'convert, marry me, or die'

Syria: Islamic jihadis gang-raped a 60-year-old Christian woman before stoning her to death.  ... Syria: On July 11, the Islamic State detonated a car bomb just outside the Virgin Mary Church in the city of Qamishli.  ..

iraq prudent over taking islamic state foreign nationals

BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials appeared cautious on Thursday after holding talks with European powers this week aimed at accelerating efforts to create framework that would enable jihadists being held Syria to face Iraq... ... Legal experts have said that given Islamic State controlled territory across..

why trump’s middle east plan can’t work

There, the Russian poured cold water on the plan, explaining publicly that Russia and Iran were cooperating on counterterrorism issues, that Iran’s interests in Syria needed to be acknowledged, and that Israeli airstrikes on Iranian assets in Syria were “undesirable.” . ... Israel and..

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