Terrorism

Pentagon: Few hundred US troops to remain in Syria after withdrawal

Pentagon's Major Sean Robertson said the US will also maintain its presence in the garrison of Al Tanif in southern Syria to ensure Daesh will not return.

How PKK-linked militias are profiting from fear and misery of prisoners

Many civilians seeking to escape Daesh territory have to pay smugglers fees to the PKK who then don't deliver and seek more money from them.

The West need to hold its citizens accountable for crimes in Syria and Iraq

What is a state’s responsibility after its citizen's return from stints with Daesh or other terrorist organisations? For starters, they have to face crucial questions over why their citizens joined in the first place.

Car bomb kills 20 near anti-Daesh base in east Syria - monitor

Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says a car bomb exploded at makeshift base close to an oilfield in the village of Shheel in east Syria.

Trucks carrying women, children leave Daesh Syria holdout

Backed by air strikes by a US-led coalition, the SDF militia has trapped Daesh militants in a section of Baghouz village, near the Iraqi border.

Britain strips citizenship from teenager who joined Daesh in Syria

Shamima Begum, who gave birth to a son at the weekend, prompted a public backlash in Britain by appearing unrepentant about seeing severed heads and even claiming the 2017 Manchester suicide attack — that killed 22 people — was justified.

British teen who joined Daesh loses UK citizenship

Stripping Shamima Begum of her citizenship has triggered questions about leaving a 19-year-old mother with a militant's child to fend for herself in a war zone. Her fate illustrates the conundrum governments face as the war in Syria winds down.

How the Sufis of Iraq became homeless

Persecuted by extremists, Sufis in Iraq sought shelter among other followers of mystical Islam in Baghdad. Their plight sheds light on nearly two million internally displaced Iraqis unable to return home.

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2020 threatened by EU’s blacklist

The European Union has proposed a bill to blacklist the kingdom for a lack of effective regulations to battle money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

After Daesh, French women held in Syria say ready to go home

Escaped from Daesh and detained by US-backed terror group YPG, two women from France say they're ready to go home, if they are judged fairly.

Germany cool on Trump appeal to take back Daesh militants from Syria

US President Trump warns EU allies that inaction on their part will force Washington to release some 800 Daesh members. Meanwhile, Germany says it can take back its citizens captured in Syria only if Daesh suspects have "consular access."

Last Daesh stronghold in Syria is being captured - US

Vice President Pence says US-backed militias liberating last pocket of territory in Syria controlled by Daesh terror group.