The terror group has lost its land, but not its ability to wage a war of terror and intimidation, and the Iraqi government’s corruption is helping it recruit.
The Daily Beast: On the Run From ISIS in Iraq’s ‘Bandit Country’
The terror group has lost its land, but not its ability to wage a war of terror and intimidation, and the Iraqi government’s corruption is helping it recruit.
Months of battling ISIL in the Yazidi city has turned these fresh-face recruits into hardened warriors.
As the elite Iraqi forces drive into the ISIS-controlled metropolis, making headlines, their flanks are increasingly exposed.
As the ‘final offensive’ to retake the western half of the city begins, the underground networks of ISIS continue to attack in […]
As Baghdad is rocked by deadly explosions and political chaos, “drifting” is an increasingly popular way for young men in the Iraqi […]