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Unable to bear the constant rape and torture a Yazidi woman,being used as sex slave by ISIS has begged the West to bomb her brothel.

How Islamic State Inflicted Horrific Crimes on Women This Year

The United Nations has termed ISIS' attacks on women as violations of international humanitarian law.

Dec 23, 2014

IS siege of Mount Sinjar broken: Iraqi Kurd official

A broad peshmerga operation backed by US-led air strikes broke the Islamic State group's weeks-old siege of Iraq's Mount Sinjar on Thursday, a top Iraqi Kurdistan security official said.

Dec 19, 2014

ISIS 'Firing Squad' Executes Two Female Iraqi Parliament Members in Mosul

The Sharia court that tried the two women found them guilty of unlawful activities against ISIS

Nov 30, 2014

ISIS Killed the Indian Workers it Kidnapped in June, Claims TV Channel

The channel is basing its story on two Bangladeshi workers, who claim to have spoken to the only surviving Indian, Harjeet, who escaped from the clutches of ISIS

Nov 28, 2014

5G Services for Super-fast Internet in the Offing

The hope is to be able to achieve download speeds of perhaps 10 Gbits/second.

Nov 25, 2014

Kurdish Peshmerga troops prepare to fire a cannon during clashes with militants of the Islamic State in Iraq

What is the Price of Kurdistan Independence and How Will Kurds Get There?

This is reportedly the first time anyone has put forth the approximate cost of Kurdistan independence.

Nov 24, 2014

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar meets prime minister of Iraq

Erbil, Nov 21 (ANI): Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met Prime Minister of semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, and discussed plans to psychologically rehabilitate war-ravaged people. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar plans to teach yoga and meditation to a group of war-weary Iraqis, whom he hopes will extend their new-found inner peace to their nation. The Islamic State (IS) has caused international alarm by capturing large expanses of Iraq and Syria, declaring an Islamic "caliphate" that extends across the border between the two. His teachings are based on ancient principles of yoga, but he has added elements of his own and aligned it with meditation techniques.

Nov 22, 2014

Turkish PM: Iraqi Kurdistan stability 'very important' to Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu meets with Kurdish Regional Government President Masoud Barzani in Arbil. Davutoglu's trip to Iraq follows a visit to Turkey by Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Duration: 00:50

Nov 22, 2014

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar meets prime minister of Iraq

Erbil, Nov 21 (ANI): Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met Prime Minister of semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, and discussed plans to psychologically rehabilitate war-ravaged people. Prasad plans to teach yoga and meditation to a group of war-weary Iraqis, whom he hopes will extend their new-found inner peace to their nation. The Islamic State (IS) has caused international alarm by capturing large expanses of Iraq and Syria, declaring an Islamic "caliphate" that extends across the border between the two. His teachings are based on ancient principles of yoga, but he has added elements of his own and aligned it with meditation techniques.

Nov 21, 2014