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Infighting roils ISIS ranks in Iraq's Rawa
Terrorism

2017-08-22

Infighting roils ISIS ranks in Iraq's Rawa

Foreign commanders have assassinated 12 Iraqi fighters in recent days in what seems to be an escalating crisis among ISIS's elements, a local official said.

Tahrir al-Sham tortures and kills Idlib teacher
Terrorism

2017-08-22

Tahrir al-Sham tortures and kills Idlib teacher

A brigade affiliated with the extremist alliance kidnapped a schoolteacher from his home for continuing to draw his salary and killed him.

Idlib residents reject Tahrir al-Sham's attempts to legitimize presence
Terrorism

2017-08-21

Idlib residents reject Tahrir al-Sham's attempts to legitimize presence

The radical group is proposing 'civil rule' of Idlib and its countryside to use as a cover, a local activist tells Diyaruna.

ISIS threatens Iraq's Kakai minority
Terrorism

2017-08-18

ISIS threatens Iraq's Kakai minority

Iraqi forces are stepping up security in areas inhabited by the Kurdish religious minority after ISIS issued a fatwa calling for their killing.

ISIS returns bodies of child soldiers to Deir Ezzor families
Terrorism

2017-08-16

ISIS returns bodies of child soldiers to Deir Ezzor families

The 'Cubs of the Caliphate' conscripts, all under the age of 14, had been killed on the battlefront in Syria's Badiya region.

Divisions rock ISIS ranks as Iraqi forces approach Tal Afar
Terrorism

2017-08-16

Divisions rock ISIS ranks as Iraqi forces approach Tal Afar

The group's Iraqi and foreign elements are increasingly clashing over leadership positions and battle management, Iraqi officials tell Diyaruna.

ISIS forcibly conscripts Deir Ezzor men in its ranks
Terrorism

2017-08-14

ISIS forcibly conscripts Deir Ezzor men in its ranks

The group has been detaining rural Deir Ezzor male youth at random in order to force them to fight for it, activists tell Diyaruna.

Iraq accuses ISIS of sabotaging electric grid
Terrorism

2017-08-14

Iraq accuses ISIS of sabotaging electric grid

Attacks on four power transmission lines over the weekend have left parts of Diyala and Kirkuk provinces without electricity, officials say.

Gunmen attack ISIS checkpoint in Deir Ezzor
Terrorism

2017-08-09

Gunmen attack ISIS checkpoint in Deir Ezzor

A group calling itself 'al-Qaqaa' claimed an attack in Albu Kamal and threatened further attacks until ISIS 'eases pressure on residents'.

Tension simmers after Damascus area clashes
Terrorism

2017-08-08

Tension simmers after Damascus area clashes

Violent battles and defections among opposition alliances in the rural hinterland of Damascus have brought heightened tensions to the area.