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‘I hoped it was a cruel joke’: Mother of James Foley describes torment of son’s public killing by Isis

Diane Foley found out about the death of her son in a phone call from a journalist

The Independent UK

Iranian Militias Deployed in Central Syria after Russia's Withdrawal

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces, the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Fourth Division led by Major General Maher al-Assad, have reinforced their military presence in the Mahin military warehouse in the eastern countryside of Homs - the second largest arms and ammunition depot in Syria.

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200 Israeli Arabs Suspected of Identifying with ISIS

Investigations carried out by the Israeli Security Apparatus into last month’s Beersheva and Hadera attacks revealed that around 200 Israeli Arabs identify with ISIS and therefore need to be closely monitored. Twenty of those Arabs might carry out attacks in Israel in the organization’s name, the investigations also revealed. A…

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James Foley’s Mother, Brother Testify at Trial of ISIS ‘Beatle’

The mother of slain American journalist James Foley said Monday at the trial of one of his alleged ISIS captors that she initially hoped reports her son had been executed were "some cruel joke." "I didn't want to believe it," Diane Foley testified at the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh,…

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Legal experts give verdict on Vladimir Putin war crimes trial - and how it could happen

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Vladimir Putin is unlikely to succeed if he attempts to shirk responsibility for the horrors unleashed in Ukraine - but unless he is ousted and his successor does not protect him it is unlikely he will ever stand trial

Daily Mirror

Cheetham Hill student will travel to Iraq for documentary

Zain Ullah is investigating the impact of the Iraq War on Iraqi citizens

Manchester Evening News

Fears of worse Russian war crimes to come as torture, rape and murders uncovered

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT It is feared that following evidence of summary executions, torture and rape in areas formerly controlled by Vladimir Putin's forces, worse may be uncovered in cities such as Mariupol

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Growing list of war crime allegations as Russian troops branded 'worse than ISIS'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A bombshell report by Human Rights Watch today said evidence had been uncovered of "unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence" directed toward the Ukrainian population

Daily Mirror

Stolen real estate — like blood diamonds — is funding deadly conflicts

The use of conflict resources to finance wars is expanding into new commodities — with much more severe consequences.

The Conversation

Pentagon Report: US Military Could Have Done More To Prevent Civilian Harm In Raqqa

The US military could have done more to reduce civilian harm during the battle to liberate Syria’s Raqqa city from ISIS from June till October 2017, according to a report requested by the US Department of Defense (DOD). The report, prepared by RAND researchers, studies the causes of civilian harm…

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UN Concerned about Fate of 100 Children after ISIS Attack on Ghwayran Prison in Syria

United Nations human rights experts expressed on Friday profound concerns for the physical, mental, educational and overall medical welfare of children arbitrarily held in detention centers in northeast Syria, as well as those children who appear to be missing and unaccounted for. “We are extremely concerned that since the January…

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Study: US Could Have Done More to Limit Civilian Toll in Raqqa Battle

The US military could have done more to limit civilian casualties and damage during the battle for the Syrian city of Raqqa that marked ISIS’ fall in 2017, according to a report commissioned by the Pentagon. At the end of the nearly five-month battle to free the city from ISIS,…

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Isis ‘Beatle’ gave hostages ‘going-away beatings’, trial hears

British jihadi was remembered by prisoners for brutality, says prosecutor

The Independent UK

‘They played games with us’: Former hostage of Isis ‘Beatles’ describes brutal treatment at hands of British jailers

El Shafee Elsheikh is standing trial in Virginia for alleged involvement in hostage-taking operation

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Germany Repatriates Women, Children From Syrian Camp

Germany said it has brought home 10 women and 27 children from a camp in northeastern Syria where suspected members of the ISIS group have been held. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the group was repatriated from the Roj camp on Wednesday in what she called an “extremely difficult” operation.

The Independent UK

‘A simple Isis soldier’: British jihadist denies he was member of infamous Beatles terror cell as landmark US trial begins

Prosecutors allege El Shafee Elsheikh seemed to ‘enjoy and take satisfaction’ in the physical abuse of detainees

Reuters

U.S. prosecutors accuse alleged ISIS 'Beatle' of 'brutal hostage-taking'

A former British national accused of engaging in "brutal hostage-taking" as an alleged member of an Islamic State cell nicknamed "the Beatles" appeared in a U.S. federal court on Wednesday for the start of his criminal trial.

The Independent UK

Woman who travelled to territory of so-called IS not ‘prima facie a terrorist’

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has pleaded not guilty to charges of membership of IS and providing funds to benefit the group.

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Isis on trial: Families of victims hope for justice as landmark case of Isis ‘Beatle’ begins in US court

El Shafee Elsheikh is accused of brutal treatment of hostages and of being involved in the deaths of journalists and aid workers, writes Richard Hall in Alexandria, Virginia

The Independent UK

Israel mass shooting: Everything we know about the deadly attack in Bnei Brak

Country suffers third fatal outbreak of violence in a week as regional tensions escalate ahead of holy month

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Russia Says 87 'Extremist' Fighters from Syria's Idlib Headed to Ukraine

At least 87 foreign militants from various terrorist groups operating in Syria have left the Idlib countryside in northwestern Syria to Ukraine, reported the Sputnik news agency. The agency quoted sources familiar with the matter as confirming that the militants - mostly Iraqis, French nationals, Tunisians and Chechens - from…

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Clashes between ISIL and Kurds kill four in Syrian camp

ISIL cell attacks Al-Hol camp, leading to the death of three civilians and one ISIL fighter.

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Palestinian Gunman Kills 5 in 3rd Attack in Israel in a Week

A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire in a city in central Israel late Tuesday, methodically gunning down victims as he killed at least five people in the third such street attack a week. The shooter was killed by police. Israeli media said the attacker was a Palestinian from the…

The Independent UK

Lisa Smith ‘answered call to migrate to Syria’, court hears

The former Irish soldier denies membership of so-called Islamic State.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Several Killed in Clashes in Syria's Al-Hol Camp

Clashes between US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters and members of the ISIS group killed at least three people inside a restive camp in northeastern Syria that houses ISIS families, a Kurdish official and an opposition war monitor said Tuesday. The clashes broke out late Monday night at al-Hol in Syria’s province…

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