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Turkey Lists Twitter, Facebook Alongside Isis as Top Threat to National Security

A draft, which is part of the 2015 National Security Policy Document (NSPD), lists social media as a threat to the stability of the country.

Apr 9, 2015

Isis Hisba police seized two trucks full of chicken and destroyed them.

Syria: Isis Destroys Tons of 'US-Made Halal Chicken' while Millions Go Hungry

The Islamic State militants burned the boxes of chicken, claiming it was slaughtered in an un-Islamic way.

Apr 2, 2015

Isis Beheads 3 Kurdish Fighters in New Video; Peshmergas Call for 'Newroz of Defiance' Ahead of New Year

The video emerged just days before the Kurdish community is set to celebrate their new year Newroz on Saturday.

Mar 20, 2015

Residents pray at the tomb of executed former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein,which now have destroyed.

Halabja Massacre Anniversary Marked by Isis' Destruction of Saddam Hussein's Tomb

On 16 March, 1988, the Iraqi forces under Saddam Hussein launched a chemical attack in a Kurdish town,killing an estimated 5,000 people.

Mar 16, 2015

Syria: German Woman Becomes Third Westerner to Die Battling Isis

The deceased German national is said to be in her 20s.

Mar 9, 2015

Konstandinos Erik Scurfield (kneeling) along with other foreign fighters in Syria.

Who is Konstandinos Erik Scurfield? Former Royal Marine becomes First Briton to be Killed Fighting Isis

The Briton from Barnsley in South Yorkshire was killed in al-Hasakah province, the same place from where over 200 Assyrian Christians were kidnapped by Isis.

Mar 4, 2015

Kurdish rebel leader in Turkey calls for disarmament congress

Turkish lawmakers in Istanbul read an historic statement... ... a letter from the jailed militant leader of the Kurdistan Worker's Party -- or PKK -- calling on his followers to lay down their arms.

Mar 1, 2015

An ISIS video showed 17 Peshmerga soldiers being paraded in cages.

Kurdish President Barzani Warns Isis Not to Harm 17 Peshmerga Fighters

The Islamic State militants earlier last week attacked Kirkuk and paraded the 17 Peshmerga fighters held captive inside a cage

Feb 18, 2015

Families of Captured Peshmerga Fighters Want Kirkuk to Negotiate with ISIS

The families want to broker a deal with the Islamic State militants for the release of the Peshmerga soldiers.

Feb 15, 2015

ISIS Set to 'Burn Alive' 17 Kurdish Fighters as per New Video after Jordanian Pilot Execution

The Peshmerga fighters were paraded around the Iraqi town of Kirkuk while in their cages.

Feb 14, 2015

Iraqi Kurdistan tourism in tatters as IS war drags on

Billboards still read "Welcome to Arbil, 2014 Arab Tourism Capital," but most of the visitors Iraq's Kurdistan region welcomed last year were people made homeless by a jihadist offensive. Duration: 01:25

Feb 1, 2015

ISIS Threatens White House Beheading for Obama, Vows to Make America a Muslim Province

In a new ISIS video, a jihadist threatens to kill US President Barack Obama and vows to transform America into an Islamic state.

Jan 28, 2015

Dogged ISIS Ceded Only 1% of Territory in Iraq Despite US Strikes

Iraqi forces and the Kurdish forces have been able to reclaim only 700 sq km from ISIS.

Jan 24, 2015

Peshmerga Forces on their way to the Kurdish town of Kobani,Syria.

Anti-ISIS London Meeting: Kurdish Leader Barzani Upset Over Not Being Invited

Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani stated that he was 'disappointed' with the coalition members as they have ignored the sacrifice of the Peshmerga fighters.

Jan 23, 2015

The city of Mosul has shown from an highest point in the ISIS video

US, Iraq to Push to Recapture Mosul from ISIS; Kurds Reclaim Key Areas

'It will likely take two years to push ISIS out of Iraq'.