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The Middle East Is Deep In Denial Over Where ISIS Came From
One of the most alarming features of Arab responses to the rise of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq is a persistent pattern of neurotic denial in the form of conspiracy theories and other...
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The Syrian Revolution Is Running Out Of Room As ISIS And Assad Close In
Western-backed rebels in northern Syria are fighting to survive in the face of advances on their strongholds both by jihadists and government forces, analysts and regime opponents say.The opposition...
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Female Kurdish Fighters Are A Big Problem For ISIS Extremists
A consortium of Iraqi and Kurdish forces, backed by American airstrikes, captured the Mosul Dam back from ISIS on Monday, delivering the biggest blow to the radical Sunni group yet. From the AP:The...
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The Data Distortion At The Heart Of Claims That The World Is Less Stable Than...
A couple of months ago, the head of the UN’s refugee agency announced that, in 2013, “the number of people displaced by violent conflict hit the highest level since World War II,” and he noted that the...
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ISIS Releases Video Of The Beheading Of Person It Claims Is Missing American...
ISIS has tried to send a warning to the U.S. in about the most horrifying manner imaginable — by broadcasting the execution of an American citizen captured in Syria more than 600 days ago.The video...
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ISIS Video Purportedly Shows Beheading Of American Journalist
Islamic State insurgents posted a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and images of another U.S. journalist whose life they said depended on how the United...
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One Big Question Surrounds The Murder Of US Journalist James Foley By ISIS
Following the grisly murder of an American journalist by extremist militants, one key question remains: How did ISIS abduct James Foley, who was widely considered to be in the custody of groups loyal...
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James Foley's Mother: 'We Have Never Been Prouder Of Our Son Jim'
The family of James Foley, the American citizen purportedly beheaded by ISIS forces in Iraq, issued a statement late Tuesday night that praised his life and career as a photojournalist."We have never...
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The 11 Least 'Livable' Cities In The World
The Economist Intelligence Unit conducted a livability survey to determine which cities around the world "provide the best or worst living conditions."Cities with major conflicts tended to score the...
View Article4 Videos Showing Front Line War Reporting By Murdered American Journalist...
Yesterday, a video was released by militant group ISIS purportedly showing the brutal execution of American journalist James Foley, who was capturing in November 2012 while reporting in Syria.Foley was...
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Everyone Who Wants To Destroy ISIS Needs To Know One Hard Truth
Just about everyone agrees that the world would be a better place without the brutal terrorist group known as ISIS (or Islamic State or ISIL).On Wednesday, Barack Obama compared the group to a "cancer"...
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James Foley Gave This Chilling Talk To Journalism Students Three Years Before...
Three years before his brutal murder by ISIS militants in Syria, journalist James Foley gave an incredible talk to students at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism that is definitely worth...
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James Foley Was Reportedly Traded As A 'Pledge Of Allegiance' To ISIS By...
According to Syrian sources who have worked previously to locate and rescue kidnapped journalists in Syria, American journalist James Foley, who was beheaded by Islamic State in a video the militant...
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Key Parts Of The Declassified US Report On The Massive Syria Chemical Weapons...
Below is the declassified U.S. intelligence assessment on the chemical weapons attack that took place in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria on August 21.The administration considers it clear evidence that...
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One Year Later, It's Clear Assad Gassed Hundreds Of His Own People Near...
Over the last year numerous attempts have been made to place the blame for the August 21st Sarin attacks in Damascus on opposition groups, in an attempt to deflect criticism away from the Syrian...
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Here Is The Story Of James Foley's Terrifying Journey Into The Heart Of...
Editor's note: GlobalPost correspondent James Foley was killed on Aug. 19, 2014 by Islamic State militants in Syria, where he had been held for close to two years. In 2011, Foley spent 44 days in...
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ISIS Takes To Crowdfunded Social Network After Twitter Bans Graphic Images —...
The creators of the decentralized social network Diaspora admitted that they're unable to stop ISIS militants from posting propaganda on the service due to the site's structure, The BBC reports.Twitter...
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How The Assad Regime Benefited From Gassing Its Own People
On August 21st, 2013, the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad committed one of the most shocking war crimes of the 21st century, gassing nearly 1,500 people to death in Ghouta, outside of...
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The U.S. Is Following Iran's Lead In Both Syria and Iraq
President Obama has made clear that the purpose of his limited intervention in Iraq is to shore up the central government in Baghdad such that all Iraqis will combat the Islamic State (IS).As the...
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The Operation To Rescue American Hostages In Syria Was Much Larger Than We...
The failed U.S. mission to rescue a number of hostages being held by the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria earlier this summer was a much larger operation than previously realized, according...
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