Experts: Pilot video shows militants are raising stakes
By ZEINA KARAM A video of a Jordanian pilot being burned to death was exceptional in its brutality, even for the Islamic State group, and also was a sign that…
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Jordan launches new airstrikes after vowing harsh war on IS
By KARIN LAUB Jordanian warplanes bombed Islamic State targets on Thursday, state TV said, after the country’s king vowed to wage a “harsh” war against the militants who control large…
Westerners join Kurds fighting Islamic State group in Iraq
By VIVIAN SALAMA and BRAM JANSSEN As Kurdish fighters gathered around a fire in this damp, frigid mountain town in northwestern Iraq, exhausted from battling the Islamic State group, a…
The cost of leaving Islamic State: Death or jail
By LORI HINNANT and PAUL SCHEMM The man stands furtively on a street corner near the broad avenue cutting through Tunis, his face masked by a hoodie, his tense eyes…
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defends handling of hostage crisis
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and ELAINE KURTENBACH Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff Monday in a mark…
Battle with IS kills senior Kurdish general, 8 of his troops
By IMAD MATTI and SAMEER N. YACOUB Clashes with Islamic State militants killed a senior Kurdish military commander and eight of his fighters just outside the disputed northern Iraqi city…
Human Rights group blasts IS for atrocities
By BASSEM MROUE Human Rights Watch on Thursday blasted Islamic State militants over their atrocities, but also criticized the “sectarian and abusive” policies of the Syrian and Iraqi governments, saying…
Jordan ready to swap inmate for pilot held by Islamic State
Jordan is willing to swap an Iraqi woman prisoner involved in deadly 2005 hotel bombings for a Jordanian pilot captured in December by extremists from the Islamic State group, a…