Middle East

Author Examines ISIS: Its Strength And Strategy

6:19am July 04, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics and author of ISIS: A History — about the recent attacks in Istanbul, Dhaka and Baghdad that appear to be ISIS related.

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Massive Bombing In Baghdad Leaves At Least 121 Dead

5:02pm July 03, 2016

Susannah George of The Associated Press has details on the bombing in Baghdad, Iraq that left at least 121 people dead Sunday. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, prime minister of United Arab Emirates, wears traditional dress as he listens to an Emirati employee while visiting al-Maktoum International Airport in Dubai.

Emirates Advises Citizens Not To Wear Traditional Dress While Traveling

3:52pm July 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The new guidance, meant to "preserve their safety," comes after an Emirati man was mistaken for an ISIS member and handcuffed by police in Ohio. He then fainted and was hospitalized.

Iraqi firefighters and civilians evacuate bodies of victims killed from a bomb at a commercial area on Sunday in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq.

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At Least 121 Killed In Islamic State-Claimed Bombing In Baghdad

12:45pm July 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It exploded early Sunday on a busy street in the Karada neighborhood, where people were gathering to shop and socialize during a lively Ramadan night. People had just finished watching a soccer match.

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Security Expert: 'ISIS And Al-Qaida Are Competing On A Worldwide Canvas'

8:05am July 03, 2016

Is ISIS expanding its territory into Bangladesh? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Georgetown University's Bruce Hoffman, about terrorism's global footprint and the increasingly lethal attacks.

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Investigators: Cockpit Voice Recorder Memory Intact From EgyptAir Crash

9:07am July 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

So far, investigators have not been able to determine what caused EgyptAir Flight 804 to go down over the Mediterranean. They're hoping the voice recordings could help clear up the mystery.

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Turks Hope Government Will Ramp Up Fight Against Militants

8:52am July 02, 2016

by Leila Fadel

Turks on the Istanbul street where the three suspected Ataturk Airport attackers lived wonder what threats surround them. The government faces pressure to fight ISIS; people fear the end of tourism.

An Iran Air Boeing 747 is parked at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran in this 2003 photo. Boeing has agreed to lease or sell about 100 aircraft to Iran, but there are still potential obstacles.

More Than Airplanes Are Riding On Boeing's Deal With Iran

4:03pm July 01, 2016

by Jackie Northam

Boeing has agreed to sell or lease about 100 commercial jets to Iran Air. The deal is seen as a test case for international companies that are skittish about doing business with Iran.

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Iraqi Military Video Shows Massive Attack On ISIS

6:34pm June 30, 2016

by Alice Fordham

Iraqi and U.S. forces claim to have killed hundreds of ISIS fighters and destroyed hundreds of their vehicles in a convoy moving across the desert.

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Iraq's Counterterrorism Service released an image showing a destroyed militant vehicle after Coalition and Iraqi security forces targeted Islamic State fighters on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Airstrikes Hit ISIS Convoy Fleeing Fallujah

5:21pm June 30, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Iraq's Ministry of Defense released dramatic aerial footage apparently showing airstrikes hitting an ISIS convoy on Tuesday. Hundreds of the group's vehicles were reported destroyed in two operations.