The Kurdish-led militia claimed prematurely it had retaken a prison captured by the Islamic State. In fact, the battle continues. Up to 90 ISIS fighters remain.
Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
Kurdish-Led Forces End Syria Prison Siege, Defeating ISIS Fighters
The six-day battle put a spotlight on the humanitarian and security issues left unresolved after the Islamic State’s so-called caliphate was destroyed.
For U.S. Military and Syria’s Kurds, a Tangled History as Allies
American and Kurdish-led forces once beat back the Islamic State in Syria. Now they are fighting together again.
Boys Held as Hostages by ISIS Worry Rights Activists
About 700 boys have been held for years in a prison in Syria because their parents joined the Islamic State.
As ISIS Resurges, US is Drawn Back Into the Fray
“ISIS is not over”: Attacks in Syria and Iraq make clear that the militants have lost neither their will to fight nor their ability to do so.
US Troops Join Kurdish-Led Forces in Assault on Prison Held by ISIS
The Islamic State seized a prison in Syria to try to free thousands of fellow jihadists and is using hundreds of imprisoned boys as human shields.
As U.S. Strikes Syria Prison Held by ISIS, Young Detainees Are Caught in Crossfire
Almost 700 child detainees are being held in the prison still under siege four days after ISIS launched an attack to free detainees
ISIS Fighters Attack Syria Prison to Free Fellow Jihadists
The attack on a prison in northeastern Syria and a separate attack in Iraq were reminders of the Islamic State’s persistent threat and the unfinished business of the war against it.
The U.S. Bombed a Dam in Syria That Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List
A military report warned that striking the giant structure could cause tens of thousands of deaths.
Changing Brussels Neighborhood Tries to Leave Stigma of Terrorism Behind
Molenbeek was where a terrorist cell planned attacks that killed 162 in Paris and Brussels. Six years later, residents are trying to reinvent the area as a trial rekindles an awful association.