Kosovo returns families of jihadists from Syria
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 20, 2019 PRISTINA AIRPORT, Kosovo (Reuters) – An airplane has returned women and children who are relatives to Kosovo jihadists in Syria to […]
INSIDE GENEVA: What to do with the children of Islamic State?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 18, 2019 A child rides in a makeshift cart at Al-Hol camp in Syria on March 31, […]
Iraq’s wounded and grief-stricken tell a disturbing tale of a divided country after the ‘defeat’ of Isis
The men of the Shia militias who helped rescue the Iraqi government army as Isis advanced on Baghdad complain bitterly that their government cares little for them Robert FiskKerbala, Southern Iraq @indyvoices […]
Of course Shamima Begum should get legal aid – Channel 4’s Derry Girls helps explain why
Snide comments from Jeremy Hunt may appease the Tory faithful, but they don’t help get to grips with what happened and why Jonathan Cooper @@jonathancoopr As we squirm with joy […]
Teenage brides trapped between Islamic State and its victors
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 12, 2019 Children look through holes in a tent at al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria April 2, 2019. Picture taken April […]
Syria Kurds announce deal for return of 31,000 displaced Iraqis
By AFP – Apr 12,2019 – JORDAN TIMES People walk amidst the debris following a reported air strike on a plastic factory in Sanaa’s Jeraf district on Wednesday (AFP photo) […]
Beaten but Not Defeated: Islamic State Plans Next Move After Loss of ‘Caliphate’
In the desert between Iraq and Syria, mostly Kurdish forces have seized the last remaining pocket of the Islamic State’s once sprawling dominion. But while the terrorists may have capitulated […]
The Caliphate’s Kids: Sick Children Bear the Brunt of Post-IS Chaos
The last pocket of Islamic State may have been dislodged over the weekend, but the extremist group has left behind hundreds of children. They are the group’s weakest and most […]
The only way to defeat Daesh
Mar 27,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured, finally, the last Daesh enclave in Deir Ezzor province in Syria, near Baghouz town, after weeks of stiff resistance by the […]
Northern Syria administration calls for tribunal for Islamic State detainees
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 25, 2019 BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led administration that runs much of northern Syria called on Monday for an international tribunal to be […]
I eradicated Isis with my women comrades – now our aim is to spread feminism across the Middle East
Isis may have been destroyed – but the the fight for women’s liberation is far from over Amara Şervan I decided to join the YPJ in 2013. From the very start, Rimelan […]
Don’t believe the hype, Isis has not yet been defeated – here’s why
If the Americans are in fact leaving at last, the Kurds are still going to be betrayed and left to the mercy of their enemies – be this Turkey or […]
Islamic State loses ground in final Syria enclave, hundreds surrender
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 14, 2019 Islamic state fighters and their families walk as they surrendered in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria March […]
Germany’s Conundrum: What to Do with Islamic State Returnees?
Dozens of Germans who fought for Islamic State are in prison in northern Syria. Among them are alleged murderers and torturers, but also women and children. The German government lacks […]
Why Western countries must accept returning extremists
Mar 10,2019 – JORDAN TIMES By Bjørn Ihler and Fatima Zaman OSLO/LONDON — Shamima Begum, a 19-year-old British woman who fled to Syria four years ago to marry a Daesh […]
Exclusive: Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of ‘sleeper cells’
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 10, 2019 Mounsef al-Mkhayar, 22, an Islamic state fighter of Morrocan descent and Italian citizenship, gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Qamishli, […]
The home secretary made the wrong decision about Shamima Begum – and her baby
The home secretary’s decision set a terrible precedent, in that it suggested that any British citizen with a parent born abroad or with foreign nationality is literally a second-class citizen […]
Jarrah was born a British citizen and our country did nothing to ensure his welfare
His mother should have been brought home to face British justice. Her son would have had the protection and the support that a civilised country provides for all its […]
A top Muslim leader says the IS bride is “not practising Islam” but should be shown sympathy and adopted by a Muslim country.
Senior Muslim leader: Muslim country should adopt IS bride Shamima Begum By Sanya Burgess, news reporter Saturday 9 March 2019 SHAMIMA BEGUM Image:Shamima Begum has told Sky News that people […]
Hundreds of Daesh fighters give up in east Syria
By Reuters – Mar 06,2019 – JORDAN TIMES Civilians evacuated from the Daesh group’s embattled holdout of Baghouz wait at a screening area held by the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic […]
