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Islamic State group leader rallies his fighters in Mosul
By ADAM SCHRECK The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group has released a new message urging his followers to keep up the fight for Mosul as they defend the…
Retaking Mosul: Iraqi forces most complex anti-IS operation
By SUSANNAH GEORGE Iraqi forces have launched their most complex anti-IS operation to date: retaking the country’s second-largest city of Mosul. While the country’s military has won a string of…
Senators press FBI director on response to terrorism threat
By MATTHEW DALY and ERIC TUCKER Republican senators pressed FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday about whether anything more could have been done to prevent recent acts of extremist violence,…
In battle for Iraq’s Mosul, many forces with many motives
By SUSANNAH GEORGE and LEE KEATH An unlikely array of forces is converging on the city of Mosul, lining up for a battle on the historic plains of northern Iraq…
Muslims mark start of Eid al-Adha holiday
Here is a series of images by Associated Press photojournalists of the celebrations of Eid al-Adha. Muslims worldwide are celebrating the first day of Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,”…
Ahead of truce, Assad vows to retake Syria from ‘terrorists’
By PHILIP ISSA Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed on Monday that his government would take back land from “terrorists” and rebuild the country in remarks made just hours before the…
Muslim pilgrims arrive at holy site ahead of hajj
By NARIMAN EL-MOFTY Muslim pilgrims have begun arriving at the holiest sites in Islam ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, with some weeping with their hands outstretched…