Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s wife sentenced to death in Iraq; what was her crime and who was Baghdadi?The wife of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi has been sentenced to death by an Iraqi court. She was convicted for facilitating the kidnapping, illegal ...
ISIS not just regional terror outfit but global syndicate with affiliated groups globally: IndiaRavindra said ISIL has systematically committed genocide, torture, rape, slavery and kidnapping throughout the territory under its control ...
Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis: United Nations expertsKarim Khan told the Security Council the team also concluded war crimes were committed by the Islamic State group against predominantly Shi...
In a northern town brutalised by Islamic State, Iraq tests its powerThe hoisting of the national flag in Sinjar, home to Iraq's Yazidi religious minority, is the result of a deal months in the making for the...
Donald Trump asks Nadia Murad why she received the Noble Prize, and her answer left the US President stumpedMurad was forced to flee to Germany after ISIS attacked her Yazidi community.
Nobel Peace Prize ceremony: Murad-Mukwege dedicate award to rape victimsDr Denis Mukwege & Nadia Murad were awarded for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Denis Mukwege, ISIS survivor Nadia Murad for fighting sexual violenceMurad is one of an estimated 3,000 Yazidi girls and women who were victims of rape and other abuses by the IS army.
Two mass graves found in Yazidi district of IraqIn 2014, IS killed thousands of Yazidis in Sinjar and kidnapped thousands of women and girls from the community to abuse them as sex slaves.
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USA-TRUMP/IMMIGRATION-IRAQ-MINORITIES (TV, PIX):Trump travel ban leaves Iraq's persecuted Yazidis in limbo
Siddhartha Dhar a senior commander of ISIS: ReportIndian-origin Islamic State terrorist from Britain Siddhartha Dhar, dubbed as the "New Jihadi John", is a senior commander of the dreaded o...
RSS ideologue wants India to raise voice for YazidisHe sought to know whether India will save the minuscule minority taking cue from the country's history of giving asylums to Jews and Parsis.
US conducts massive airstrikes against Islamic State militants in IraqAmerican fighter jets and drones successfully conducted airstrikes near Irbil and the Mosul Dam, targeting militants, the Pentagon said.
Evacuation of civilians from Iraqi mountain 'less likely': USThe US has said any evacuation mission on a mountain in northern Iraq besieged by Islamic State extremists is now "less likely".
Britain likely to send troops to Iraq; US drones strike ISIS mortar teamBritain had earlier clearly ruled out the use of British military force but the government said it might send in troops in a humanitarian c...
US continues hitting ISIL targets, providing humanitarian aidThe US has continued with its two-pronged mission in Iraq, hitting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets and providing humanitar...
Ready to support new and inclusive government in Iraq, says USUS today said it stands ready to support a new and inclusive government in Baghdad, particularly in the fight against IS militants.
US President Barack Obama authorizes air strikes in IraqUS President Barack Obama said on Thursday he has authorized air strikes against Islamist militants in Iraq to protect American personnel.