Long-serving former Democratic U.S. congressman John Conyers dies at age 90: Detroit News
John Conyers, a liberal Democrat who was the longest-serving African-American member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving for more than half a century, died on Sunday at the age of 90, the Detroit News reported.
Former Democratic U.S. congressman John Conyers dies at age 90: Detroit News
John Conyers, a liberal Democratic voice during more than half a century in the U.S. House of Representatives, whose reputation was sullied by sexual harassment accusations in 2017, died on Sunday at the age of 90, the Detroit News reported.
Factbox: Islamic State still dangerous despite Baghdadi’s death
The killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a U.S. raid is a further blow to a jihadist group that once held a swathe of territory in Iraq and Syria, experts said, but the organization and its ideology remain dangerous.
Timeline: Anatomy of a raid – how the United States took out Baghdadi
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of violent jihadist group Islamic State, died during an overnight raid led by U.S. military forces in Syria.
Trump hails death of ‘depraved’ Islamic State leader Baghdadi in U.S. raid
Fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died “whimpering and crying” in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, fulfilling what he called his top national security goal.
France on high alert for revenge attacks following death of Baghdadi
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, in a letter to police prefects seen by Reuters, called on Sunday for increased vigilance to prevent possible revenge attacks following the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Kurdish YPG: Islamic State spokesman killed in Syria
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Sunday that Islamic State spokesman Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir was killed in a joint raid between Kurdish-led and U.S. forces in northern Syria.
France’s Macron says Baghdadi’s death a blow for IS but it just a stage
French President Emmanuel Macron said the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a hard blow for Islamic State but that it is just a stage in the fight against the organization.
Islamic State leader Baghdadi died ‘in panic and dread’, says Trump
Fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died “whimpering and crying” in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, in what he called a major victory over the jihadist group.
IS leader’s death is fatal blow to group: Bahrain’s foreign minister
Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said on Sunday on his Twitter account that the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a fatal blow to the group.
