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Airstrikes target ISIS de facto capital in Syria
Airstrikes hit several positions of the ISIS group in its de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria killing and wounding at least 15 people Middle East -
Apparent U.S. coalition raids kill 32 ISIS fighters in Syria
The air strikes targeted ISIS’s Syrian stronghold in Syria’s Raqqa province Middle East -
U.S. reasonably certain strike killed ‘Jihadi John’
Emwazi, a British citizen, participated in the videos showing the murders of U.S. journalists Steven Sotloff and James Foley Middle East -
Air strikes kill 23 in ISIS’s Syria ‘capital’
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said either the regime or Russian airforce was believed to have carried out the strikes Middle East -
Beheaded bodies of Syria anti-ISIS activist, friend found in Turkey
This is the first time members of the “Raqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently” activist group had been killed outside of Syria Middle East -
What it’s like on the bus trip from Beirut to the heart of ISIS
The dozen passengers inside the bus that will take them from Beirut to Raqqa, Syria, look somber before their departure Features -
Strikes targeting ISIS convoy in Syria kill 40
Syrian regime aircraft bombard almost daily the eastern countryside of Hama where ISIS has positions Middle East -
Russia’s first strikes on Syria’s Raqqa kill 12 ISIS militants
Russia’s defense ministry said its raid on Raqqa province Thursday struck an ISIS training camp Middle East -
U.S. military reports 75 U.S.-trained rebels return to Syria
The new U.S.-trainees are likely meant to intensify military pressure on Raqqa, the self-declared capital of the so-called caliphate of ISIS Middle East -
‘We accomplished a lot,’ says U.S. general heading anti-ISIS strikes
Allen was speaking in spite of criticism that the airstrikes did not help to liberate territories held by ISIS Middle East -
ISIS in Syria executes over 90 people in month
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 32 civilians were among 91 people executed by ISIS for "crimes" Middle East -
ISIS hacker killed in U.S. drone strike on Syria
Junaid Hussain was believed to be the leader of CyberCaliphate, which attacked the Pentagon's Twitter account Middle East -
Conflicting reports if ISIS executed boxing champ after escape attempt
In early July, Gashi made his intentions clear that he has long-wanted to joined ISIS in a 90-minute phone interview Sports -
ISIS militants ban Wi-Fi networks in Syria’s Raqqa
This move is likely to further restrain Raqqa residents and activists, who have been documenting and leaking the organization’s atrocities Digital -
ISIS offers a mix of brutality, charity during Ramadan
The double approach reflects the policy that the extremist group has followed ever since it overran large parts of the two countries Features -
Syrian Kurds retake northern villages from ISIS
Fighters from the ultra-hardline Islamist group were, however, still in control of the town of Ain Issa north of Raqqa city Middle East -
ISIS regains Kurdish-held town near Syria’s Raqqa
The group seized Ain Issa and several nearby villages following a wide-ranging assault Middle East -
UK media circulates images of ‘British ISIS girls spotted in Raqqa’
Footage purportedly identifies two of the three young girls who fled to join ISIS, including one holding a gun Digital -
Airstrikes hit ISIS targets in Syria stronghold
The strikes successfully hit multiple targets throughout Raqa - the extremists’ de facto capital - Middle East -
ISIS executes over 3,000 in Syria in year-long ‘caliphate’
Among those executed are 1,787 civilians, including 74 children, said the Observatory Middle East -
Kurds in ‘full control’ of ISIS-held town
The capture of Tel Abyad means the Syrian Kurds effectively control some 400 km of the Syrian-Turkish border Middle East -
Fresh fighting in Syria forces thousands more into Turkey
The refugees are from Raqqa province, an ISIS stronghold on Syria’s border with Turkey Middle East -
No exit: For female militants, Syria is one-way journey
Approximately 600 Western girls and young women have joined extremists in Syria Analysis -
Study: ISIS girls seek sisterhood, not just marriage
A study suggests Young women are joining ISIS for many reasons, including anger over the perceived persecution of Muslims Analysis -
From middle-class Australian to ISIS bride
The 21-year-old Turkish-Australian gave up her middle-class life in Melbourne for faraway Raqqa Features -
A new Baghdadi? ISIS to ‘elect’ stand-in leader
According to a news report, the name of the deputy is due to be announced this week by the militants Middle East -
‘I wasn’t brainwashed into joining ISIS,’ says Aussie doctor
Australian ISIS doctor sends out a letter explaining his joining ISIS and countering claims on his previous behavior Features -
Clashes between Syrian regime, ISIS kill 34
If its offensive succeeds, Deir Ezzor would be the second Syrian provincial capital to fall to ISIS, after it named Raqa as its capital Middle East -
UK schoolgirl posts snap of ‘ISIS takeaway’ meal
Amira Abase, 15, tweeted a picture she described as a ‘Dawla takeaway,’ using another term for ISIS World News -
Just don’t do it: ISIS bans Nike sports brand
ISIS has circulated a leaflet banning Nike products because the brand name sounds like the Arabic word for sexual intercourse Variety