Syria Urged to Release Human Rights Activists
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday urged Syrian authorities to release all those who have been held by Government forces and its militias, without…
Syrian Kurds Claim Victory Against ISIS
The People’s Defense Units (a.k.a. Yekîneyên Parastina Gel or YPG), which is the national army of Syrian Kurdistan, claims that at the initial stage of victory, the resistance against terrorist…
Iraqi Militia Committing Abuses on Civilians
Abuses by militia allied with Iraqi security forces in Sunni areas have escalated in recent months. Residents have been forced from their homes, kidnapped, and in some cases summarily executed,…
ISIS Video Shows Mass Beheading of Christian Hostages
By Rakesh Raman In a new video released Sunday, the Libyan branch of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has shown the mass beheading of 21 Christians kidnapped in…
Mosque Attacked in Pakistan: 19 Killed, 60 Injured
At least 19 people were killed and over 60 injured in a major attack today on an Imambargah (a congregation hall for Shia commemoration ceremonies) in Peshawar, Pakistan. Jundullah, a…
ISIS Burnt Jordanian Pilot Alive to Avenge Civilian Deaths
By Rakesh Raman The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has offered its point of view about the recent killing of a Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kassasbeh who was burnt…