President Biden faces the challenge of deciding how to engage the main armed group that toppled President Bashar al-Assad, even though it remains designated a terrorist organization by the United States.
Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
Who Are the Syrian Rebels Who Seized Aleppo?
The group now advancing, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, says it wants to replace the Assad government with one inspired by Islamic principles.
U.S. Says It Killed Islamic State Militants in Syria
Airstrikes on Monday targeted people who the military said were senior leaders of the group, which has sharply stepped up its attacks in Iraq and Syria.
Mozambique’s 2024 National Elections: What to Know
Four candidates are vying for the presidency in a country that has faced a yearslong ISIS-backed insurgency. The election is also a test of the sway of former independence movements.
Yazidi Woman Taken Captive by ISIS Has Been Rescued in Gaza, Israel Says
She was returned to her family in Iraq after a complex operation involving the United States, Jordan and others, the Israeli military said.
Israel-Hezbollah War: What to Know
An Israeli ground operation targeting Hezbollah forces in Lebanon recalls previous wars and raises fears of worse to come.
U.S.-Led Coalition in Iraq to Wind Down Its Mission
The United States has 2,500 troops in Iraq who served as a bulwark against attacks by a resurgent Islamic State.
Israel’s Strikes on Lebanon Are Some of the Deadliest in Decades: What to Know
What we know about the strikes, the death toll and how it is calculated.
Sweeping Iraq Raid Killed 4 ISIS Leaders
The U.S. military said those killed in a joint assault by U.S. and Iraqi forces last month included the group’s top commander in Iraq and its leading bomb maker.
Racing the Clock to Document ISIS Genocide of Iraq’s Yazidis
For years, a U.N. team has painstakingly exhumed mass graves, but now the Iraqi government is ordering it to leave. Many sites remain unexamined.