Persecution of Christians by ISIL
Five suspects released in 2016 Atatürk Airport terror attack trial
An Istanbul court on July 9 ruled for the release of five suspects in the case regarding the 2016 attack on the Atatürk Airport, carried out by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants, that left 45 people dead and over 160 injured.
More than 50 ISIL suspects arrested in Istanbul
At least 51 foreign nationals have been arrested in Istanbul for their alleged links to the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), state-run Anadolu Agency reported on May 25, citing an unnamed police source.
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51 ISIL suspects detained in Istanbul
At least 51 foreign nationals have been detained in Istanbul for their alleged links to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to a police source on May 25.
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Nine ISIL-linked suspects detained in Turkey's Adana
Security forces detained nine suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in southern Turkey on May 17, according to a police source.
New raid in Indonesia hit by suicide attacks
Four men who attacked an Indonesian police headquarters with samurai swords were shot dead yesterday and one officer also died, authorities said, days after a wave of deadly suicide bombings claimed by Islamic State OF Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) rocked the country.
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Syria regime advances in ISIL-held pocket of Damascus
Syrian regime forces retook on May 15 a neighborhood south of Damascus from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), slicing off yet another part of the jihadist holdout, a monitoring group said.
Iraqis vote in first election since ISIL defeat
Iraqis began voting in the country's first parliamentary election on May 11 since Iraq declared victory against ISIL.
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Turkey slams French figures demanding change in Quran
Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik on May 6 slammed a French manifesto proposing the removal of some verses from the Quran, saying those 300 prominent French figures demanding the changes were as "bigoted" as members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who infer violence from the holy book, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
EU, US police cripple ISIL media mouthpieces
European and U.S. police forces have struck at the heart of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 's (ISIL) propaganda machine, seizing servers and "punching a hole" in its ability to spread its radical jihadist message online.
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Iraq says it carried out air raid against ISIL in Syria
The Iraqi air force on April 19 carried out a “deadly raid” against positions of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in neighboring Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office said.