Deputy Mayor of Maidstone Cllr Martin Round goes on fact-finding mission in Iraq and Syria
A fact-finding mission to Syria “was a gut-wrenching trip” for a delegation from the county but one which has led to new ...
Middle East Eye2d
How Iraq’s Islamic State captives became a lucrative ransom trade
The extortion network that flourished under IS evolved and adapted to new power structures and corrupt systems ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty7d
Islamic State Is Evolving, But Has The World Taken Its Eyes Off The Ball?
The extremist Islamic State group is resurging in parts of the world, adapting its tactics and expanding its reach despite ...
Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time ...
Al-Monitor on MSN10d
France court to rule in IS Syria hostage-taking trial
A court in France is to rule on Friday in the case of a 39-year-old convicted French jihadist charged with holding four ...
Australian Institute of International Affairs5d
Syria’s De Facto Leader Faces Home Truths
It was only a matter of time until the Haya’t Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) gunmen of Syria’s post-Assad interim government took into ...
Al-Monitor10d
French IS jihadist who held journalists gets life sentence
A French court on Friday sentenced a French jihadist to life in prison for holding four journalists captive more than a ...
The Independent10d
Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon.
WTOP News10d
Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping… AKRE.