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US strike kills senior al-Qaeda leader behind deadly attacks
A US counterterrorism airstrike earlier this month in Afghanistan killed an al-Qaeda leader responsible for a deadly hotel attack in Islamabad in 2008 ... Middle East -
U.S. and Cuba to sign pact on restarting commercial flights
Top U.S. officials will travel to Havana to sign an aviation pact that restores scheduled airline service between the U.S. and Cuba Aviation & Transport -
‘Millions’ in ISIS cash destroyed in U.S. airstrike
Two 2,000-pound bombs struck a facility, destroying 'millions' of dollars worth of cash from oil, looting and extortion Middle East -
ISIS leader ‘killed’ in American airstrike in Libya
An F-15 fighter jet strike killed the head of ISIS in Libya in another high-profile U.S. hit following the targeting of the most-wanted Jihadi John North Africa -
U.S., allies conduct 20 airstrikes in Iraq
Five strikes near Ramadi hit ISIS tactical units Middle East -
U.S. lawmakers ask govt to address alleged Gulf airline subsidies
The letter, sent Thursday, adds to political pressure on the Obama administration Aviation & Transport -
U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
U.S.-led forces targeted ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq Middle East -
U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq against ISIS
In Syria, there were two strikes involving attack and fighter aircraft near al-Hasakah and four near Kobane Middle East -
U.S. conducts air strikes to help Iraq retake Tikrit
Other countries in the U.S.-led coalition were expected to take part in the air strikes, officials said Middle East -
Abu Muslim al-Turkmani: From Iraqi officer to slain ISIS deputy
Turkmani reportedly served as a deputy to Baghdadi, the self-styled “caliph” of ISIS Profiles -
Inside Kobane: Devastation mixed with optimism
The Kurds have succeeded in halting the militants’ advance and now believe that a corner has been turned Features -
Netanyahu supports Obama in ISIS fight, but cautions on Iran
Netanyahu: ‘We want them both to lose. The last thing we want is to have any one of them get weapons of mass destruction’ Middle East -
Jihadi John ‘wounded’ in U.S.-Iraqi airstrike
The man who has come to be known as Jihadi John, believed to be British citizen, was attending a gathering of ISIS leaders Middle East -
Fearing U.S. air strikes, Syria asks for Russian S300
The Syrian regime asked Russia to speed up the delivery of advanced air defense system to deter possible U.S. attacks Middle East -
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ about Kobane: Obama
The U.S. president said the coalition would keep up bombing raids in Kobane and western Iraq Middle East -
Hagel confirms ‘long-term’ fight against ISIS
The U.S.-led coalition escalated air strikes on ISIS in and around Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, some four days ago Middle East -
U.S. airstrikes target ISIS near embattled Kobane
U.S. says it is doing ‘everything it can from the air to try to halt the momentum of ISIS against’ Kobani, but air power is not ‘enough’ Middle East -
ISIS takes control of western Iraqi town of Hit
A provincial council member in Anbar said ‘ninety percent of the town of Hit has been overrun by militants’ Middle East -
Thousands of U.S. sorties flown in Iraq, Syria war
Of the approximately 4,100 flights by U.S. aircraft, nearly 1,400 have been carried out by aerial refueling tanker planes Middle East -
Obama admits: We ‘underestimated’ ISIS threat
He also admitted that Washington had overestimated Iraq's U.S. trained military to fight militants Middle East -
U.S.-led raids hit grain facility in northern Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said strikes hit mills and grain storage areas in the Syrian town of Manbij World News -
New air strikes on ISIS, Turkey hints at military role
The air strikes fail to stop ISIS from pressing their assault on Ain al-Arab, hitting it with shell fire for the first time Middle East -
Security source: Syrian army retakes key town
While a security source said the Syrian army retook Adra near the capital, the Observatory described fighting as ongoing Middle East -
Video shows U.S. airstrike destroying ISIS compound in Raqqah
A video posted on YouTube Tuesday showed a U.S. airstrike destroying a compound belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group in Raqqah, ... Reports -
PKK leader: Kurds should mobilize against ISIS
Abdullah Ocalan: ‘I call on all Kurdish people to start an all-out resistance against this high-intensity war’ Middle East -
Americans back airstrikes on ISIS, wary of long haul
An online survey conducted by Reuters and Ipsos showed that 64 percent of respondents backed the campaign World News -
Anbar’s governor hurt after Iraqi troops retake town
Anbar’s governor Ahmed al-Dulaimi was severely wounded in the town of Barwana shortly after it was retaken from ISIS militants Middle East -
Iraqi forces break ISIS siege of Amerli
Iraqi security forces, Shiite militiamen and Kurdish peshmerga fighters all took part in the operation, officials say Middle East -
UK says won’t tie up with Assad to fight militants
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says ISIS is ‘an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it’s in Iraq or anywhere else’ like Syria World News -
New report warns of anti-aircraft weapons in Syria
The report was released hours after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice banning U.S. airlines from in Syrian airspace Features