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ISIL struggles to meet its financial obligations
Terrorism

2017-04-06

ISIL struggles to meet its financial obligations

As its revenues fall, the 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' has reduced fighter salaries, benefits and blood-money payments to widows.

Mosul mosques reopen, rebuild after ISIL attacks
Terrorism

2017-04-03

Mosul mosques reopen, rebuild after ISIL attacks

Mosul residents have been continuing their daily ritual of worship despite 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' attacks targeting mosques.

Anbar officials receive word of ISIL defections
Terrorism

2017-03-24

Anbar officials receive word of ISIL defections

Iraqi officials report that dozens of 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' elements in Anbar province regret joining the group and want to leave it.

Mahan Air: the airline facilitating Iran-backed conflicts in the Middle East
Terrorism

2017-03-24

Mahan Air: the airline facilitating Iran-backed conflicts in the Middle East

The privately-owned carrier has been accused of transporting weapons and fighters to conflict zones throughout the region, experts say.

Al-Baghdadi flees Mosul, abandons fighters
Terrorism

2017-03-21

Al-Baghdadi flees Mosul, abandons fighters

The 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' leader has left the city as his group's defences are crumbling, leaving his increasingly frustrated fighters behind.

Al-Masri killing hurts al-Qaeda in Syria: experts
Terrorism

2017-03-20

Al-Masri killing hurts al-Qaeda in Syria: experts

The operative was second in command after Ayman al-Zawahiri and a highly influential figure among Egyptian and Arab extremists in Syria.

Desperate for cash, ISIL plunders Anbar homes
Terrorism

2017-03-17

Desperate for cash, ISIL plunders Anbar homes

A funding shortage has seen the 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' robbing private homes in Anbar and reselling their contents in Syria.

Syrians fear for Tabqa dam as ISIL faces defeat
Terrorism

2017-03-13

Syrians fear for Tabqa dam as ISIL faces defeat

Locals residents fear the 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' will open the floodgates of Tabqa dam to defend its stronghold of al-Raqa.

ISIL suicide bombers kill 27 at Iraq wedding celebration
Terrorism

2017-03-09

ISIL suicide bombers kill 27 at Iraq wedding celebration

Salaheddine officials vowed to hunt down the perpetrators and enhance security measures to eliminate terrorist sleeper cells in the province.

Outrage as ISIL uses Yazidi boys in Mosul suicide attack
Terrorism

2017-03-07

Outrage as ISIL uses Yazidi boys in Mosul suicide attack

Two brothers, kidnapped from Sinjar in 2014, are shown carrying out suicide bombings in an 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' video.