Considering that the Islamic State claims to be the caliphate, it is hardly surprising that the organization sought to impose zakat taxation on the Muslim populations in the territories that it controlled in Iraq and Syria at the height of its power. Keep Reading
The attack comes a week after Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi ordered security forces to redouble efforts to protect transmission towers amid an increase in suspected ISIS attacks on Iraq's electricity sector. Keep Reading
Baghdad airport was targeted by weaponized drones on June 14, for the second time in a week, reports NOTAM monitoring organization the OpsGroup. Keep Reading
ISIS has significantly increased its operations over the past year after a reorganization that saw it focus on creating mobile groups of fighters to conduct smaller-scale attacks. Keep Reading
The conclusion of the counter-ISIS campaign, far from stabilizing Iraq, is creating the context for future conflict and disorder that will have regional consequences and create complications for the United States. Keep Reading
In a last-ditch effort to keep Ameen locked up, the U.S. government sicced Immigration and Customs Enforcement on him, dealing a crushing setback to Ameen’s legal team, who had just won their case in extradition court. Keep Reading
The jets took part in a combined air and partner ground operation against ISIS targets in Iraq’s Salah-al-Din Governate, according to a tweet from Yahia Rasool, spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Defense. Keep Reading
Godfrey stressed that "ensuring the enduring global defeat of ISIS will entail effectively countering ISIS branches and networks outside of Iraq and Syria, and we as a coalition recognize that." Keep Reading
The Coalition, ISF and Peshmerga Forces also discussed means to communicate more effectively to counter the Daesh misinformation and propaganda. The group discussed plans to establish a Joint Media Center. Keep Reading
The prominent counterterrorism adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi had been researching — and publicly criticizing — how Shia militia groups with suspected ties to Iran were destabilizing Iraq. Keep Reading
The U.S. Embassy's C-RAM defense system, which is used to destroy missiles in mid-air, was activated to deflect the attack, the embassy said in a statement. Keep Reading
Report says terror group also used fronts to procure software and hardware for an automated anti-aircraft system. Keep Reading
In a quest to root out Islamic State group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly 90 villages across a notoriously unruly northern province. Keep Reading
In the Yazidi village of Tel Qasab, Iraq, delighted neighbors welcome Nofa Khudeda as she walks into the house she fled six years ago when ISIS invaded the region. Keep Reading
Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Monday it had arrested the "administrative chief" of the Islamic State (ISIS) group after his arrival at Baghdad airport. Keep Reading
When the Islamic State’s long-time spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani announced the establishment of a caliphate with Abu Bakr al Baghdadi as its leader six years ago, there was a valuable debate about the true character of the group and its objectives. Keep Reading
During his time in Iraq, Davis was the FBI agent who fingerprinted Saddam Hussein after he was captured. Keep Reading
This ceremony marks the eighth transfer of the Coalition portion of an Iraqi base under the partnership between the Iraqi Security Forces and the anti-ISIS international military Coalition. Keep Reading
On 10 June 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) captured the Iraqi city of Mosul. ISIS’s offensive culminated in a genocide against Yezidis, Christians, Shi’a, and other minorities, displacing ~100,000 Christians to Iraqi Kurdistan overnight. Keep Reading
Absent any monitoring, intelligence legwork, or other broader security and political economic interventions, this oil-rich area stands to become a hotbed of terrorist operations and money harvesting and could see the return of activities that could again kick up dust storms of sectarianism. Keep Reading