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Homegrown militants loyal to the Islamic State group are making inroads into Afghanistan
Islamic State militants have reduced the amount of water flowing to government-held areas in Iraq’s western Anbar province.
The Islamic State group released a graphic video Sunday in which a black-clad militant claims to have beheaded U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig, who was captured last year.
Just over a year ago, Afshin Kobani was a teacher. Now, the Kurdish Syrian woman has traded the classroom for the front lines in the battle for Kobani, a town besieged by fighters from the Islamic State extremist group.
