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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: UFO flies over U.S. military base in Iraq

By Universe Contributor
January 16, 2024 12:00 AM
UFO enthusiast Jeremy Corbell released footage of a jellyfish-like object flying over a U.S. military base in Iraq on his YouTube channel on Jan. 9.
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World

IS reverting to insurgency tactics after losing caliphate

By Associated Press
October 12, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this undated file image posted on Monday, June 30, 2014, by the Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, fighters from the Islamic State group parade in Raqqa, north Syria. With Islamic State's near total defeat on the battle field, the extremist group has reverted to what it was before its spectacular series of conquests in 2014 _ a shadowy terror network that targets vulnerable civilian populations and exploits state weaknesses to incite on sectarian strife. But a recent surge in false claims of responsibility for attacks also signals that the group is struggling to stay relevant after losing its proto-state and its dominance of the international news agenda. (AP Photo/Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group, File)
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World

Iraqi forces capture 5 top IS leaders in cross-border raid

By Associated Press
May 10, 2018 12:00 AM
In this June 23, 2014 file photo, fighters from the Islamic State group parade in a commandeered Iraqi security forces armored vehicle on the main road in Mosul, Iraq. In a statement Thursday, May 10, 2018, coalition spokesman Army Col. Ryan Dillon said that U.S.-backed Syrian forces have captured five senior Islamic State group leaders. Dillon called the arrest a 'significant blow to Daesh,' using the Arabic acronym for the extremist group. (AP Photo, File)
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Featured

Things you should know today: 2/05/2018

By Mckayla Robinson
February 05, 2018 12:00 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XltvwqBZIPc
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Featured

Things you should know today: 11/17/17

By Kaleena Mckell
November 17, 2017 12:00 AM
20 injured in fire at Pennsylvania senior living community
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Good in the Universe

Fallen soldier's car found, returned to son 15 years later

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
October 17, 2017 12:00 AM
Lt. Jonathan David Rozier was killed in Iraq in 2003. Nearly 15 years later, his 1999 Toyota Celica convertible was found and refurbished for his son, Justin. Eight Utah businesses donated time and materials. (Ken Murdock)
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Nation

U.S. still needed in Iraq, former State Dept. representative says

By Kelsey Johnson
June 06, 2017 12:00 AM
Men in the Iraqi Army in Habbaniyah, Iraq gather together. Although the Iraq War officially ended in 2011, U.S. troops are still deployed there, according to J. Kael Weston, who spent seven years as a State Department representative with the military in Iraq and Afghanistan. (J. Kael Weston)
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Local

BYU student left family to combat ISIS in Syria

By Trevor Morgan
May 11, 2017 12:00 AM
Porter Goodman, second from right, poses with two Kurds and two other volunteers in Tal Tamir. Goodman traveled to Syria in 2016 to help fight ISIS. (Porter Goodman)
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World

UN: IS using tens of thousands as 'human shields' in Mosul

By Associated Press
October 27, 2016 12:00 AM
Internally displaced persons clear a checkpoint in Qayara, some 50 kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Islamic State militants have been going door to door in farming communities south of Mosul, ordering people at gunpoint to follow them north into the city and apparently using them as human shields as they retreat from Iraqi forces. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
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Nation

News Roundup: Friday, October 28

October 27, 2016 12:00 AM
State
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Local

News roundup: Tuesday, Oct. 25

October 25, 2016 12:00 AM
Local/State
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World

Suicide bomber hits stadium in Iraqi city, killing 29

By Theresa Davis
March 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Iraqi security forces evacuate a body of a victim killed from a suicide bomb attack in Hillah, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 6, 2016. The suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, the latest episode in an uptick in violence in the war-ravaged country. (Associated Press)
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World

IS claims suicide bombing on stadium in Iraq that killed 29

By Gianluca Cuestas
March 25, 2016 12:00 AM
Mourners pray over an Iraqi flag-draped coffin of bomb victim, Rasul Kadim, 24, during his funeral procession at the holy shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 7, 2016. The suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, the latest episode in an uptick in violence in the war-ravaged country. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in an online statement. (Associated Press)
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Campus Events

Former Iraqi refugee gives perspective on refugee crisis

By Jessica Banuelos
February 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Former Iraqi refugee Salman Yakub speaks to students about his personal journey adapting to life in the United States. (Jessica Banuelos)
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Campus

New York Times reporter visits BYU to talk terrorism

By Theresa Davis
October 29, 2015 12:00 AM
Syrian soldiers wave Syrian flags to celebrate the capture of Achan, Hama province, Syria. Schmitt discussed the terror threats in Syria and the global threat of ISIS. (Associated Press)
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Nation

June 1 Universe news briefs

By Alex E. J. Mohammad
June 02, 2015 12:00 AM
Spanish soldiers advance Iraqi soldiers during a training mission outside Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Islamic State extremists unleashed a wave of suicide attacks targeting the Iraqi army in western Anbar province. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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Opinion Outpost

Online Opinion Outpost: March 24, 2015

By Mallory Jesperson
March 24, 2015 12:00 AM
The Opinion Outpost features opinions and commentary on the latest hot topics from national news sources. As much as you love hearing from The Universe, we thought you might like to hear from journalists around the nation.
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Campus

BYU Model Arab League wins regionals in Denver

By Lucy Schouten
March 17, 2015 12:00 AM
Delegates had to act fast after ISIS invaded Jordan. The delegation from Iraq was frantically trying to block a vote put forward by Syria when word came of the 'crisis.' The crisis simulation was part of the regional Model Arab League competition in Denver March 13–15, where BYU took top honors for the second year in a row.
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