Islamic State (IS)
Yazidi women seek acceptance for children born of IS rape
Middle East
May 1, 2019
Yazidi women seek acceptance for children born of IS rape
The Yazidi Supreme Spiritual Council last week overturned a decision stating “all” survivors of Islamic State (IS) group crimes would…
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…
Sisi calls for resuming Arab, international anti-terrorism efforts
Middle East
March 24, 2019
Sisi calls for resuming Arab, international anti-terrorism efforts
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday stressed the importance of resuming Arab and international efforts in combating all sources…
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Middle East
March 24, 2019
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Five years after the Islamic State group swept across Iraq, Baghdad is bidding to reclaim its role as a regional…
Explosions kill 2 at Afghan celebration, wound governor
Middle East
March 23, 2019
Explosions kill 2 at Afghan celebration, wound governor
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two explosions went off at a public celebration in the southern Afghan city of Lashkar…
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…
‘We don’t see the enemy’ concealed jihadists slow IS defeat
Middle East
March 16, 2019
‘We don’t see the enemy’ concealed jihadists slow IS defeat
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – The young Syrian man crossing out of Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria…
For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope
Middle East
March 16, 2019
For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — War is personal. And in Syria, after eight years of a grinding conflict, there are as…
Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp
Middle East
March 9, 2019
Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp
AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Foreign women with Islamic State have tried to assault others they deem “infidels” at a…
IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria
Middle East
March 9, 2019
IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria
The baby son of Shamima Begum, a British-born teenager who left London to join the Islamic State group, has died…