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ISIS, Tahrir al-Sham lock horns in rural Hama
Terrorism

2017-10-10

ISIS, Tahrir al-Sham lock horns in rural Hama

Casualties have been mounting up on both sides as the two extremist groups battle for dominance in Hama province villages.

ISIS false claims of responsibility cast doubt on its media credibility
Terrorism

2017-10-09

ISIS false claims of responsibility cast doubt on its media credibility

As the extremists face military defeat on the territory they once held in Iraq and Syria, they are seeking to generate publicity to show they are still a force to their supporters.

Drug use rampant among ISIS fighters in Iraq
Terrorism

2017-10-04

Drug use rampant among ISIS fighters in Iraq

Though the group publicly forbids its fighters from taking drugs, Iraqi officials say they have found large quantities of them at ISIS hideouts.

ISIS robs civilians fleeing Deir Ezzor
Terrorism

2017-10-04

ISIS robs civilians fleeing Deir Ezzor

Syrians who are desperate to flee ISIS-held areas in Deir Ezzor are forced to pay large sums to the group's emirs to be allowed to leave for SDF-controlled areas.

ISIS fighters flee, but where are they going?
Terrorism

2017-10-03

ISIS fighters flee, but where are they going?

With its territory across Syria and Iraq rapidly shrinking, ISIS is now concentrating its resources in the Euphrates River valley along the Syria-Iraq border.

Al-Baghdadi allegedly resurfaces amid collapse of ISIS 'caliphate'
Terrorism

2017-10-02

Al-Baghdadi allegedly resurfaces amid collapse of ISIS 'caliphate'

An audio tape allegedly from ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a last ditch attempt to rally waning morale among ISIS members as losses mount in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.

New splits emerge in Tahrir al-Sham as leader resigns
Terrorism

2017-10-02

New splits emerge in Tahrir al-Sham as leader resigns

The Ibn Taymiyyah Brigades is the third faction to split from the ANF-dominated alliance after Nureddine al-Zinki and Ahrar al-Sham.

Life is bleak and short for youth ISIS recruits
Terrorism

2017-10-02

Life is bleak and short for youth ISIS recruits

Whether they are forced to join the group or brainwashed into believing its ideology, life with ISIS will be brutal for teenage recruits, Iraqis say.

Coalition targets ISIS money laundering shops
Terrorism

2017-09-29

Coalition targets ISIS money laundering shops

Money exchange companies and individuals who collaborate with ISIS or engage in financial dealings with it are coming under fire.

ISIS faces desertion, dissent in Yarmouk camp
Terrorism

2017-09-26

ISIS faces desertion, dissent in Yarmouk camp

The group has been asserting its presence in parts of the Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus as its fighters defect in increasing numbers.