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Adrift after enslavement, Yazidi teen says she can’t go home
Middle East
February 10, 2022
Adrift after enslavement, Yazidi teen says she can’t go home
BARZAN, Syria (AP) — Roza Barakat’s tormentors have been defeated, but the horrors she endured still hold her captive. She…
IS names Baghdadi successor, threatens US: statement
Middle East
November 1, 2019
IS names Baghdadi successor, threatens US: statement
The Islamic State jihadist group confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a statement Thursday and named…
Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group
Middle East
October 27, 2019
Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group erupted from the chaos of Syria and Iraq’s conflicts and swiftly did what…
From IS camp, Syrian family returns home to a hostile city
Middle East
September 22, 2019
From IS camp, Syrian family returns home to a hostile city
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — After two years on the run with the Islamic State group, Um Mahmoud just wanted to…
Find and return German children of IS adherents, rules Berlin court
Middle East
July 12, 2019
Find and return German children of IS adherents, rules Berlin court
Germany’s Foreign Ministry said late Thursday it was “examining” the Berlin Administrative Court’s ruling that three children and their mother,…
IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years
Middle East
April 30, 2019
IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years
The Islamic State group’s elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a propaganda…
Islamic State attacks Syrian army, allies, killing dozens: monitor
Middle East
April 20, 2019
Islamic State attacks Syrian army, allies, killing dozens: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State attacks on the Syrian army and allied militias in central Syria have killed 35 soldiers…
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat
Middle East
April 7, 2019
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat
HASAKA, Syria (Reuters) – The paramedics’ log at al-Hol camp in eastern Syria lists the injuries and ailments of infants…
A ‘tragic life’ for the displaced in Syria’s Al-Hol camp
Middle East
March 30, 2019
A ‘tragic life’ for the displaced in Syria’s Al-Hol camp
Malnourished children struck down by chronic diarrhea, mothers too weak to breastfeed — in northeastern Syria’s Al-Hol camp, a humanitarian…
IS ‘caliphate’ totally eliminated: Syria force
Middle East
March 23, 2019
IS ‘caliphate’ totally eliminated: Syria force
Kurdish-led forces pronounced the death of the Islamic State group’s nearly five-year-old “caliphate” Saturday after flushing out diehard jihadists from…