AHMED: Reform in the Muslim world must come from within
Special to Postmedia Network Published:April 26, 2019 Sri Lankan security personnel inspect the debris of a car after it exploded when police tried to defuse a bomb near St. […]
Isis leader Baghdadi appears in video for first time in five years
Video comes weeks after Islamic State was ousted from last stronghold in Syria Martin Chulov in Beirut and Dan Sabbagh in London Tue 30 Apr 2019 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears […]
The Sri Lanka attacks show how Isis is moving east to recruit members
Sri Lanka isn’t the only country under the threat of Isis fighters. Reports have emerged that militant gangs, potentially linked to the terror group, are taking control in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh – and we’ve […]
We can end Isis terrorism – but only if western countries wind down their proxy wars in the Middle East
The group flourishes amid the chaos war brings. The only way forward is to starve it of oxygen Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Independent Voices Western governments have been swift to pledge action […]
After Sri Lanka Easter massacre, local Muslims, refugees fear backlash
Communities worry the Islamic State-claimed attack that killed around 250 people will bring both government and mob retaliation 25 April 2019 Ahmadi Muslim refugees at a community center where […]
Terry Glavin: It’s all about hate and bloodlust that’s never sated
What the ISIL bombers behind the slaughter in Sri Lanka share with all the other terrorists who have tortured our world in recent years This undated image posted by the Islamic State group’s Aamaq news agency on April 23, 2019, purports to show Mohammed Cassim Zaharan, also known as Zaharan […]
Pressure builds on Sri Lankan officials as Isis claims Easter attacks
Bombings that killed more than 320 people have hallmarks of Isis, say security experts Jason Burke Wed 24 Apr 2019 Sri Lankan security forces have been granted emergency powers […]
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 […]