ISIS

Understanding ISIS

OPINION by Shafiq Morton WHO exactly is ISIS or Da’ish – or to give it its latest acronym – the IS? The Islamic State in Syria (or the Levant), which governs a self-proclaimed Caliphate in the conflict-torn zones of Syria and Iraq, lays claim to a holy war against imperialism.[…]

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US airstrikes target IS near Baghdad

US military forces have conducted airstrikes against an Islamic State target near Baghdad for the first time as part of an expanded effort to combat the militants, the US Central Command said. Attack aircraft were used in a strike Monday in support of Iraqi government troops south-west of Baghdad. The[…]

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8 facts everyone should know about ISIS

OPINION by Ian Sinclair Just over ten years since it failed the public so completely over the 2003 Iraq War, the mainstream media’s coverage of the current Iraq crisis has been predictably awful. “Stop droning on Mr Cameron… SEND IN THE DRONES” was The Sun’s considered front page on 4[…]

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Egypt grand mufti denounces ISIS

Egypt’s Grand Mufti on Monday condemned the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), saying its horrific actions fame it “far from Islam.” Last week leading Muslim institutions denounced ISIS’s killing Steven Sotloff, the second U.S. journalist to be executed by the group. Former Deputy Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Mahmoud[…]

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Picketers say ‘No to ISIS’

The congregation of Claremont Main Road masjid (CMRM) gathered outside the mosque after Jumuah prayers on Friday to protest the Islamic State (IS). Scores of demonstrators at the multi-cultural picket lined the street to  express their solidarity with the thousands of Iraqi and Syrian civilians persecuted by IS. The silent[…]

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ISIS imposes strict dress code for Syrian women

The Islamic State has imposed a strict dress code for women in eastern Syria, forbidding them from showing any part of their bodies, a monitoring group said on Thursday. “Women… are completely forbidden from showing their eyes,” said the statement, which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said was distributed[…]

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ISIS orders genital mutilation of all woman

Rebels in Iraq have ordered that all women between the ages of 11 and 46 must undergo female genital mutilation, which could affect up to four million women and girls in the war-ravaged country, a UN official said Thursday. The UN’s second most senior official in Iraq, Jacqueline Badcock, said,[…]

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Scholars declare ISIS bogus

The following is an open letter by a group of South African scholars who have declared ‪‎the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) caliphate as ‘bogus’. Cowardly evil man using religion as an excuse for violence again! ISIS and their beliefs have no place in a civilized world. A torturous[…]

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