Two journalists working for VICE News have reportedly been arrested and charged with “engaging in terror activity” in southeastern Turkey. The AFP reports that a Turkish court has accused Jake Hanrahan, Philip Pendlebury, and their Iraqi translator of allegedly attempting to aid ISIS.
A Virginia teenager who ran a pro-ISIS Twitter account and helped a friend travel to Syria to join the Islamist group was sentenced this morning to 11 years and four months in prison. Ali Amin, 17, faced a maximum sentence of 15 years.
ISIS fighters couldn’t convince a beloved Syrian archeologist to give up the location of valuable antiquities, but they can blow up everything still nailed down—and according to reports, they are: on Sunday operatives exploded a 2,000-year-old temple in the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra.
According to reports, a renowned Syrian scholar was decapitated and his body hung from a Roman column in the ancient ruins of Palmyra, reportedly because he refused to lead ISIS militants to the valuable artifacts he had been charged with looking after.
The latest casualty in the ongoing war against terror appears to be true love.
In a video released Wednesday, a group associated with ISIS threatened to execute a Croatian hostage on Friday unless Egypt releases a group of Muslim women from prison. The hostage identified himself in the video as Tomislav Salopek, a 30-year-old father of two, and said his captors are members of Wilayat Sinai, an ISIS-affiliated militant group based in the Sinai Peninsula.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a car bombing at a market in Khan Bani Saad, in Iraq’s Diyala province, that killed at least 115 adults and children on Friday, Al Jazeera reports. The group said it was targeting Shiites celebrating the end of Ramadan.
This afternoon, an apparent ISIS supporter tweeted the above image along with the text “O Americans Dogs soon YOU Will see wonders #Chattanooga #USA #ISIS,” and some in the right-wing media reported that the tweet constituted an advance warning about the deadly attack. The only problem: It was posted long after the shooting began.
In a recent interview, “It Wasn’t Me” singer Shaggy offered a novel strategy for vanquishing ISIS, suggesting that marijuana and reggae music—specifically, that of dancehall artist Shaggy—was all it would take to defeat the terror organization.
A group of HSBC bankers executed their own careers when they decided to make a mock ISIS beheading video, and then compounded that stupidity by voluntarily posting the clip on Instagram.
A new video, reportedly released by ISIS, appears to show 25 soldiers being executed at the amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria. The men’s executioners look to be boys in their teens. The video has not yet been independently verified.
As a U.S. American, just how terrified should you be this weekend about terrorism? “The vigilance surrounding this year’s celebration carries added weight,” according to NBC News. “The reason is ISIS.” Uh oh! Pretty terrified, it sounds like.
An early-morning wave of attacks on the Sinai Peninsula left at least 38 dead and dozens more injured. According to the AP, the terrorist group ISIS has already claimed responsibility for the attacks on Facebook.
According to reports, ISIS operatives killed two women this week in Syria by cutting their heads off—reportedly marking the first time they’ve killed female captives in such a manner (at least in Syria).
On Sunday, authorities in Kuwait announced on Sunday that they had detained a young Saudi Arabian man, Fahd Suliman Abdul-Muhsen al-Qabaa, who they accused of carrying out a bombing attack at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque, Reuters reports. The attack on Friday left 27 people dead.
In this clip, a CNN anchor and editor fail to recognize that what they have identified as an “ISIS flag” is actually a flag of dildos and butt plugs, rendered in the style of ISIS.
Islamic State fighters have killed more than 150 people in Kobani and nearby villages in the past two days, the New York Times reports. After sneaking into the town disguised as local rebels. ISIS militants set off car bombs and gunned down civilians in the street.
According to reports, ISIS is claiming responsibility for a bomb that exploded in a Shiite mosque during Friday morning, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens of others.
This morning, ISIS released a gruesome new video showing the execution of 16 prisoners. Five of the prisoners were filmed as they slowly drowned inside a metal cage while four others were blown up by an RPG as they were handcuffed inside a car. Another seven were killed by explosives that an ISIS member had strapped around their necks.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Islamic State have planted land-mines and explosives around the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, which was captured in May.
