Islamic State

(Graphic 18+) Documentary: Iraq – Only Dead See The End Of War

HBO describes Michael Ware’s film as “an illuminating window into the origins of a modern terrorist organization,” which is an apt characterization. Yet while watching it is no picnic due to the graphic nature of what’s on screen, “Only the Dead See the End of [continue reading].

Syria: UN Says War Crimes Team Not To Investigate Airstrikes

Men stand along a crater caused by what activists said was a Russian air strike in Latamneh, in the northern province of Hama, Syria October 2, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

A United Nations team of war crimes investigators will not probe air strikes by foreign countries in Syria, its chairman said on Wednesday, despite concerns that some attacks by foreign militaries could have violated the laws of war. The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria is [continue reading].

PARIS: French Jets Strike Islamic State – Britain Offers Help

(FILES) Britain has sent six RAF Typhoon jets to its Akrotiri base in Cyprus

French jets from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier struck Islamic State targets in Iraq on Monday while Britain offered France the use of an air base in Cyprus to hit the militants behind the Paris attacks. French President Francois Hollande met British Prime Minister David [continue reading].

Syria: Coalition Forces Target Armed Opposition Groups

246 individuals were killed as a result including 243 civilians. International Coalition Forces Targets Armed Opposition Groups for the Third Time. SNHR previously issued eight reports that documented civilian’s death by the international coalition forces since 23 September [continue reading].