by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 26, 2015 | Middle East
Baghdad, AP—Iraq on Tuesday announced the launch of a military operation to drive the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) out of the western Anbar province, where the extremists captured the provincial capital, Ramadi, earlier this month. Iraqi state TV declared...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 24, 2015 | Middle East
Beirut, Reuters—Islamic State fighters have executed at least 400 people in Palmyra since capturing the ancient Syrian city four days ago, Syrian state media said on Sunday. It was not immediately possible to verify the account, but it was consistent with reports by...
by Eyad Abu Shakra | Mar 23, 2015 | Opinion
Few would argue that Tunisia escaped the repercussions of its so-called Arab Spring with the least damage. The recent attack on its Bardo National Museum, however, reminds us that states like Tunisia nonetheless remain hostage to their geographic locations and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 23, 2015 | Middle East
Beirut, Reuters—Islamic State fighters attacked a military airport in Syria’s Homs province on Monday as they pushed on with an offensive against government strongholds towards the west, a monitoring group said. Skirmishes by Islamic State—which is strongest in...
by Dalshad Abdullah | Feb 27, 2015 | Middle East
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Cracks are appearing within the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) amid reports of divisions and confrontation between foreign fighters and local tribesmen in the Iraqi provinces of Nineveh, Salah Al-Din and Anbar. The divisions have emerged...
