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Iraqi forces uncover 3 ISIS mass graves near al-Hawija
Terrorism

2017-11-13

Iraqi forces uncover 3 ISIS mass graves near al-Hawija

The graves include up to 400 corpses of victims executed by the group's elements during its three-year rule of the city.

Iraqis say life under ISIS was an open-air prison
Terrorism

2017-11-09

Iraqis say life under ISIS was an open-air prison

Al-Qaim residents are venturing out into the streets after an Iraqi offensive drove ISIS fighters out of the Anbar province border town.

Tahrir al-Sham seeks to legitimise control of Idlib
Terrorism

2017-11-08

Tahrir al-Sham seeks to legitimise control of Idlib

Many consider the new 'rescue government' that was announced on November 2nd in Idlib to be a front for the extremist alliance, activists say.

As losses mount, ISIS elements lose will to fight
Terrorism

2017-11-08

As losses mount, ISIS elements lose will to fight

The group is facing a crisis of fighters with low morale who are fleeing the battlefields, experts tell Diyaruna.

ISIS holds Rawa residents hostage
Terrorism

2017-11-07

ISIS holds Rawa residents hostage

The western Anbar city's residents who were unable to flee the group are now forced to remain in their homes, a local official told Diyaruna.

ISIS militants masquerade as shepherds in Anbar desert
Terrorism

2017-11-06

ISIS militants masquerade as shepherds in Anbar desert

Dozens of the group's elements who fled the battlefields of western Anbar are now active in al-Rutba's desert, a local official tells Diyaruna.

Deliberate targeting of civilians at mosques by Taliban, ISIS 'inhumane'
Terrorism

2017-11-03

Deliberate targeting of civilians at mosques by Taliban, ISIS 'inhumane'

During the first nine months of 2017, attacks on Shia Muslims as they attended mosques or religious ceremonies resulted in 278 civilian casualties.

ISIS uses children to make last stand in Anbar
Terrorism

2017-10-26

ISIS uses children to make last stand in Anbar

The group has been pressuring families in the border towns of Rawa and al-Qaim to send their children to fight in its ranks.

As defeat looms, ISIS calls on women to fight
Terrorism

2017-10-24

As defeat looms, ISIS calls on women to fight

The group has appealed to women to fight in Syria and Iraq in a last ditch effort that signals its imminent collapse, experts tell Diyaruna.

'The game is over', says captured ISIS fighter
Terrorism

2017-10-18

'The game is over', says captured ISIS fighter

In a Diyaruna exclusive, Barakat Hussein Mahmoud, who was recently captured by Iraqi forces, reveals his disillusionment with ISIS and says the group is 'shrinking and fading out'.