Tag: Militant groups
Weary Gaza marks Muslim feast as violence spreads in Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Weary Palestinians on Thursday prepared for a somber feast marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan,...
Nowhere to run: Fear in Gaza grows amid conflict with Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Screams and flying debris enveloped Umm Majed al-Rayyes as explosions hurled her from her bed in Gaza City. Groping...
Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe outbreak...
Gaza teeters on the brink as fighting with Israel escalates
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Screams and flying debris enveloped Umm Majed al-Rayyes as explosions hurled her from her bed in Gaza City. Groping...
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
UNITED NATIONS — The head of a U.N. team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic...
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
UNITED NATIONS — The head of a U.N. team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic...
Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas commander’s home, Gaza tunnels
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting the high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two...
French man arrested in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Police have arrested a French national accused of supporting rebels in volatile Central African Republic after discovering a cache...
Iran: Clash near Turkey kills 2 Guard troops, 7 militants
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard forces on Tuesday killed seven militants and dismantled their cell in the country's northwest near the border...
Medics: 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with police
JERUSALEM — A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem, where tensions have...