Iraqis still feel pain of ISIS era 10 years after group began its rule of terror

Iraqis still feel pain of ISIS era 10 years after group began its rule of terror

2024-09-04

in the summer of 2014, beginning a three-year reign of terror that still haunts many Iraqis


A decade after ISIS genocide, Iraq's Yazidis still bear the scars

A decade after ISIS genocide, Iraq's Yazidis still bear the scars

2024-08-20

] Yazidis displaced by ISIS return to their villages in Sinjar on July 28. [Iraqi Ministry of Migration


ISIS water-poisoning plot shows need for continued vigilance

ISIS water-poisoning plot shows need for continued vigilance

2024-07-17

] Iraqi soldiers search for ISIS remnants on June 9. [Iraqi Ministry of Defense


Al-Qaeda slides into obscurity as extremist stance backfires

Al-Qaeda slides into obscurity as extremist stance backfires

2025-01-17

, the loss of al-Qaeda's Iraqi and Syrian franchises has significantly diminished its influence


ISIS 'zakat' extortion forced local residents who could not pay to relocate

ISIS 'zakat' extortion forced local residents who could not pay to relocate

2025-01-02

as zakat," a 40-year-old Iraqi who fled Mosul when ISIS arrived told Al-Fassel, asking that his name


ISIS cells continue to collect funds under false pretexts

ISIS cells continue to collect funds under false pretexts

2024-12-30

] Iraqi forces examine an ISIS 'zakat' collection envelope found in Mosul's destroyed museum on March 13


Minority groups that suffered at the hands of ISIS have yet to recover

Minority groups that suffered at the hands of ISIS have yet to recover

2024-12-22

Yazidi activist and ISIS survivor Nadia Murad visits a cemetery in the Iraqi village of Hardan


ISIS twists ancient Islamic tax to extort religious minorities

ISIS twists ancient Islamic tax to extort religious minorities

2024-12-21

in dispossession, rape, murder, kidnapping and enslavement of Christians," she said. In the Iraqi city


Iraq targets ISIS sleeper cells during intensive campaign

Iraq targets ISIS sleeper cells during intensive campaign

2024-07-06

An Iraqi soldier is seen during the siege of an ISIS hideout in a photo posted June 21. [Security


ISIS atrocities laid bare in digital archive now open to public

ISIS atrocities laid bare in digital archive now open to public

2024-12-10

. Among the testimonies shared is that of Muhammad al-Attar, an Iraqi religious scholar imprisoned


Iraq, US work towards comprehensive, long-term partnership

Iraq, US work towards comprehensive, long-term partnership

2024-04-27

) and Iran-backed militias. During an April 15 meeting at the White House, Iraqi Prime Minister


Hizbullah moves fighters, arms across Lebanon-Syria border

Hizbullah moves fighters, arms across Lebanon-Syria border

2024-07-23

Hizbullah in its fight. Some Iraqi "advisors" are in Lebanon already, Iran-backed militia


Al-Hol camp security sweep zeroes in on ISIS's hesba, 'cubs of caliphate'

Al-Hol camp security sweep zeroes in on ISIS's hesba, 'cubs of caliphate'

2024-11-25

searches in 200 villages extending to the Iraqi border and making 96 arrests. "Discovered were


Hizbullah accused of ensnaring women in sex trafficking rings

Hizbullah accused of ensnaring women in sex trafficking rings

2024-11-14

. 'A transnational criminal gang' Iran-backed Iraqi militias and Hizbullah have been sexually enslaving Syrian


US keeps up unrelenting pressure on al-Qaeda operatives, affiliates

US keeps up unrelenting pressure on al-Qaeda operatives, affiliates

2024-12-02

initiative. "As a result, the United States and its Iraqi partners were able to drive al-Qaeda