Terrorism

Iraqis hail heroism of slain policeman
Terrorism

2017-07-07

Iraqis hail heroism of slain policeman

Iraqi policeman Alaa al-Janabi sacrificed himself to save scores of worshippers during Eid al-Fitr by apprehending a terrorist wearing a suicide belt.
Anbar organisations work to rout ISIS ideology
Terrorism

2017-07-06

Anbar organisations work to rout ISIS ideology

When ISIS was in control of parts of Anbar, it sought to instill its extremist ideology among local populations and brainwash children.
ISIS plan to expand in Afghanistan fails: officials
Terrorism

2017-07-06

ISIS plan to expand in Afghanistan fails: officials

In addition to its many defeats in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has failed to gain control of any substantial territory in Afghanistan.
FSA factions take on ISIS, allies in rural Daraa
Terrorism

2017-07-06

FSA factions take on ISIS, allies in rural Daraa

Members of the newly formed Unified Line Operations Room have launched a military offensive to drive ISIS out of rural Daraa province.
Al-Hawija: the next ISIS stronghold in Iraq?
Terrorism

2017-07-05

Al-Hawija: the next ISIS stronghold in Iraq?

Following the group's defeat in Mosul, its leadership have set their sights on the Kirkuk province town, Iraqi officials tell Diyaruna.
Drug trafficking rampant in parts of Lebanon dominated by Hizbullah
Terrorism

2017-07-04

Drug trafficking rampant in parts of Lebanon dominated by Hizbullah

Hizbullah, the former al-Nusra Front and ISIS are the main players in the manufacture and trafficking of Captagon and other illegal drugs.
ANF elements ban children's festival in Idlib province
Terrorism

2017-06-30

ANF elements ban children's festival in Idlib province

Extremists stormed a refugee camp in Syria's Idlib and beat children and organisers on the pretext that the event was against sharia, activists said.
Dozens of ISIS fighters surrender in Mosul's Old City
Terrorism

2017-06-30

Dozens of ISIS fighters surrender in Mosul's Old City

Faced with imminent defeat, ISIS fighters in Mosul have been giving themselves up to the Iraqi forces in increasing numbers, officials say.
Al-Baghdadi fails to rally ISIS fighters in al-Raqa
Terrorism

2017-06-30

Al-Baghdadi fails to rally ISIS fighters in al-Raqa

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's call for Syrian youth to 'answer the call of duty' and fight in the ranks of ISIS has been met with derision and apathy.
Iran-backed militia publicly marches in Syria, angering locals
Terrorism

2017-06-29

Iran-backed militia publicly marches in Syria, angering locals

The military parades held by the Iraqi Zulfiqar Brigade in the streets of Damascus and Aleppo were seen by many as 'sectarian provocation'.