"Caliph," or khalifa, means "successor" in Arabic, and by taking the title, al-Baghdadi has declared himself the chief imam and political and military leader of all Muslims. The last caliphate ...

Fewer than 1,000 US troops would remain in the country in order to retain limited oversight over ISIS prisons controlled by ...

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're ...

The shadow of the four executioners with British accents often loomed over the trial of the jailers and torturers of the ...

Most fiscal backing goes toward buying U.S. military equipment and supporting tens of thousands of American defense jobs.The post America makes high returns on investment when it comes to Israel ...

The conviction of a former Irish soldier for membership of the so-called Islamic State (IS), because she travelled to Syria in 2015, “falls short of Irish law”, a Dublin court has heard. Lisa Smith, ...

The line between a sympathiser and member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) “was crossed” by a former Irish soldier, a Dublin court has heard. Defence barrister for Lisa Smith had earlier argued her ...

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Following violent unrest in Jalangi, Murshidabad, BJP leaders have launched sharp attacks on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, ...

The Taliban leader says executions are part of Islam. That's after rights groups and the U.N. condemned the public executions of four men days earlier after they were convicted of murder.

The Ekiti State Government has met with Muslim leaders, under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, to calm frayed nerves over the demolition of a mosque at Aramoko Ekiti ...