poses the greatest threat to U.S. national security and it would be…
An IS secret to success: Shock troops who fight to the death
By HAMZA HENDAWI, QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BASSEM MROUE They are the Islamic State group’s elite shock troops. Fanatical and disciplined, they infiltrate cities of Iraq and Syria, unleash mayhem and…