CAIRO (AP) — By declaring the establishment of an Islamic caliphate, the extremist group that controls large swaths of Syria and Iraq is claiming to be the successor of the political and religious ...

An image of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who died on Oct. 26, 2019.. Department of Defense via AP Just days after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Oct. 27, the Islamic State named ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — A decade after the Islamic State militant group declared its caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria, the extremists no longer control any land, have lost many prominent leaders and ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. I just pledged allegiance to the Caliphate. This may sound like a radical statement, one to induce a reaction of anxiety, ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Three years after Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the ‘Caliphate’, the group has lost more than 60 percent of its territory and 80 percent of its revenue, ...

IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first appearance on video in Mosul in July 2014 One year ago, Islamic State announced the formation of its caliphate - a state governed in accordance with ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Territory controlled by the Islamic State shrunk by 12 percent in the first six months of 2016, according to new analysis released today by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading ...

RIYADH (Reuters) - The creation of an Islamic caliphate, or empire, has long formed part of al Qaeda's world view, and it is a vision that seems to have unsettled Washington. Sign up here. But experts ...

Reporting from Beirut — Its militants believed they would conquer Rome, Paris and Washington. It sought to smash the century-old borders that defined the Middle East, and create a project whose ...

Reporting from Beirut — When President Trump spoke recently of Islamic State, he described the group as all but defeated, even in the digital realm. “For a period of time, they used the internet ...

RIYADH (Reuters) - The creation of an Islamic caliphate, or empire, has long formed part of al Qaeda's world view, and it is a vision that seems to have unsettled Washington. But experts say it will ...