Islamic State

Children play in a mud puddle in the section for foreign families at Al-Hol camp in Hasakeh province, Syria on March 31, 2019.

Thousands of children are stranded at a camp in northern Syria. Who will repatriate them?

In al-Hol camp alone, there are currently 27,000 children living in dire conditions. They ended up in this camp after ISIS was territorially defeated.

Thousands of children are stranded at a camp in northern Syria. Who will repatriate them?
Two women wearing black veils walk outside past a sign with Arabic text.

The women of ISIS are more than just brides

The women of ISIS are more than just brides
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) celebrate the defeat of ISIS in Raqqa, Syria.

A Raqqa resident asks why militia had to destroy his city to liberate it

A Raqqa resident asks why militia had to destroy his city to liberate it
Yazidi rebaptism ceremony in Iraq

Photos: Yazidi women undergo a rebirth ceremony after ISIS enslavement

Photos: Yazidi women undergo a rebirth ceremony after ISIS enslavement
A convoy of ISIS fighters and their families begin to depart from the Lebanon-Syria border in Qalamoun, Syria, on Aug. 28, 2017.

The US bombs path of ISIS convoy in Syria after a controversial withdrawal deal

The US bombs path of ISIS convoy in Syria after a controversial withdrawal deal
Fighting continues in Syria, where Kurdish troops from the People's Protection Units are facing down ISIS militants in Raqqa, Syria.

Is Syria 'the war of our time, a humanitarian test of our time?'

ISIS militants are being squeezed out of their final strongholds in eastern Syria.

Is Syria 'the war of our time, a humanitarian test of our time?'
A boy, displaced from fighting in the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, walks in the desert near the village of Karama, east of Raqqa, July 1st 2017

What to do with captured women and children of ISIS?

With ISIS losing territory in Syria and Iraq, what will happen to their wives and children? We spoke to Borzou Daragahi of BuzzFeed News, who recently reported on meeting some of these women in Syria.

What to do with captured women and children of ISIS?
A view of part of western Mosul, Iraq, on May 29.

Were high civilian casualties in Mosul unavoidable?

Amnesty International says the US-led coalition may have committed war crimes against civilians when driving ISIS out of Mosul.

Were high civilian casualties in Mosul unavoidable?
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS

Syrian rights monitor says ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead

There have been repeated rumors that the ISIS leader is dead, but the Pentagon says it cannot corroborate the reports. Now the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it's obtained information from ISIS leaders of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death.

Syrian rights monitor says ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead
Iraqi Federal Police celebrate in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq on July 8, 2017.

Iraq’s prime minister declares victory against ISIS in ‘liberated’ Mosul

French President Emmanuel Macron was among the first world leaders to congratulate "our troops, who contributed to this victory."

Iraq’s prime minister declares victory against ISIS in ‘liberated’ Mosul
Car bomb in Baghdad

ISIS bombs an ice cream shop in Baghdad

Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed dozens of people in the Iraqi capital, just days after the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

ISIS bombs an ice cream shop in Baghdad
Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) stand near US military vehicles in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria, April 29, 201

Trump authorizes Pentagon to directly arm Syrian Kurds in fight against ISIS

US President Donald Trump has reportedly approved a plan for the US to supply weapons to Syrian Kurdish forces (YPG) fighting ISIS in Syria. The decision is sure to infuriate Turkey, which considers the YPG a terrorist organization.

Trump authorizes Pentagon to directly arm Syrian Kurds in fight against ISIS
A member of ISIS waves the group's flag in Raqqa, Syria in June 2014.

An FBI translator married the ISIS fighter she was spying on

According to court documents seen Tuesday, Daniela Greene, who had a "top secret" security clearance, flew to Turkey and snuck across the border to meet up and marry an ISIS fighter. He was reportedly Denis Cuspert, a notorious former German rapper who went by the name of Deso Dogg.

An FBI translator married the ISIS fighter she was spying on
Children play with a kite at a shelter for displaced Yazidis on Mount Sinjar, northern Iraq.

Years after US Iraq intervention, Yazidis are still seeking safety on a mountain

In 2014, the plight of Yazidis trapped on Mount Sinjar to flee genocide prompted Barack Obama to launch America's first new round of airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. Now Yazidis are back up the mountain, escaping different sorts of clashes.

Years after US Iraq intervention, Yazidis are still seeking safety on a mountain
Tow trucks move the beer truck that crashed into the department store Ahlens after plowing down the Drottninggatan Street in central Stockholm, Sweden, April 7, 2017.

ISIS has detailed instructions for carrying out truck attacks. They're pretty horrifying.

There have been attacks carried out using trucks or other heavy vehicles in the past. But lately ISIS has been promoting the tactic, in great detail, in its online magazine.

ISIS has detailed instructions for carrying out truck attacks. They're pretty horrifying.