Tag: ISIL
Online Propaganda Builds Islamic State Brand in the Face of Military Losses
By
Sune Engel Rasmussen
Aug. 26, 2018 7:00 a.m. ET
Islamic State has lost most of the territory it once held in Syria and Iraq. It is...
U.S. officials say an ex-Islamic State fighter entered America as a refugee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Iraqi man accused of killing for the Islamic State terrorist group entered the U.S. as a refugee after claiming to...
Ancient manuscripts in Iraq saved from ISIL
When the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) was trying to carve out its own caliphate four years...
Russia Says IS Turning Afghanistan Into ‘Resting Base’ for Regional Terrorism
Russia has warned Islamic State is turning northern Afghanistan into a “resting base” of international terrorism and a “bridgehead” for establishing its “destructive” caliphate...
US Airstrike Kills 13 al-Shabab Militants in Somalia
The U.S. military said Wednesday that an airstrike in Somalia killed 13 al-Shabab militants. Officials in the Lower Jubba region confirmed the strike hit...
Russia Says About 10,000 IS Militants Now in Afghanistan
Russia has estimated there are about 10,000 Islamic State militants in Afghanistan and their number is growing because fighters fleeing Syria and Iraq also...
De-radicalization can work for former ISIS fighters
Canada’s spy agency, CSIS, recently revealed that 60 foreign fighters who joined ISIS and other terror groups in Syria and Iraq are now back and living...
Iraqi general: War with ISIL is over
An Iraqi senior military commander said his country's war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group is over. In an announcement...
Half of Yazidis kidnapped by IS still missing
Around half of the Yazidis kidnapped by the Islamic State group three years ago are still missing, Iraqi Kurdish officials said Sunday. In 2014,...
Huge Decline in ISIS Propaganda Mirrors Losses on Battlefield
As Islamic State stands on the brink of defeat in its previous heartlands in Syria and Iraq, analysts say the group’s effort to win...
