List of Islamic State articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Mysterious Pipeline Closure Is Bankrupting Iraqi Kurds
The export pipeline connecting Kurdish oil fields to Turkey has been offline for two weeks, costing Erbil at least $200 million.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Video: Saudi Cleric Survives Assassination Attempt in the Philippines
In a possible hit for the Islamic State, an assassin dies trying to kill a Saudi cleric.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Months After ISIS Attack, Egypt’s Tourism Industry Still Paying the Price
More than 70 percent of Egypt's diving centers in the Red Sea have had to close down as tourists avoid vacationing in Egypt.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Islamic State’s Plot to Build a Radioactive ‘Dirty Bomb’
The jihadist group appears to have been looking for nuclear materials in Belgium.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 High Noon in Iraq’s Wild West
The Islamic State is finally being forced out of the country, but anarchy is taking over.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet the Obscure Kurdish Fighters Taking Responsibility for the Ankara Bombing
These obscure Kurdish fighters just took responsibility for this week's Ankara bombing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How the Kurds Became Syria’s New Power Brokers
And why Erdogan's war against them threatens to undermine his relationship with the United States and spark a civil war in Turkey.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Chief Faults Russia and Syria for Humanitarian Disaster in Aleppo
Ban Ki-moon says escalating violence in Syria could make peace impossible -- and is holding Moscow and Damascus responsible for much of the carnage.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Much of Libya Does the Islamic State Control?
More than you think -- and it’s growing. But putting boots on the ground could only make the situation worse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ankara Bombing: Scenes from the Deadly Attack
A bombing in Ankara killed dozens of people and injured at least 60 after a military convoy was targeted at rush-hour.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Problem With Saudi Arabia’s ‘Terrorist’ Re-education
The Mohammed bin Nayef Center for Counseling and Care is supposed to rehabilitate terrorists. It isn’t working — and it’s allegedly being used to imprison critics of the kingdom.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Moscow and Washington Are Tweet-Fighting Over Who Bombed Aleppo
U.S. and Russian officials sparred on Twitter Thursday over who had bombed Aleppo.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Afghanistan, how about trying this?: Don’t just do something, stand there
Some of his national security advisors are encouraging President Obama to keep American military personnel in Afghanistan past his self-imposed deadline of having all but about 5,500 U.S. troops out by the end of the year.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump Skipped Vietnam. That Didn’t Stop These Vets From Voting for Him in New Hampshire
Understanding Trump’s rise requires understanding why veterans like Roger Fillio are drawn to a man who skipped Vietnam — and trust his national security instincts.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Are Russian Engineers Working at an Islamic State-Controlled Gas Plant in Syria?
Moscow says it's at war with the jihadist group -- but both sides aren't opposed to cutting economic deals amid the bloodshed.