Opinion: Dismantling ISIL’s propaganda machine
The killing of some 25 Syrian soldiers in the amphitheatre in Palmyra last weekend was the latest example of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) production of high quality media products that focus on the “theatre of death”. The executions are part of a slick and professional propaganda campaign that has regularly […]
US-led warplanes are pummeling the de facto ISIS capital like never before
The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) has dramatically intensified its air war against the militant group with strikes pummeling the group’s de-facto capital of Raqqa, Syria. Since Wednesday, the coalition has conducted aerial strikes against more than 70 ISIS targets. One airstrike was responsible for bombing 20 ISIS […]
Secret to IS success – They infiltrate their targets, unleash mayhem and fight to the death
Bearded and wearing bright blue bandanas, the Islamic State group’s “special forces” unit gathered around their commander just before they attacked the central Syrian town of al-Sukhna. “Victory or martyrdom,” they screamed, pledging their allegiance to God and vowing never to retreat. The IS calls them “Inghemasiyoun,” Arabic for “those who immerse themselves.” The elite […]
Saudi comedian gets death threats and huge ratings for TV show that mocks ISIS
A NEW TV satire has become a hit in the Arab world by using dark comedy to mock some of the region’s most serious issues, from the Sunni-Shiite divide, to the brutality of the Islamic State group (ISIS). The show, Selfie, has also brought a backlash. ISIS sympathisers have made death threats against its Saudi […]
Khaleel al-Dakhi the man who risks his life rescuing kidnapped women from ISIS
A lawyer named Khaleel al-Dakhi tells Olivia Goldhill why he isn’t afraid to rescue women and children from the unimaginable horrors of the Islamic State. During the siege of Mount Sinjar last August, thousands of men were brutally murdered over a matter of weeks. But amid the slaughter, the Islamic State of Iraq and the […]
Obama says US intensifying anti-ISIL campaign in Syria
US President Barack Obama has said that the US-led coalition battling fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was “intensifying” its campaign against the armed group’s base in Syria. Speaking at the Pentagon on Monday, Obama said that recent territory losses by the ISIL group show that the armed group will […]
US-led coalition “successfully engaged multiple targets” in ISIL’s Raqqa
The US-led coalition “successfully engaged multiple targets” in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group’s de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria, US officials said. Coalition jets conducted at least 16 raids on Sunday, which destroyed ISIL-controlled structures and transit routes in Syria, Brett McGurk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern […]
ISIL video shows teenagers killing 25 Syrian soldiers
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has released a video showing 25 Syrian government soldiers being killed by teenagers in the ancient amphitheatre in the city of Palmyra. The video – published on Saturday – documented a murder that reportedly happened shortly after the group captured the city on May 21. […]
Senior ISIL Commander Abu Mohammad Flees to Turkey
A senior commander of the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group fighting against the government forces in Deir Ezzur province, Eastern Syria, fled to neighboring Turkey. “Amer al-Naklavi nicknamed Abu Mohammad fled Deir Ezzur into neighboring Turkey,” local sources said on Saturday. Al-Naklavi was commander of Jund al-Rahman terrorists group in the Eastern parts of Deir Ezzur […]
Bahrain tightens security after ISIL threats
Bahrain is beefing up security measures around the country’s mosques over threats made by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, the interior ministry said. The measures were taken after a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in neighbouring Kuwait last week, in which an ISIL member killed 27 people. Security volunteers […]
