Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
Tag: ISIS
No Way Home: Former IS Detainees...
When Islamic State fell in Iraq, tens of thousands of men were arrested. Some were eventually set free because they were not IS members, yet years later many hundreds of them still languish in the desert settlements because they cannot return home
IS Wives Defy Coronavirus Protective Measures...
U.S.-backed local authorities in eastern Syria’s al-Hasakah area say they are bracing for a possible coronavirus outbreak in the al-Hol refugee camp, where thousands of Islamic State families are being detained. The authorities say IS wives are rejecting protective measures for religious reasons
Isolated Among Extremists: Conditions Deteriorate for...
The international media have called camps housing families of Islamic State fighters “incubators” for an IS resurgence. But aid organizations say that despite their exposure to violence and extremism, children in these camps can be rescued, rehabilitated and reintegrated into the outside world. Action must be soon to be effective, they add, as the children’s trauma deepens daily
Five Years on, Global Efforts to...
The U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State (IS) was announced five years ago. Despite defeating the terror group militarily, some experts believe IS still poses a major threat to global security
Christians Seek Retrieval of Antiquities Stolen...
When IS was in control of large swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria, the terror group transferred large quantities of Christian objects stolen from churches from the Nineveh Plains in Iraq to Syria and eventually smuggle them to black markets abroad, according to experts
Roughly 30 Yazidi Bodies Exhumed in...
In recent weeks, Iraqi and United Nations workers have exhumed what they believe to be the remains of 30 bodies of Yazidi victims of IS from one of the dozens of mass graves in the region.
Islamic State Attacks Gathering of Afghan...
Afghanistan health official say at least three people were killed and 22 wounded in an attack by Islamic State on a gathering honoring Abdul Ali Mazari, a Mujahideen leader killed by the Taliban in 1995, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 7, 2019
ISIS Anniversary
As Iraq marks the first anniversary of its declaration of victory over Islamic State, tensions are rising in the terrorist group’s former strongholds as attacks continue and security forces conduct near-daily operations against the militants