Topic: Islamic State of Iraq
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Taliban tunnel: Five militant escapes under US watch
Taliban sympathizers must surely be heartened by today's spectacular escape of some 500 inmates from a Kandahar prison through a 1,180-foot tunnel. Here's a short list of recent jail breaks (and one near-escape) in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Who are Egypt's Copts, and the Middle East's other Christian populations?
Recent attacks against Christians in Egypt and Iraq have drawn attention to the Middle East's Christian populations, which are dwindling as Christians flee violence, political strife, and persecution.
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Rebel alliances strengthen in Mali's north, rattling neighboring countries
The northern two-thirds of Mali is now under control of Tuareg and Islamist rebels who want to redraw national boundaries and export revolution. Displaced minorities tell of brutality.
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Dozens killed in Iraq bomb blasts Thursday
Multiple bomb explosions across the country also injured over 100 people.
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Backchannels
Iraq's ominous trendline of violence
Terrorism is up in Iraq, as are political tensions.
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Terrorism & Security
Spate of bombings in Iraq undermines stability ahead of Arab summit
A series of bombings across Iraq today belie Iraq's efforts to portray itself as a stable, resurgent power as it prepares to host the annual Arab League summit for the first time since 1990.
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Terrorism & Security
In first month after US exit, Iraq's sectarian clashes have killed 170
A series of bombings hit Baghdad today, killing 14. The violence in Iraq has claimed 170 lives already this year.
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Al Qaeda in Iraq claims responsibility for Baghdad bombings
Al Qaeda in Iraq, the group responsible for many of the deadliest attacks in the Iraq war, claimed responsibility for last week's bombings in Baghdad that killed 69.
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Backchannels
New Lancet study says 12,000 Iraqis dead from suicide bombings
No one has taken much notice of the report. But as the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 approaches, it's an important reminder of the failure of Al Qaeda and of the scars that will shape Iraq for decades.
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Backchannels
Death comes again to Iraq's 'Mother of all Battles' mosque
The Baghdad mosque, where 28 people were killed in a suicide bombing Sunday, is tied to some of the biggest failures, and a few of the successes, of post-Saddam Iraq.
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Backchannels
Surging Iraq violence: Have we seen this story before?
Violence across Iraq yesterday was horrific, and likely carried out by Sunni Arab militants. It all feels so 2004.
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Taliban tunnel: Five militant escapes under US watch
Taliban sympathizers must surely be heartened by today's spectacular escape of some 500 inmates from a Kandahar prison through a 1,180-foot tunnel. Here's a short list of recent jail breaks (and one near-escape) in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Who are Egypt's Copts, and the Middle East's other Christian populations?
Recent attacks against Christians in Egypt and Iraq have drawn attention to the Middle East's Christian populations, which are dwindling as Christians flee violence, political strife, and persecution.
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Egypt church bombing: Why some point to Al Qaeda-linked group
At least 21 were killed in an Egypt church bombing early today that came just as 1,000 Coptic Christians were leaving a New Year's Eve mass in Alexandria.
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Global News Blog
Iraqi Christians face a somber Christmas
Iraqi Christians are canceling services or scaling back celebrations out of concern for safety. Baghdad's Our Lady of Salvation church, which was brutally attacked on Oct. 31, is now surrounded by blast walls.
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The threat to Christians in Iraq
A Christian Science perspective.
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US shows concern over Iraq's mass arrest of Al Qaeda-linked suspects
The US military has raised its concerns with senior Iraqi officials about why US forces were not consulted on an operation to arrest 38 suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), an Al Qaeda affiliate.
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In Iraq, Christians fear they could be wiped out – like Jews before them
The Oct. 31 attack on a Baghdad church – the worst in recent memory – has spurred a fresh exodus among Iraq's Christian community, already decimated by the war.
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After Baghdad bombings, Iraqis have harsh words for security forces
'The politicians are fighting each other instead of the terrorists,' says a Baghdad shopkeeper, reflecting widespread doubt the government will prevent further Baghdad bombings.
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Terrorism & Security
Al Qaeda ally in Iraq says all Christians 'legitimate targets'
The Islamic State of Iraq, the umbrella group for Al Qaeda in the country, claims Muslim women are being held against their will in Coptic churches in Egypt.
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Baghdad grinds to halt as bomb attacks blanket a reeling city
Sixteen bombs struck Baghdad Tuesday, prompting a snap curfew and shocking a city still coming to grips with a deadly attack Sunday on a Catholic church.
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After Baghdad church attack, Christians shocked but say 'we still have a mission here'
At least 58 people were left dead after Iraqi commandos stormed a Baghdad church attacked by Islamist militants.
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Terrorism & Security
Deadly Baghdad church siege highlights threat to Iraqi Christians
At least 37 people were killed when Iraqi forces stormed a Baghdad church that was seized Sunday afternoon by Al Qaeda-linked gunmen.
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In Baghdad, police chief explains why it's tough to enforce the rule of law
Abu Abbas oversees one of Baghdad's overstretched police stations whose employees have increasingly been targeted by insurgents. He says Iraqi rule of law has been neglected.
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Al Qaeda in Iraq targets Baghdad’s developing police force
The Iraqi Army is gradually handing responsibility for Baghdad security to Iraq's developing police force – a transition Al Qaeda in Iraq is exploiting with increased attacks.
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Iraq car bomb, checkpoint attack leaves 25 dead
An Iraq car bomb in the city of Kut and a checkpoint attack in Baghdad left 25 people dead on Tuesday, as a wave of attacks continued amid the US combat troop withdrawal from Iraq.
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Terrorism & Security
Iraq violence flares as US begins to draw down troop levels
The killing of five policemen in Baghdad on Tuesday came as President Barack Obama vowed again to fulfill an agreement with the Iraqi government to lower US troop levels from 80,000 to 50,000 by the end of August.
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