The extremist group now known as Islamic State (IS) first claimed statehood, with clear pretentions to a new caliphate, in 2006 -- and in 2014 made it explicit. Two years later, this looks like an unsafe proposition.
Turkish officials continue to detain people they say played a part in or supported the July 15 failed military coup attempt, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged that the "cleansing" will continue.
Turkish authorities have detained more than 6,000 people over the July 15 failed military coup attempt, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged that the "cleansing" of state institutions will continue.
Security operations are continuing in Turkey following a failed military coup attempt overnight that left almost 200 people dead and about 1,100 injured.Government officials say 1,563 army personnel had been arrested. Five generals and 29 colonels have been removed from their posts.
India and Pakistan traded charges and the United Nations called for restraint on July 12 as the death toll from clashes between protesters and police in the disputed Kashmir region rose to at least 32.
Residents in northern Afghanistan have accused security forces from neighboring Uzbekistan of frequently raiding border districts and detaining young Afghans.
Osama bin Laden may be dead but the July 4 bombings in Saudi Arabia demonstrate that his playbook is still in full effect -- albeit with some major alterations.
A suicide bombing outside one of Islam's holiest sites killed four Saudi security forces, and similar attacks outside a Shi'ite mosque and a U.S. Consulate in two other Saudi cities raised fears of a coordinated assault on the kingdom.
Saudi media have reported a suicide bombing near the Prophet’s Mosque, one of the Islam’s holiest sites, in the Saudi city of Medina.
Members of Pashtun clans in Pakistan and Afghanistan are anxious ahead of this week's Muslim festival, Eid al-Fitr. They are wondering whether they will be able to visit friends and families amid the ongoing acrimony between the two countries, which prompted Islamabad to attempt strict border controls.
A Bangladesh military official says 20 hostages, all foreigners, have been killed during a siege in the capital, Dhaka, where security forces stormed a restaurant and killed six gunmen holding the hostages.
Tajik officials say they have noticed an uptick in the number of applications for marriage licenses just before a law banning cousin marriages comes into effect.
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