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An Egyptian militant organization which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American oil worker…
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In the Iraqi province of Kurdistan, women of the Yazidi ethnic minority are disappearing. At the most recent count, between 6,000 and 7,000 women and…
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In recent years, millions have been killed or forced to flee their homes due to instability and violence across Iraq and Syria. Among these victims are…
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Joshua Landis provides an update on the attacks by self-proclaimed Islamic State militants near the Turkish border, and the Syrian government’s ability to…
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On Friday UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura warned that hundreds of civilians will likely be massacred if Kobani falls under the control of…
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Joshua Landis provides an update on airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, and U.S. strategy to combat the Islamic State.Later, a conversation with Akash Patel,…
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On Tuesday the United States and its allies began what will likely be a sustained air campaign in Syria to break the power of the Islamic State.Joshua…
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A Syrian defector from the self-proclaimed Islamic State says he had happy moments when he first joined the militants. But he began to see brutality and cruelty that was impossible for him to support.
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U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine was the only member of Oklahoma's U.S. House delegation to vote against President Obama's request to train and arm rebels…
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Syria, Russia, and Iran have condemned the plan to lead a broad coalition against the Islamic State President Obama outlined Wednesday night, stating that…