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2 days ago · According to U.S. Central Command data released in January 2024, ISIS has about 2,500 fighters in Iraq and Syria of whom about 1,000 are at large in Iraq. A non-profit group called the Counter Extremism Project reports at least 69 confirmed ISIS attacks in central Syria in just one month — March 2024. ISIS is also regaining a footprint in ...
1 day ago · Among the cherished heritage sites in Iraq destroyed by ISIS were, from left, Imam Awn Al Din, the Green Mosque and Al Nuri Mosque. Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Wikimedia Commons / Library of Congress. At the peak of its power, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, known better as ISIS, destroyed many significant heritage sites in Iraq.
3 days ago · As the UN investigation team charged with investigating crimes committed by the Da’esh terrorist group in Iraq prepares to conclude its mandate in September, significant strides have been made in transferring crucial evidence to the authorities, its acting head said on Wednesday. Thus far, some 28 terabytes (TB) of data have been transferred ...
3 days ago · More than five years after the defeat of ISIL (ISIS) and decades of conflict, Iraq remains scarred by war. A journey through the country is punctuated with checkpoints, with armed soldiers ...
1 day ago · (Al Jazeera) Despite the defeat of ISIL (ISIS) over five years ago, Iraq remains heavily scarred by the remnants of war. The country is dotted with checkpoints and armed soldiers. In Mosul, the former ISIL capital, life has partially returned to normal, but many buildings still bear the marks of conflict, with warnings of unexploded ordnance.
2 days ago · Islamic State's predecessor organization, Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was established in October 2006, after the dissolution of the insurgent groups fighting under the coalition of Mujahideen Shura Council.
3 days ago · The United Nations team investigating atrocity crimes committed in Iraq by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) has laid the groundwork for future judicial proceedings, speakers told the Security Council today as they discussed ways to continue accountability efforts beyond the evidence-collecting body’s mandate expiry in September 2024.
