Ansar al-Islam ("Supporters of Islam") was formed in December 2001, one of numerous small splinter factions in the region of northern Iraq that is controlled by ethnic Kurds, according to U.S.

Libyan militia members captured Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent, Saif al-Islam, on Saturday, as he reportedly tried to make his way to Libya's southern border. The arrest of the ...

A postponement raises the possibility that the oil-rich North African nation could again descend into the fragmentation and violence that have marked the decade since its dictator was toppled. By ...

TRIPOLI, Libya – The rebels who captured Muammar Qaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent say they will hold him until a court system is set up in Libya and are demanding that he be tried inside the ...

Ansar al Islam’s new flag. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. The al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Islam released a statement announcing the name of its new leader ...

This is the intercepted video by Ansar al Islam obtained from the hosting websites. It shows an M-RAP torn apart by a massive explosion in al Wehda, an area in Mosul. The attack is part of a campaign ...

PTI-backed Independent Candidate Salman Akram Raja Warns of Ongoing Electoral Fraud Rehana Imtiaz Dar Triumphs in NA-71 Sialkot-2, Defeating Khawaja Asif Pakistan's Election Outcome Faces Delay Amidst ...

The convoy of Saif al-Islam Gaddafy, a key son of Libya's toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been encircled and attacked by rebel forces, reports say. Shortly after Sirte was overwhelmed by the ...

The Assam government has imposed a sweeping ban on the publication, circulation and possession, both physical and digital, of any radical or 'jihadi' material linked to terror outfits such as ...

(Reuters) - Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, one of strongman leader Muammar Gaddafi's sons, was given the task of defending his father's government in a televised address late Sunday after the worst unrest of ...

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To help families during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Islamic Relief USA, a nonprofit humanitarian and advocacy organization, has awarded a $12,500 grant to Atlanta Masjid Al Islam. The grant ...