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ISIL tightens grip on al-Raqa residents
Terrorism

2016-08-24

ISIL tightens grip on al-Raqa residents

As it reels from the losses it sustained in Manbij, the 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' is ramping up pressure on civilians in al-Raqa.

Iran involvement inflames Syria war: analysts
Terrorism

2016-08-18

Iran involvement inflames Syria war: analysts

Iran's involvement in the Syria war has prolonged the conflict and inflamed tensions throughout the region, experts say.

Journalists risk all to cover ISIL in nothern Syria
Terrorism

2016-08-17

Journalists risk all to cover ISIL in nothern Syria

Dangers beset journalists covering the 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' in Syria, as the group does not abide by international conventions.

ISIL confiscates mobile phones in Mosul
Terrorism

2016-08-12

ISIL confiscates mobile phones in Mosul

The 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' has banned mobile phones in an attempt to prevent residents from leaking information to the Iraqi forces.

Al-Sharqat residents tell of mass displacement
Terrorism

2016-08-10

Al-Sharqat residents tell of mass displacement

More than 600 people have died over the last month while trying to flee al-Sharqat for Tikrit, al-Sharqat mayor Ali Dawdah tells Diyaruna.

Airstrikes send ISIL finances into a tailspin
Terrorism

2016-08-09

Airstrikes send ISIL finances into a tailspin

With the near collapse of its revenue streams, the 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' has resorted to desperate measures to raise money.

ISIL uses Manbij civilians as human shields
Terrorism

2016-08-04

ISIL uses Manbij civilians as human shields

The 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' has booby-trapped all entrances to the city and deployed snipers to fire on anyone who tries to escape.

Al-Khalidiya liberation opens new phase in war
Terrorism

2016-08-04

Al-Khalidiya liberation opens new phase in war

With no more strongholds left in eastern Anbar, the regional threat posed by the 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' has greatly diminished.

ISIL denounced for targeting civilians in Syria’s Qamishli
Terrorism

2016-08-03

ISIL denounced for targeting civilians in Syria’s Qamishli

An 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levent' suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in front of a mosque in the northern border city.

Iraqi army, tribes take on last ISIL strongholds in Anbar
Terrorism

2016-07-26

Iraqi army, tribes take on last ISIL strongholds in Anbar

The tribes of Anbar are joining forces with the Iraq army in a military operation to purge the 'Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant' from the province.