The trauma of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris was highlighted in testimony by survivors and others at a trial of 20 men accused of involvement.
Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
ISIS Poses a Growing Threat to New Taliban Government in Afghanistan
The Taliban takeover was supposed to bring an end to war, the new government promised. But a growing insurgency is upending security and raising alarms for the international community.
Iran Wanted U.S. Out of Afghanistan. It May Be Sorry the Wish Came True.
Iran is glad the Americans are gone, but the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan creates a host of problems for Tehran, with no easy solutions.
German Woman Convicted of a Crime Against Humanity in Death of Yazidi Child
The woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a court found that she joined the Islamic State and enslaved a Yazidi mother and child, whom she left to die in the summer heat of Iraq in 2015.
Iraq Says It Arrested a Leading Islamic State Figure
One of the most senior ISIS leaders ever to be taken alive is now reported to be in custody. The U.S. had offered a reward of up to $5 million for his capture.
Canadian Admits Fabricating Terrorism Tale Detailed in New York Times Podcast
In exchange for the admission of the man, Shehroze Chaudhry, Canada dropped criminal charges against him.
ISIS Bomber Kills Dozens at Shiite Mosque in Northern Afghanistan
The Islamic State Khorasan claimed responsibility for the attack in Kunduz, continuing its campaign of predation against the Hazara Shiite minority into a new era of Taliban rule.
3,000 Yazidis Are Still Missing. Their Families Know Where Some of Them Are.
Seven years after they were captured by the Islamic State, some members of the Iraqi religious minority are still being held captive by fighters in Syria. Others are with families of ISIS militants.
Narrator of ISIS Videos Flown to U.S. To Face Terrorism Charge
The man, Mohammed Khalifa, was captured in Syria in early 2019. He was part of the Islamic State’s Ministry of Media, which was responsible for publicizing the beheading of the American journalist James Foley.
Women Enslaved by ISIS Say They Did Not Consent to a Film About Them
The acclaimed documentary “Sabaya” portrays the rescue of Yazidi women sexually enslaved by the Islamic State terrorist group. But many of the traumatized women said they never agreed to be in the film.