Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

ISIS Fighters’ Children Are Growing Up in a Desert Camp. What Will They Become?

AL HOL, Syria — Viewed from a helicopter, this enormous camp that holds the wives and children of…

The Unraveling of an Award-Winning Documentary

BAGHDAD — In a pivotal scene of the 2021 documentary “Sabaya,” two men rescue a young woman named…

U.S. Military Says Senior ISIS Leader in Syria Killed in Drone Strike

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military carried out a drone strike in Syria on Tuesday that officials said killed…

20 Men Convicted in November 2015 Paris Terrorist Attack

PARIS — Twenty men were convicted on Wednesday for their roles in the worst Islamist terrorist attack in…

From Benghazi to Raqqa, a Kansas Woman Left a ‘Trail of Betrayal’

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A teacher from Kansas who had converted to Islam traveled to the most dangerous conflicts…

Iraqi Man Helped Plot to Kill Bush, F.B.I. Says

WASHINGTON — A man accused of being a member of the Islamic State helped plot to murder former…

Pentagon Faults Review of Deadly Airstrike but Finds No Wrongdoing

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon investigation into a U.S. airstrike in Syria in 2019 that killed dozens of people,…

Pakistani Airstrikes Escalate Conflict on Afghan Border

MANDATAH VILLAGE, Afghanistan — It was nearly 3 a.m. in the mountainous borderlands of eastern Afghanistan when a…

British Terrorist Receives Life Sentence for Role in Americans’ Deaths

Mr. Kotey declined to comment, instead referring to a lengthy letter he had filed with the court. The…

British Militant Convicted for Role in Deaths of Americans

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal jury on Thursday convicted a British militant accused of being a member of…

Violence Erupts at Syrian Camp for ISIS Families, Leaving a Child Dead

QAMISHLI, Syria — At a detention camp in northeastern Syria where tens of thousands of family members of…

Leader’s Death Is Another Blow for ISIS, but It’s Hardly the End

BEIRUT, Lebanon — For a man who sought to disappear, the leader of the Islamic State seemed to…