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IS confirms its leader was killed in Syria, names new chief

By BASSEM MROUEMarch 10, 2022 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group confirmed for the first time on Thursday that its leader was killed in a U.S. strike in northwestern Syria last month and named his successor.

It was the first official comment from the militant group about its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi since U.S.

Families lay to rest loved ones after deadly Baghdad blast

By ALI ABDUL-HASSANJuly 20, 2021 GMT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Families laid to rest loved ones Tuesday who were killed in a deadly bombing that claimed at least 30 lives just hours earlier in a busy market in Iraq's capital.

Coffins were carried by relatives and placed on minibuses that transported them for burial.

Tennessee man accused of helping Islamic State group

April 6, 2021 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man held a key role in spreading English-language propaganda for the Islamic State group, federal prosecutors announced Monday...

IS vows to attack Israel and blasts US Mideast plan

January 27, 2020 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group vowed in an audio message released Monday that the extremists will start a new phase of attacks that will focus on Israel and blasted the U.S. administration's plan to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.