Isil

A member of the US military has been killed in combat by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group in northern Iraq, according to the US Defense Department. The soldier was hit by direct Daesh fire on Tuesday about 20 miles (32 km) from Mosul, said Colonel ...

For 18 months, a pocket of territory around the town has been totally surrounded by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). The defenders were a motley band that included American and Australian special forces, ferried into an air base near to ...

The country's decision is being backed by US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, who said: "I welcome today's announcement from Prime Minister Erna Solberg that Norway will expand its role in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

"This sad news is a reminder of the dangers our men and women in uniform face every day in the ongoing fight to destroy ISIL," Cook said in a statement, using another acronym for ISIS. "Our coalition will honor this sacrifice by dealing ISIL a lasting ...

Middle East experts and politicians claim the Norwegian government has embarked on a risky project by deciding to send Norwegian soldiers to Jordan to train “various Syrian groups” in the fight against brutal terrorist group ISIL. They warn that the ...