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Interviews reveal what life is like in the Islamic State Watch

Image of Children are often used as soldiers, or even as suicide bombers. Brainwashing begins at a very young age.

Interviews with people from the Islamic State are painting a picture of daily life in the militant regime. Over the past several months, ... continue reading

Turkey to Russia: 'Our rules of engagement are clear' Watch

Image of Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (Reuters).

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has promised to take necessary actions in order to protect the country's borders from the incursion ... continue reading

Is the U.S. fully responsible for Kunduz hospital airstrike? Watch

Image of Afghan staff react inside a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital after an air strike in the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan (Reuters).

On Monday, the American commander of international forces in Afghanistan announced Afghan forces asked for U.S. air support as they fought ... continue reading

Grotesque images show Syrian treatment of political prisoners Watch

Image of A woman covers her mouth as she views shocking images smuggled out of Syria on display at the UN headquarters in New York (Reuters).

A Syrian military photographer, code named Caesar, smuggled and shared to the world evidence showcasing Bashar al-Assad's grotesque cruelty ... continue reading

'Tragic' and 'Inexcusable': Investigation launched on U.S. Airstrike that hit Afghanistan Doctors Without Borders hospital Watch

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Several people were injured and the death toll rose to 19 during the tragic, inexcusable U.S. airstrike on the Doctors Without Borders ... continue reading

Islamic State executes ten Kurdish fighters, releases video (WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT) Watch

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Another execution video has been posted by Islamic State terrorists. In this video, they behead ten Kurdish fighters after forcing them to ... continue reading

Iranian troops flood Syria: Plan to launch a ground attack Watch

Image of Iran sends troops into Syria (AFP/Atta Kenare).

Over the past ten days, hundreds of Iranian troops entered Syria and will soon accompany government forces and Lebanese Hezbolla allies. ... continue reading

Russia calls up 150,000 conscripts as Syrian invasion accelerates Watch

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Russia could be planning a full-scale invasion of the Islamic State, granting the terror organization the final, apocalyptic struggle they ... continue reading

Russia launches airstrikes in Syria but didn't target ISIS strongholds Watch

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Russia conducted its first airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday.  LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Following reports of Russian ... continue reading

Yazidi woman recounts decapitation of husband and loss of 16-year-old daughter taken to serve as ISIS sex slave Watch

Image of 9-year-old Shilan held her father's headless body following his execution by ISIS soldiers (Owen Holdaway).

A Yazidi mother speaks out against ISIS, who executed her husband and took one of her daughters as a sex slave. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic ... continue reading

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