The suspension followed concerns about escalating tensions between Iran and the U.S., stoking fears of an Iranian attack. Continue reading →

Relations with Iraq were fractured after the U.S. launched a drone strike near Baghdad’s international airport on Jan. 3 that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Continue reading →

Brig.-Gen. Michel-Henri St-Louis says his troops continue to train and support their Iraqi and Lebanese counterparts as part of the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Continue reading →

With news of the extremist group’s leader’s death, Kurdish security forces worry about the possibility of attacks or rioting at facilities which hold more than 80,000 members and supporters of the militant group, including women and children. Continue reading →

“We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!” the president tweeted. Continue reading →

Canada’s national-threat level has not changed from medium, where it has sat for the past five years. Continue reading →

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly died in a U.S. special forces operation Saturday, but some experts are saying his death won’t detract much from goal of creating a widespread Islamic caliphate. Continue reading →

On Sunday, Donald Trump said that al Baghdadi died by suicide in a tunnel in Syria’s Idlib province, near the border with Turkey. Continue reading →

Rehab Dughmosh was found guilty of four terrorism-related charges after attacking workers with a golf club and butcher’s knife while draped in an ISIL banner in June 2017. Continue reading →

Crown attorneys say that while sentences for such offences can go up to 12 years, their proposal takes into account Rehab Dughmosh’s mental illness. Continue reading →