Reporters who reached the Syrian city of Raqqa in October 2017 found an apocalypse of dust, death, and rubble. NPR described it as a “wasteland of war-warped buildings and shattered
Worst wave yet of COVID-19 in northern Syria overwhelms health system
Northern Syria is experiencing its most severe recorded wave of COVID-19 yet, with needs fast outpacing limited oxygen supplies and health facilities running out of testing kits. In the country’s
Conscription by SDF agonizing Raqqa residents
It has been two years since Jaber, who works in a car repair shop, was stuck in Raqqa city, unable to leave it at all. He fears the conscription checkpoints
Repatriation to Europe remains complicated for ISIS-children
Source : thearabweekly.com If the children are added to about 400 adults – including militants detained in particular in the Syrian city of Hasaka – there are in total about
The decimation of Isis on Telegram is big, but it has consequences
The Islamic State’s online propaganda network has been dealt a major blow. How and where it recovers will create new challenges for law enforcement There was a time, not so
Women under ISIL: The torturers
Flogging, stoning, constant surveillance – female members of the police that enforced ISIL law tell their stories. Source : aljazeera.com In the first of a five-part series of accounts exploring
Dutch dog responsible for defeating ISIS leader
A Belgium shepherd, that was trained in the Netherlands, is being praised the world over for his role in taking down the ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. War dog Unless
Wife of killed Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi captured, says Turkey
Erdoğan decries US for ‘communications campaign’ over jihadist’s death A woman married to the slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been captured and is in Turkish custody, Turkey’s
NOBODY HAS A PLAN FOR THOUSANDS OF ISIS FIGHTERS DETAINED BY KURDS IN SYRIA
Source : theintercept.com – Umar Farooq DESPITE ALL THE disastrous consequences of Donald Trump’s Syria policy, the U.S. president has in fact been right in one respect: The world has
Belgium to evacuate Isis suspects from Syria detention camps
Other European states also preparing to repatriate citizens accused of Isis links via safe zone Source : theguardian.com Belgium and other European states are preparing to evacuate citizens accused of