Japanese leader condemns IS

Japanese leader condemns IS

(VOVworld) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called for the immediate release of a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State after a video surfaced claiming that a fellow Japanese...
Coalition against IS met in London

Coalition against IS met in London

(VOVworld) - Top officials from 21 countries held talks in London on Thursday on pushing back Islamic Statemilitants (IS) in Iraq and Syria and tackling the growing threat of Islamic jihadists...
Iraqi PM calls for tribal revolution against IS

Iraqi PM calls for tribal revolution against IS

(VOVworld) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called for a "tribal revolution" against foreign enemies and emphasized the importance of the tribes and the sons of Anbar province taking part in...
IS militants execute more Iraqis

IS militants execute more Iraqis

(VOVworld) - A series of photos posted online on Monday showed that Islamic State jihadists have executed 8 people, 4 of them policemen, in Iraq's Salaheddin province
Obama pledges to close Guantanamo

Obama pledges to close Guantanamo

(VOVworld) – In a CNN interview broadcast Sunday, US President Barack Obama said he will do everything he can to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
 US experts: no sign of IS-Al Qaeda pact

US experts: no sign of IS-Al Qaeda pact

(VOVworld) – US intelligence Chief James Clapper affirmed on Friday that analysts had not seen any evidence indicating Islamic State jihadists and Al-Qaeda had forged an alliance in Syria
Iraq rules out foreign ground intervention

Iraq rules out foreign ground intervention

(VOVworld) – Iraq ruled out any foreign ground intervention to help government forces retake territory lost to jihadists and urged Sunnis to give up such hopes, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al...