Islam

Islam’s Holiest Month of Ramadan Begins, Here’s What It’s All About

Indonesian Muslim men offer prayers on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Tangerang, June 6, 2016. Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images Grumbling stomachs, headaches, weakness and exhaustion. These are some of the physical symptoms many Muslims across the world will experience as they embark on a spiritual journey to cleanse and detox their souls. Today…

U.S. Official: Airstrikes have killed 10 Islamic State leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and coalition airstrikes killed 10 Islamic State leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West, a U.S. military official in Iraq said Tuesday. U.S. Army Col. Steve Warren told Pentagon reporters that the militants were killed mainly by drone strikes in Iraq and Syria. He offered few…