Although it is situated in a war zone, the Syrian village of Barisha is a largely sleepy and picturesque place. Some 6,000 people live in the village that lies 5km from the Turkish border, and there are also about 1,000 Syrians displaced from Idlib and elsewhere who have pitched their tents in the red earth […]
Relatives of Islamic State Victims Speak Out After al-Baghdadi’s Death…
The news of the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was not enough consolation for many of those who suffered at the hands of the organization. “If only the news I heard was of the death of them all, that might have eased things a bit,” said Um Alaa, the wife of a man […]
Baghdadi Story Reveals Divided — and Broken — News Media by Matt Taibbi…
Two sets of headlines over the weekend described the suicide of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. From the Washington Post Sunday morning: “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48.” The Post has since rewritten that, though the description of an “austere religious scholar with wire-rimmed glasses” remains in […]
WAT?!!?: Syria Fuss Over Moving Fewer Than 25 U.S. Troops…
The change in U.S. policy in Syria that triggered a media storm on Monday involves the redeployment of fewer than 25 troops from the Turkish border to elsewhere in Syria, a State Department official was quoted as saying. The Times of Israel reported: “The United States has pulled back a “very small number” of troops […]
Syria – Trump Gives a Green Light for Another Turkish Invasion…
FLASHBACK: Obama and Clinton Were Aware of American Arms Through Benghazi and Warned About Rise of Islamic State…
US Doesn’t Endorse Turkish Operation in Syria, Won’t Help in Any Way…
President Trump Announces Turkish Unilateral Invasion of Northern Syria…
Afghanistan Vows to ‘Eliminate’ Islamic State Safe Havens After Wedding Bombing Killed 63…
Afghanistan’s president this week vowed to take “revenge” and “eliminate” Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) safe havens in the country after the group killed 63 civilians at a wedding, including children. ISIS claimed responsibility for the horrific attack at a wedding hall in Kabul late Saturday night that left at least 63 people dead and nearly 200 […]
DOJ Rejects American-Born ISIS Bride’s Citizenship Claims as Judge Rejects Expedited Court Hearing…
Doubling down on an earlier decision by the Department of State, the Department of Justice said in a Monday court filing that the “ISIS bride” Hoda Muthana “is not and has never been a US citizen,” CNN reported. The decision was in response to a lawsuit brought against the US government by Muthana’s father, who […]
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