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'Canary caliph': new details reveal extent of ISIS leader as prison snitch
Terrorism

2021-04-08

'Canary caliph': new details reveal extent of ISIS leader as prison snitch

While detained in Iraq in 2008, the current ISIS leader was eager to inform on his rivals, providing US forces 'maplike directions' on how to find them, including a top al-Qaeda leader.

ISIS abducts 19 in Syria desert as SDF continue crackdown on group
Terrorism

2021-04-07

ISIS abducts 19 in Syria desert as SDF continue crackdown on group

The Kurdish forces said they had captured 125 suspected ISIS members inside al-Hol camp since the launch of a major security sweep on March 28.

Under pressure in Lebanon, Hizbullah shifts drug operations to Syria
Terrorism

2021-03-17

Under pressure in Lebanon, Hizbullah shifts drug operations to Syria

Hizbullah is sharing control of the drug manufacturing operation with units of the 4th Division, which is led by the Syrian president's brother, Maher al-Assad.

Assassinations, abuse spike in al-Hol camp as ISIS hardliners lash out
Terrorism

2021-03-09

Assassinations, abuse spike in al-Hol camp as ISIS hardliners lash out

At least 31 murders have been reported in the camp this year, and burning people alive in tents has become a new favorite tactic of ISIS operatives, most of whom are women.

Joint Iraqi-coalition operation kills Abu Yasser al-Issawi, Iraq's top ISIS leader
Terrorism

2021-01-29

Joint Iraqi-coalition operation kills Abu Yasser al-Issawi, Iraq's top ISIS leader

Iraqi forces, backed by the international coalition, killed ISIS's Iraq 'wali' and 10 other members in a partnered operation.

ISIS claims 'barbaric' suicide bombings in al-Tayaran Square
Terrorism

2021-01-22

ISIS claims 'barbaric' suicide bombings in al-Tayaran Square

The attacks 'were vicious acts of mass murder and a sobering reminder of the terrorism that continues to threaten the lives of innocent Iraqis', said one US official.

ISIS remnants eye al-Hol camp as 'last resort' for dream of caliphate
Terrorism

2021-01-22

ISIS remnants eye al-Hol camp as 'last resort' for dream of caliphate

Hardline women are forcing teenage boys to take wives so they can have children, raise them on ISIS ideology and send them off to restore the group's so-called caliphate.

Tajikistan to repatriate women, children from Syrian camps
Terrorism

2021-01-05

Tajikistan to repatriate women, children from Syrian camps

The Tajik government plans to bring home hundreds of its citizens from Kurdish-controlled camps in Syria.

IRGC begins distribution of Katyusha-like rockets to its proxy militias
Terrorism

2020-12-29

IRGC begins distribution of Katyusha-like rockets to its proxy militias

Further use of such rockets on US forces or its allies in the region will have devastating consequences, military sources say, following another attack on the US embassy in Baghdad.

Iraqi activist assassinated in Baghdad
Terrorism

2020-12-16

Iraqi activist assassinated in Baghdad

Salah al-Iraqi was well-known for his harsh criticism of Iran-backed militias operating in Iraq and had recently received death threats.