Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

Boys Held as Hostages by ISIS Worry Rights Activists

Boys Held as Hostages by ISIS Worry Rights Activists

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The boys in the prison sleep in groups of about 15 in cells with no windows, according…

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As ISIS Resurges, US is Drawn Back Into the Fray

As ISIS Resurges, US is Drawn Back Into the Fray

BAGHDAD, Iraq — An audacious attack on a prison housing thousands of former ISIS fighters in Syria. A series of…

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As U.S. Strikes Syria Prison Held by ISIS, Young Detainees Are Caught in Crossfire

As U.S. Strikes Syria Prison Held by ISIS, Young Detainees Are Caught in Crossfire

BAGHDAD — An American-backed militia that has waged four days of deadly battles to dislodge Islamic State fighters from a…

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U.S. Military Focusing on ISIS Cell Behind Attack at Kabul Airport

U.S. Military Focusing on ISIS Cell Behind Attack at Kabul Airport

In October, Colin H. Kahl, the under secretary of defense for policy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that ISIS-K…

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On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes

On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Built on the ashes of 10 years of war in Syria, an illegal drug industry run by…

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Pentagon Chief Orders Briefing on 2019 Syria Airstrike That Killed Dozens

Pentagon Chief Orders Briefing on 2019 Syria Airstrike That Killed Dozens

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the military’s top commander in the Middle East to brief…

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