Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham leads delegation touring Manbij, and meets with local officials to discuss stability in the region
IS fighters have been desperately trying to regain control over al-Dashisha and nearby villages
Rights groups and Iranian regime's rivals are pushing for social, political change in a country with strict laws on its citizens since the 1979 revolution
Local residents told VOA that several villages have been deserted in recent weeks due to Islamic State militant attacks and kidnappings
The court ruled that cleric Aman Abdurrahman — also known as Oman Rochman — masterminded a series of five deadly attacks from prison
Facebook has come under criticism for alleged lack of action against accounts that promoted violence against disfranchised Rohingya Muslims
Human rights activists warn that the government is stepping up its deradicalization campaign to suppress local residents
Voting results showed an upset victory for controversial Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose coalition took 54 out of 328 parliament seats
Electoral body member says his request for manual recount was rejected by fellow members who 'feared' recount could show failure of new counting machines
Iraq for the first time used electronic counting and sorting machines in its May 12 general elections. Some political parties are charging that the machines have been compromised. VOA's Rikar Hussein reports.
Treasury Department says Valiollah Seif and Ali Tarzali helped Iran’s Revolutionary Guards-Qods Force exploit international financial system to fund activities abroad
Islamic State militants have threatened to carry out attacks ahead of vote — first since group's defeat in Iraq
US-backed operation, code-named al-Jazeera Storm, launched last week
Consolidation of headquarters will allow force reduction
Syrian Democratic Forces announced the launch of a military operation against IS remnants near the Syria-Iraq border
Cybercampaign against online communication channels will 'severely disrupt' IS propaganda machine, Europol says
Standoff with Qatar threatens to politicize process of identifying terror supporters
Group says candidates, voters who participate will be considered infidels and outside Islam
Operation carried out using intelligence provided by US-led coalition
Iraqi warplanes pounded the Islamic State (IS) positions in eastern Syria with ‘deadly airstrikes’ on Thursday, the Iraqi government said.
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