At the site of an ISIS attack in Afghanistan, authorities recovered a firearm that was likely manufactured by the Soviets in the 1950s.
Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
When ISIS Killed Cyclists on Their Journey Around the World
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U.S. Special Forces Battle Against ISIS Turns to Containment, and Concern
“They’re always going to hold those mountains,” a Green Beret said of Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan. The fear is that the group will keep growing.
Marine Le Pen Is Ordered to Stand Trial Over ISIS Tweets
The far-right leader was charged with disseminating violent images, a crime in France, after posting photographs of Islamic State killings in 2015.
Bulgaria Charges Teenager With Plotting Terrorist Attack
A 16-year-old suspected of being radicalized by the Islamic State was arrested in Plovdiv, the country’s second largest city, popular with tourists.
Australian Who Tested Rockets on His Farm for ISIS Gets 9-Year Sentence
Prosecutors said Haisem Zahab sent his findings to the Islamic State through an encrypted messaging app.
An American Family Detained in Syria Is Sent Back to the U.S.
Kurdish authorities are releasing some of the 12,000 foreign women and children affiliated with the Islamic State held in detention camps in Syria.
A Taliban Commander’s Double Life, in a War He Couldn’t Leave Behind
In one life, he was Zabet Khan, a 25-year-old with a fondness for selfies. In the other, he was Commander Zarqawi, veteran of a war he couldn’t escape.
French ISIS Supporters on Death Row in Iraq Ask for Mercy
France is facing criticism from rights advocates that 11 of its citizens and one resident will hang in Iraq for supporting ISIS. Will it try to save them?
France Hands ISIS Suspects to Iraq, Which Sentences Them to Hang
For countries struggling with what to do with their citizens who joined the Islamic State, Iraq offers a solution. But does Iraqi justice meet international standards?