At an awards ceremony, Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege bluntly condemned global inaction over the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
Battered ISIS Keeps Grip on Last Piece of Territory for Over a Year
Despite Kurdish, Iraqi and American forces arrayed against it, ISIS has been hanging onto its final patch in Syria — and still exporting trouble.
ISIS Official Known for Caging Foes Is Captured by Iraq
The captured operative was a midlevel official best known for having paraded captured Kurdish soldiers in cages.
At Least 55 Killed in Bombing of Afghan Religious Gathering
A suicide bomber targeted a ceremony at a wedding hall near Kabul’s international airport, wounding or killing more than 151 people.
Egyptian Sentenced to Death in Killing of Christian Doctor
A man accused of supporting the Islamic State was convicted in the stabbing death as the militants have targeted Egyptian Christians over their support for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
A ‘Legacy of Terror’: ISIS Left More Than 200 Mass Graves in Iraq
It may not be much of a surprise, but the scale of the job of digging up Islamic State victims is shocking. The UN says there may be 12,000 victims.
Fight Against Last Vestige of ISIS in Syria Stalls, to Dismay of U.S.
The American-backed offensive has encountered unanticipated problems, and the terrorist group remains potent around the world.