Five months after its territorial defeat, the Islamic State is conducting guerrilla attacks as defense officials acknowledge that the terrorist group is here to stay.
Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
One Minute It Was an Afghan Wedding. The Next, a Funeral for 63.
In Afghanistan’s protracted war, weddings have provided a rare respite from the violence. On Saturday, a bomber took away even that.
For ISIS Children, Returning Home to Europe Meets Resistance
The children with the best chance of repatriation have been orphans. Even in countries officially committed to the task, it’s slow going.
Kazakhstan Welcomes Women Back From the Islamic State, Warily
Unlike most countries, Kazakhstan is repatriating citizens who joined the Islamic State, jailing the men but coddling the women to cleanse them of extremism.
Violence in Afghanistan Worsens as U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks Plod On
Insurgents claimed responsibility for a bombing in Kabul that killed 14 and wounded scores, a majority of them civilians.
White Terrorism Shows ‘Stunning’ Parallels to Islamic State’s Rise
Like Islamic State recruits, white nationalists are attracted to an apocalyptic ideology spread through social media.
ISIS, Eyeing Europe, Could Launch Attacks This Year, U.N. Warns
Less than five months after its military defeat in Syria, the group is considering attacks designed to “exacerbate existing dissent and unrest” in European nations.
U.S. Military Calls ISIS in Afghanistan a Threat to the West. Intelligence Officials Disagree.
As officials debate whether to withdraw all western troops from Afghanistan, the power of the Islamic State emerges as a key question.
Yemen Officials: Al-Qaida Kills at Least 20 at Military Camp
Islamic militants — both Yemen’s Al Qaeda branch and the Islamic State group’s affiliate — have exploited the chaos of the civil war to carry out bombings, shootings and assassinations.
If These Walls Could Talk: A War Correspondent Revisits a Hotel of Ghosts
The Liwan — where journalists such as Anthony Shadid often stayed — once hummed with Syria’s hopes and fears.