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ISIS calls on foreign fighters to flee Iraq, Syria
Terrorism

2018-08-17

ISIS calls on foreign fighters to flee Iraq, Syria

The group has been instructing its foreign fighters to return to their countries of origin or to areas that are experiencing instability.

Daeshgram: Iraqi hackers attacking ISIS online
Terrorism

2018-08-14

Daeshgram: Iraqi hackers attacking ISIS online

A group of young Iraqi hackers calling themselves 'Daeshgram' have been targeting the group's online social media accounts to cause confusion among its followers.

Protests against Tahrir al-Sham in rural Idlib
Terrorism

2018-08-08

Protests against Tahrir al-Sham in rural Idlib

Tahrir al-Sham has detained the head of Hazareen's Military Council for refusing to hand over 17 women who had protested against the extremist alliance.

Fears abound in Sweida after ISIS kills hostage
Terrorism

2018-08-06

Fears abound in Sweida after ISIS kills hostage

The extremist group killed a 19-year-old male student, one of dozens of people abducted during its July 25th rampage in the Syrian city.

ISIS uses Sweida hostages as bargaining chip
Terrorism

2018-07-31

ISIS uses Sweida hostages as bargaining chip

The group has been negotiating the release of 30 Druze women and children it kidnapped July 25th to evacuate its fighters to Syria's Badiya.

Druze women, children kidnapped by ISIS in Syria's Sweida
Terrorism

2018-07-30

Druze women, children kidnapped by ISIS in Syria's Sweida

Some 36 Druze women and children were abducted, but four women had since managed to escape while another two had died, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

ISIS wives seek separation from their husbands
Terrorism

2018-07-26

ISIS wives seek separation from their husbands

Iraqi courts have been receiving regular petitions for divorce from women who were coerced into marrying ISIS fighters.

ISIS leaves Syria Druze reeling from heaviest losses of war
Terrorism

2018-07-26

ISIS leaves Syria Druze reeling from heaviest losses of war

Co-ordinated ISIS attacks on Sweida and nearby villages in southern Syria have left close to 250 people dead.

Iraqi abduction incident shows depth of ISIS's duplicity
Terrorism

2018-07-19

Iraqi abduction incident shows depth of ISIS's duplicity

Investigations into the recent kidnapping and execution incident that shocked Iraq show the group never intended to keep its word.

Iraq begins investigating missing persons in Mosul
Terrorism

2018-07-13

Iraq begins investigating missing persons in Mosul

Many Iraqi families reported their relatives as missing after the battle to liberate the city from ISIS ended.