Afghan civilian deaths attributed to pro-government forces rose in the first quarter of this year, even as overall civilian casualties dropped, according to the U.N.
Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
Australian Fights to Save Her Grandchildren From Syrian Refugee Camp
Karen Nettleton spent the past five years searching for her grandchildren, whose father was an ISIS fighter. Now their fate has become a political football.
Kosovo Flies Home Jihadists’ Families From Syria
Dozens of women and children, the relatives of Kosovo jihadists in Syria, and four suspected fighters were repatriated plane on Saturday under heavy security.
ISIS Claims First Attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Islamic State propagandists said the group was responsible for an assault that left eight Congolese soldiers dead. It was the group’s first Congo attack.
Jacinda Ardern Questions Red Cross’s Decision to Name Nurse Held by ISIS
New Zealand’s view about releasing details of the captivity of Louisa Akavi is that it “increased the risks to her life.”
Faith Politics on the Rise as Indonesian Islam Takes a Hard-Line Path
Before the presidential vote this week, Indonesian candidates are polishing their religious credentials to appeal to a growing conservative populace.
ISIS Kidnapped Her 5 Years Ago. The Red Cross Thinks She May Still Be Alive.
The abduction of Louisa Akavi, a nurse from New Zealand, was kept secret for years. Now the aid group is breaking its silence in hopes of saving her.
Thugs and Extremists Join Battle for Tripoli, Complicating Libyan Fray
Radical Islamists and criminal gangs fighting Gen. Khalifa Hifter alarm the West, which may cast him as the lesser evil.
German Woman Goes on Trial in Death of 5-Year-Old Girl Held as ISIS Slave
In one of the highest-profile cases against a female ISIS member, German prosecutors accused the defendant and her husband of holding a 5-year-old Yazidi girl as a slave and letting her die of thirst.
Inside ISIS’s Former Capital: The Forgotten People of Raqqa
We went back to Raqqa, which was liberated more than a year and a half ago, to see how people were getting by. We saw Syrians dancing to celebrate the final battle against ISIS. But destruction is still all around and progress is slow. The fear now is …