Territorial Gains Could Bolster ISIS’ Balance Sheet
Islamic State’s capture of two important Arab cities in recent weeks is opening up new lines of illicit revenue for the terrorist organization, said senior U.S. and Arab officials.
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Islamic State’s capture of two important Arab cities in recent weeks is opening up new lines of illicit revenue for the terrorist organization, said senior U.S. and Arab officials.
CIA Director John Brennan warned Sunday the threat of Islamic State that is destabilizing the Middle East has “great potential” to reach the United States. Mr. Brennan, speaking in an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said “the destabilization that is occurring is affecting our national...
Members of Saudi Arabia’s Shia minority are forming civil defence groups after twin suicide bombings over the past two Fridays — claimed by the Sunni jihadi Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis).
Maintaining the security of the nations is basically the responsibility of citizens, secretary-general of GCC.” The GCC secretary-general also said consultations are continuing on the transformation of the council to a Gulf union, as called...
John Kerry and Iranian foreign minister in negotiating round before 30 June deadline as April framework pact left big questions unanswered. A month out from a nuclear deal deadline, top US and Iranian diplomats gathered in...
At least 70 people were killed in a string of barrel bomb attacks Saturday on the Syrian city of Aleppo, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the opposition-run Aleppo Media Center.