The word
"ISIS" stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. It refers to a radical extremist group that emerged in the early 2000s, which follows a strict interpretation of Islam and seeks to establish its own Islamic state. The group has been involved in acts of violence, terrorism, and conflicts in the Middle East.
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The Albu Kamal region, where Mari is located, came under the control
of ISIS in June 2014.
Durham's riff on historical monuments, specifically referencing one which is the very symbol of France, is especially ironic as France and the European Union countries close their borders to war refugees, and alludes the recent destruction
by ISIS of the Arch of Triumph in the ancient city of Palmyra.
US troops supporting the fight against
ISIS in Iraq have also started to draw down in the wake of Baghdad's declaration of victory over the terrorist group at the end of 2017.
In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Chris Gibson — a Republican from the 19th district — continues his discussion about the fight
against ISIS with WAMC's Alan Chartock.
Medyan Dairieh, the reporter for the documentary, was only able to get this unique footage and insight by embedding himself
with ISIS fighters for 3 weeks.
During a weekend appearance on CBS «Face the Nation,» Gillibrand said the United States needs to take action against the militant group known
as ISIS in Syria, but the U.S. needs to make intelligent decisions about how to do that.
Apparently, those involved mistook citizens
for ISIS militants.
There has been increased security around churches amidst attacks
from ISIS specifically on the Christian community.
October 26 — «Jim: The James Foley Story (2016)» is an in - depth look at the life and work of American journalist James Foley, who was killed by
ISIS terrorists in 2014.
While radical Muslim groups
like ISIS use ancient religious texts to support their horrific deeds, others violate historical and scriptural witness to promote a more appealing version of Muhammad.
The first goal of Project Maven is to help the US defeat the terrorist
group ISIS by identifying targets in drone footage that human eyes might have missed.
The president said much of his rationale was based on how well U.S. forces were getting rid of
ISIS fighters in Syria.
The still are taken from footage of
ISIS militants destroying artefacts and historical statues is Iraq and Syria.
Protestant churches in the US are twice as likely to fear refugees as to help them, according to a LifeWay Research survey taken after
ISIS attacked Paris.
In 2010, she converted to a radical form of Islam, then later married a Jihadi fighter and fled to
join ISIS with her children.
He spoke several hours after airstrikes by the U.S. and coalition members against
ISIS targets in Syria.
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While no longer in Syria, members of the group are still targets of
ISIS propaganda, and have lived in «safe houses» to keep secret their location.
In addition to the Times report, The Washington Post reported on Monday that Trump disclosed highly classified intelligence
about ISIS from an ally — later revealed to be to Israel — to Russian diplomats during a recent Oval Office meeting.
The group works on ways to protect activists against cyberattacks, let journalists search business databases to investigate corruption, and combat radicalized content (like
ISIS videos).
A lot of what Al - Qaeda used to do, and what
ISIS does now falls into the ideological doctrine of Wahhabism.
As reported by ABC News, «The minor was inspired by
[ISIS] and sought to conduct a detailed homeland attack, which included multiple attackers, firearms and multiple explosives, targeting a foreign dignitary [the pope] at a high - profile event.»
Meanwhile, Iraq's beleagured president Nouri al - Maliki accused the organisation of trying to destroy the «centuries - old heritage» of Christians in Iraq, he said: «What is being done by the Daesh terrorist gang [
ISIS] against our Christian citizens in Ninevah province, and their aggression against the churches and houses of worship in the areas under their control, reveals beyond any doubt the extremist criminal and terrorist nature of this group, he said.
Last year, the IOM nominee served in Iraq, helping Muslim and Christian families in villages liberated from
ISIS control.
City of Ghosts from documentary filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land) follows members of the RBSS (Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently), activists who banded together when
ISIS took over their hometown in 2014.
He and his colleagues hid themselves in the dirt when 80 enemy vehicles stopped close enough to be heard calling other
ISIS members on their cell phones.
He cited the examples of
ISIS killing Christians in Mosul and Qaraqosh «solely because of their faith,» as well as forcing Christian and Yazidi women into sexual slavery.
The organization Open Doors has announced that they have joined with partners in Iraq to restore almost 700 homes destroyed
after ISIS rose to power in the Nineveh Plains.
If you walked the streets of Fallujah after it was liberated, you would have seen clumps of facial hair lying on the ground,
where ISIS fighters hastily shaved their beards so they could blend in with the fleeing crowds.
God may
destroy ISIS enemies by transforming them into allies.
«That's a big challenge for getting people back into their homes, especially in populated areas like Raqqa,» Pahon said, citing numerous ways in which
fleeing ISIS fighters have booby - trapped abandoned homes with explosives.
A new video purports to show
ISIS using a young boy to execute a 19 - year - old the group was holding prisoner.
Yesterday, a U.S. air strike aimed
at ISIS fighters killed more than 85 civilians, including children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Reports are coming in
saying ISIS took a small western Iraqi town called al - Baghdadi and burned 45 people alive.
Such conversions are likely to grow more frequent as self - described «lovers of death» such as
ISIS force the French to explain and defend a civilization firmly based, for all its inconsistencies, excesses, and aberrations, on the reverent love of human life demanded by the doctrine of the Incarnation.
This weekend, the radical Islamic group
ISIS released a new video, showing what appeared to be the execution of 25 men by a group of boys.
The image that fascinates Petra Serhal is a «low - definition» photograph circulated by
ISIS supporters on the Web in 2014.
Google is working on counter-radicalization by targeting potential
ISIS recruits with anti-terrorist videos that can change their minds.
The New York Times editorial board hammers Congress, Obama
over ISIS war.
The region of northeastern Syria is also an important strategic location, and has seen fighting
between ISIS militants and the Kurdish military, as well as airstrikes from the U.S. led coalition...
While ISIS continues to persecute Christians in the Middle East, we can not rely on the federal government to solve our...