Central Asia’s Jihadists Back Breakaway Group Challenging al-Qaeda
Uzbek and Uyghur militants have always tried to keep their neutrality, without interfering in intra-jihadi rivalries between HTS and other al Qaeda-affiliated groups. Keep Reading
The Caliphate Is Crushed, But ISIS Infants — Innocent, Abandoned and Despised — Live On
A Yazidi husband said she decided to leave it in an orphanage in Mosul, because she knew he wouldn’t welcome a child born of ISIS. Keep Reading
SDF Declares ‘New Phase in the Fight Against Terrorists’ After Caliphate Defeat
The Syrian Democratic Forces said the main factor in the defeat of the caliphate was their "adoption of the democratic approach... the freedom of women." Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Children of ISIS Mothers Are Dying in Front of their Eyes in Detention Camps
Recent deaths raise questions about why underage Western children are being held in Syria rather than returned to their home countries. Keep Reading
The ISIS Ambassador to Turkey
"In our meetings, we talked about re-establishing the Ottoman Empire. This was the vision of Turkey," says emissary. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: U.S. Must Back Semi-Autonomous Rojava Region Post-ISIS
The people of north and east of Syria beg Western powers to support their quest for freedom and democracy to serve the aspirations of the Syrian people and continue to achieve democratic structures, which guarantee stability and peace in our region. Keep Reading
U.S.-Backed Forces Admit to ‘Difficulties’ Beating ISIS in Syria
The sheer number of people who have emerged from Baghouz, nearly 30,000 since early January, according to Kurdish officials, has taken the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces by surprise. Keep Reading
SDF Launches Assault on Last ISIS Enclave in Eastern Syria
The assault by the SDF aims to wipe out the last vestige of Isis’s self-declared “caliphate” that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria. Keep Reading
Former Swiss Officer Sentenced for Fighting Against ISIS
He was found guilty of undermining Switzerland's neutrality and security by joining a foreign army - and given a three-month suspended sentence and fined 500 francs. Keep Reading
ISIS Families, Supporters Remain Devoted as Last Syrian Territory Falls
They were living in holes in the ground, with only dry flatbread to eat at the end. Yet, if it were not for the call from their leaders to leave, they would have stayed. Keep Reading
