
Those who attempt to escape deserve their death and destruction, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) argues in the latest issue of their magazine Dabiq, using a photo of drowned toddler Aylan Kurdi to emphasize their point.
by Mary Chastain10 Sep 2015, 9:06 PM PST0

Kurdish official Saeed Mamouzini told IraqiNews.com that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) kidnapped 127 children in Mosul, Iraq, to train them as jihadists.
by Mary Chastain10 Sep 2015, 12:57 PM PST0

Minnesota resident Hanad Mustofe Musse pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring with no fewer than eight individuals to travel to Syria and provide material support to designated foreign terrorist organization ISIS/ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria/the Levant) using federal aid funds.
by Michelle Moons10 Sep 2015, 12:55 PM PST0

Sixteen Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) fighters who have contracted HIV from two Moroccan sex slaves were reportedly ordered to become suicide fighters.
by Edwin Mora9 Sep 2015, 10:26 PM PST0

Two U.S.-backed leaders of the of the first group of Syrian rebels deployed under the $500 million train-and-equip program authorized by Congress last year met with members of the al Qaeda affiliate in Syria last July and assured them that the American-trained force would not attack them, The New York Times (NYT) reported recently.
by Edwin Mora9 Sep 2015, 12:43 PM PST0

Small Christian militias continue to fight for Iraq–men determined to stop the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) from destroying their homeland and heritage. The Assyrian fighters are one of many groups profiled in the past year who are willing to stand up to the radical Islamic group.
by Mary Chastain9 Sep 2015, 12:42 PM PST0

A Syrian official confirmed the Russian government provided the country with more military experts in the past 12 months.
by Mary Chastain9 Sep 2015, 12:25 PM PST0

Contents: Egypt’s army starts ‘The Martyr’s Right’ operation in North Sinai; Turkey’s troops enter northern Iraq to hunt PKK after terror attacks; Violence spreads in cities across Turkey; Pro-government mobs in Turkey storm Hurriyet offices for alleged Erdogan misquote; Turkey appears to be approaching civil war.
by John J. Xenakis9 Sep 2015, 6:14 AM PST0

Raghab Ahmed told The Daily Mail how ISIS taught him and other young boys to kill at the terrorist group’s infamous training camps.
by Mary Chastain8 Sep 2015, 11:40 AM PST0

Contents: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen suffers its deadliest day; In major escalation in Yemen war, Qatar is sending 1,000 troops; Britain’s RAF drones target and kill British nationals in Syria
by John J. Xenakis8 Sep 2015, 6:15 AM PST0

The Russian government is claiming officials never denied or misled anyone about sending weapons and equipment to Syria. The report comes days after terrorist groups in Syria published photos or Russians in Syria and the U.S. warning the Kremlin about military activity in the war-torn country.
by Mary Chastain7 Sep 2015, 4:53 PM PST0

Press TV reported that an Iraqi woman killed a top Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) commander in Mosul after he forced her into sex slavery.
by Mary Chastain7 Sep 2015, 11:27 AM PST0

Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO’s Allied Commander for Europe, reportedly indicated that the Taliban is no longer capable of inflicting harm on the people of Afghanistan.
by Edwin Mora7 Sep 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said in an interview that aired on this weekend’s broadcast of ABC’s “This Week” that the involvement of Russia in the fight with ISIS “could complicate things.” “If they occupy an
by Trent Baker6 Sep 2015, 10:50 PM PST0

In what is potentially a major escalation in the growing sectarian wars in the Mideast, intelligence officials are saying that Russia appears to be building a new military base in Syria, in the Mediterranean port city of Latakia, with an airfield and prefabricated housing units for up to 1,000 personnel.
by John J. Xenakis6 Sep 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Turkish police raided the offices of opposition paper Bugün after the publication ran a story that claimed Turkey sent weapons to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Syria. The paper included pictures that allegedly show the weapon exchange.
by Mary Chastain4 Sep 2015, 9:39 PM PST0

Yezidis could bring the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes even if Iraq is not a member state of the tribunal, according to a former ICC chief prosecutor.
by Edwin Mora4 Sep 2015, 8:19 PM PST0

The son of a high ranking member of the terrorist group Hezbollah has been arrested by Bashar al-Assad regime forces for purchasing arms and ammunitions from the Syrian army and selling them to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), reported a Lebanese news outlet.
by Edwin Mora4 Sep 2015, 8:37 AM PST0

Russian officials denied reports that the government placed Russian soldiers in Syria and deployed fighter jets. Reports of Russian activity in the war-torn country swarmed the internet this week.
by Mary Chastain4 Sep 2015, 5:41 AM PST0

The CIA, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operation forces, has embarked on a secret drone campaign to track and kill terrorism suspects in Syria deemed “high-value targets,” namely senior Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists, The Washington Post has learned from U.S. officials.
by Edwin Mora3 Sep 2015, 11:36 AM PST0

On Wednesday, masked gunmen wearing military uniforms kidnapped 18 Turkish nationals from a sports stadium they were building in the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City, according to their employer, Ankara-based Turkish conglomerate Nurol Holding.
by Edwin Mora3 Sep 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

A Kurdish official claimed that 25 Kurdish prisoners escaped from an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) prison in Mosul.
by Mary Chastain2 Sep 2015, 12:02 PM PST0

Art is popular with children psychologists, since children do not have to speak about violence they witnessed and endured. Psychologists are using this treatment with Boko Haram’s child victims.
by Mary Chastain1 Sep 2015, 5:29 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has released a new graphic video showing an execution of four Shiite “spies” being burned alive, allegedly in Anbar, Iraq’s largest province.
by Edwin Mora1 Sep 2015, 7:10 AM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) have forced out thousands of Yazidis as they established their caliphate in Iraq and Syria. The majority fled to Turkey, and the younger Yazidis now wish to stay in Europe.
by Mary Chastain31 Aug 2015, 9:33 PM PST0