Hobby lobby purchased thousands of ancient artifacts. Video obtained by nbc news and smuggled out of the isis stronghold of. Hundreds of islamic state terrorists were smuggled out of raqqa in syria last month as part of a deal struck by the us and uk armed forces, a media investigation has claimed. Isis has released video of the aftermath of a mass execution. Video smuggled out of iraq by an iraqi journalist and broadcast by abc news on thursday appears to show members of an iraqi special forces.
Jun 11, 2016 the new documentary, out of iraq, tells the story of an iraqi translator and an iraqi soldier who found love and each other in the midst of war. Those responsible for syrias agony must be brought to book, starting at the top. Beheaded syrian scholar refused to lead isis to hidden palmyra. Hobby lobbys smuggled artifacts will be returned to iraq. Those responsible for syrias agony must be brought to. Retreating isis army smuggled a fortune in cash and gold out of iraq and syria. Beheaded syrian scholar refused to lead isis to hidden. The brutality and oppression of life under is is revealed by exclusive video and testimony from iraq s second city of mosul, a year after it fell.
Secret phone taps reveal turkish military aiding isis in. Isis video showing the beheading of steven sotloff was released the same day as u. Inside isis share book recommendations with your friends. I was an analyst working on the team that was charged with evaluating. So it was expected that they would be diverted elsewhere. The other is an army widow whose husband was killed by alqaeda. James mattis allowed the isis terrorists to escape from. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Charlie from top 10s counts down the the top 10 shocking photos smuggled out of north korea. Isis fighters smuggled out of raqqa by us, uk and kurds, bbc.
Isis smuggled thousands of terrorists into europe, page 1. A board in front of the body set out the charges against him, which accused him of loyalty to the syrian president, bashar al. Sotloff wrote the first letter in may and it was smuggled out by a former cellmate. How isis reshaped the middle east in a year video explainer. Isis fighters smuggled out of raqqa by us, uk and kurds. The secret history of isis is a frontline production with. Irbil, iraq more than a year after the collapse of its selfdeclared caliphate, the islamic state is sitting on a mountain of stolen cash and gold. Transcript for the frontline film the secret history of isis. Jun 29, 2017 as isis gets squeezed in syria and iraq, it aims to motivate fighters with music. The secret battle to save lgbt people from isis and. Baghdadi accepted new pledges of support from extremist groups in burkina faso and mali, praised attacks against french forces, easter sunday bombings in sri lanka, and mentioned regimes falling in sudan and algeria, which was. Chemical secrets of the iraq war the new york times. News world middle east documents smuggled out of syria in deadly secret investigation enough to prove president assad committed war crimes a threeyearlong investigation finally has enough. If you are interested in learning about the upheaval in the middle east, and the origins and operations of isis, from an on the ground perspective, i highly recommend reading this book.
Watch the secret tunnels of isis discovered under iraq youtube. Kurdistan regional government raid on islamic state in iraq. The secret history of isis lays out those decisions and their. An anti isis iraqi smuggled video taken from his phone of isis. Iran ready to present proof of turkeys oil trade with isis.
Isis is regaining strength in iraq and syria the new york times. What makes this article so delicious, from a certain point of view, is that it comes from a lamestream corporate controlled media source like newsweek. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden, from the soviet invasion to september 10, 2001 coll, steve on. Khaled alasaad, 82, was interrogated by militants for a month before he was murdered in the ancient city. Hundreds of isis fighters covertly smuggled out as part of. Parallels activists say militants are holding hundreds, perhaps thousands of yazidi women in northern iraq. There was an urgent question about abu musab alzarqawi. The alarming footage was smuggled out of iraq by a prizewinning iraqi photojournalist, ali arkady, who spent months embedded in combat with the elite iraqi troops leading the fight against isis. No less than four such attempts by groups with suspected russian connections have been interrupted in the past few years, the sellers repeatedly seeking out. On the frontline, produced by ahlulbayt tv, places us at the epicenter of this everevolving cancer, and follows the brave iraqi citizens who have dared to stand united in their defiance of isis.
Oct 25, 2017 city of ghosts details perils of being a secret journalist in isis occupied syria using smuggled footage, city of ghosts details how raqqa is being slaughtered silently reported from inside the. As isis has expanded its control over the northern part of iraq and southeastern syria. Another video shows alleged captured peshmerga soldiers. Secret pentagon report reveals us created isis as a tool. Nov, 2017 secret deal saw hundreds of isis fighters smuggled out of raqqa in huge convoy investigation by bbc spoke to dozens of people involved in secret operation the fanatics formed a sevenkilometer. A saudi isis member made the crossing this spring with a pair of veteran smugglers who later brought out five more of his countrymen, along with citizens of iraq, kuwait, belgium, and france. Secret phone taps reveal turkish military aiding isis in northern iraq and syria posted on february 22, 2015 by sundance it has been outlined by independent journalists that turkey has been aiding isis in various conflicts around turkish border region. It was a booming business by the time omar joined in. Parallels the islamic state is losing territory in iraq and syria but is trying to keep its supporters spirits. Secret video of isis smuggled out of iraq duration. A brief summary of the soviet invasion of afghanistan in 1979, of the us invasion of iraq in 2003, and how these historic events were related to terrorism, and more specifically to alqaeda and the islamic state.
On may 17, frontline investigates the secret history of isis. Deliberate destruction and theft of cultural heritage has been conducted by the islamic state of iraq and the levant since 2014 in iraq, syria, and to a lesser. A place for major news from around the world, excluding usinternal news. Endowed with powers from the animal kingdom and the elements, andreas alter ego, isis, can soar like a falcon, run with the speed of a gazelle and command the sky and earth.
Winner of the 2016 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction a best book of 2015the new york times. Isis fighters smuggled out of raqqa by us, uk and kurds, bbc claims raqqas dirty secret says 250 fighters with families and arms were given safe passage. Smuggled video testimony documents harsh rule of syrian. Dec 18, 2015 harrowing video shows isis killers rip yazidi women from their families to turn them into sex slaves. Detainees have smuggled out warnings that hundreds are. City of ghosts details perils of being a secret journalist in. How isis spread in syria and iraqand how to stop it the atlantic. Five months after its territorial defeat, the islamic state is conducting guerrilla attacks as defense officials acknowledge that the terrorist group is. May 02, 2016 on may 17, frontline investigates the secret history of isis. Begone was smuggled out of iraq by saddams daughter raghad, who is now based in. Learn how secret messages are created using an early encryption machine. Retreating isis army smuggled a fortune in cash and gold out of iraq. Us contractor in iraq smuggled alcohol and prostitutes. Oil production and smuggling was the major revenue maker for the selfdeclared state of islamic state of iraq and the levant isilisis, its product being termed.
May 11, 2019 as syrias president, bashar alassad, closes in on victory over an eightyear revolt, a secret, industrialscale system of arbitrary arrests and torture prisons has been pivotal to his success. The scene from the restaurant was reported by the bbc, which published video smuggled out of iraqs second largest city. Iraq has urged the united nations to investigate islamic state terrorists bloody trade in human organs after the iraqi ambassador said doctors are being executed for not harvesting body parts. The secret history of isis transcript frontline pbs. Isis captives tell of rapes and beatings, plead for help. Isil islamic state of iraq and the levant or daesh. What we know about syrias secret torture prisons the. The series was renamed the secrets of isis in syndication. It is only right that isis fighters who have been captured alive, and those who gave them aid and succour. Smuggled video testimony documents harsh rule of syrian islamist group. She was smuggled out of iraq and in early 2015 went as a refugee to germany. Instead, it found only remnants of chemical arms built in close collaboration with the west. The twoway antiquities were shipped from dealers to the oklahomabased chain of.
Taken by a young boy, two extremist fighters are filmed aimlessly firing their assault rifles f. Hundreds of isis fighters covertly evacuated as part of. Jun 19, 2015 welcome to mosul, iraq, where the islamic state group has run the show for a year now. It is insightful, approachable, and very well written. The islamic state of iraq and syria isis, a jihadi group, is apparently behind the detention and relocation of the workers, who are from punjab, into a cotton warehouse in the vicinity of mosul iraqs second largest city that is an ethnically divided demographic powder keg. Jul 07, 2015 secret video of isis smuggled out of iraq. Every so often she glances out of the window, but she is not checking whether her friend has arrived. The united states went to war in iraq expecting to destroy an active weapons of mass destruction program. As a consequence of mattiss placing their welfare above that of the american people and above that of all nations which suffer from jihadist terrorists such as isis, thousands of isis terrorists were allowed by mattis to escape from raqqa and are now being smuggled out of syria to perpetrate their terrorism here in the u.
Jan 31, 2017 this footage reveals the desperation of isiss last stand inside the warscarred city of mosul. How terrorists tap a black market fueled by stolen antiquities. Harrowing video shows isis killers rip yazidi women from. In august 20, he was kidnapped in aleppo, syria, and held captive by militants from the islamic state of iraq and the levant isis. May 27, 2015 from the first sudden, and quite dramatic, appearance of the fanatical islamic group known as isis which was largely unheard of until a year ago, on the worlds stage and which promptly replaced the worn out and tired al qaeda as the worlds terrorist bogeyman, we suggested that the straight to beheading youtube clip purpose behind the saudi arabiafunded islamic state was a simple. The secret battle to save lgbt people from isis and bring their persecutors to justice one is the son of a communist who smuggled messages in kebabs for party members. Retreating isis army smuggled a fortune in cash and gold. As syrias president, bashar alassad, closes in on victory over an eightyear revolt, a secret, industrialscale system of arbitrary arrests and torture prisons has been pivotal to his success. Video smuggled out of iraq by an iraqi journalist and broadcast by abc news on thursday appears to show members of an iraqi special forces unit one that has been praised by the united states. Islamic state loses refinery city in iraq to iraqi army and.
Hundreds of isis fighters smuggled out of raqqa daily mail. Inside one mans secret mission to rescue jihadi brides from isis. Later that year she began to campaign to raise awareness of human trafficking. This empty political space will be filled by extremists unless the united states and its allies build strong local forces that can suppress terrorist. Secret video of isis smuggled out of iraq cnn video. Inside one mans secret mission to rescue jihadi brides. The radical islamic group isis or isil is systematically killing christians in iraq.
Inside the strategy and tactics of the iraq insurgency 20032014 is a nonfiction book about the iraqi insurgency, written by u. Iraqi troops torture and execute civilians in secret videos. Oct 25, 2015 brit jihadis road to isis hell in syria via secret route through cyprus starting their journey on budget flights to the holiday destination, they then travel into turkishcontrolled northern. Isis terrorists smuggled out of raqqa as part of us, uk. The battle stands as a testament to the intensity of even locallevel engagements between iraqi security forces isf and isis whereby dozens of fighters can be wiped out in a single, very brief firefight. Hobby lobby purchased thousands of ancient artifacts smuggled out of modernday iraq via the united arab emirates and israel in 2010 and 2011, attorneys for the eastern district of new york. Destruction of cultural heritage by isil wikipedia. As of the present time, there remains a massive isis pocket to the northwest of mosul city in the region of tel afar. Hundreds of isis fighters smuggled out of raqqa in secret.
Secret video of isis smuggled out of iraq video dailymotion. Hundreds of islamic state isis terrorists were smuggled out of raqqa in syria last month as part of a deal struck by the us and uk armed forces, a media investigation has claimed. Brit jihadis road to isis hell in syria via secret. Amidst dead or alive speculations about abu bakr albaghdadi, chief of isis, he emerged in a video on april 29, 2019, talking to three others with faces blurred. After uncovering a three thousand year old amulet, science teacher andrea thomas, inherits the abilities of the ancient goddess, isis. Jul, 2017 graphic video posted online this week purportedly shows a group of iraqi soldiers giving isis fighters a taste of their own medicine tossing them off a cliff and pumping their bodies full o.
Secret video of isis smuggled out of iraq cnn video a man who fled from mosul, iraq, shows arwa damon video that provides a glimpse into how isis is winning over people. With that cash, isis has both smuggled money out of iraq and invested in local iraqi markets. Islamic state loses refinery city in iraq to iraqi army and shiite militias. Earlier this week, the russian defense ministry released maps and satellite imagery it said proved that turkey is the main consumer of oil smuggled out of syria and iraq by is. Iraq s oil ministry spokesman, asim jihad, said he was not aware of oil being smuggled to jordan, but conceded that isis was still managing to export crude to turkey via syria.
President donald trump is gloating over the reported death of islamic state leader abu bakr albaghdadi. As isis gets squeezed in syria and iraq, it aims to. Top 10 secret photos smuggled out of north korea subscribe to top 10s description. Jun 20, 2014 a man who fled from mosul, iraq, shows arwa damon video that provides a glimpse into how isis is winning over people. Now reports have emerged that hundreds of isis terrorists were smuggled out of raqqa during october 2017, as part of a usuk deal and freed to spread out far and wide across syria and beyond according to bbc documentary raqqas dirty secret. The secrets of isis, originally broadcast as isis, is an american liveaction superhero television series produced by filmation from 1975 to 1977 for cbss saturday morning lineup.
September 2, 2014 was an americanisraeli journalist. But first, we need you to sign in to pbs using one of the services below. Saddam husseins new novel might end up funneling money to isis. With him was a wellconnected syrian doctor whod overseen medical facilities in the isis capital of raqqa. A man who fled from mosul, iraq, shows arwa damon video that provides a glimpse into how isis is winning over people. Cnn a new video reportedly smuggled out of mosul, iraq, by a wanted man seemingly provides a glimpse into how the islamic state of iraq and the levant, a radical islamic group usually referred to as isis, is actually winning over many iraqis as the country spirals out of control.
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