EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) is not defeated despite the loss of the territory it claimed as its so-called ‘Caliphate’ in Iraq and Syria. It
Rehabilitating ISIS’ Child Soldiers
“The Cubs of the Caliphate” is what the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIS, or Daesh) calls its child recruits and fighters under the age of eighteen. An estimated 2,000 conscripted minors
Raqqa security deteriorates as US drawdown threatens northern Syria stability
Western official warns ‘the trust is no longer there’ in America’s Middle East commitments The ongoing drawdown of U.S. troops from northeast Syria has made Coalition allies’ sustained commitment to
The Kids of the Islamic State
A lens on the thousands of children detained in northeast Syria’s al-Hol camp and the unanticipated humanitarian crisis brought on by the fight against terrorism. BY ROBIN WRIGHT : foreignpolicy.com The
Car Bomb Blast Kills 10, Hurts 20 in Syria’s Raqqa
BEIRUT — Ten people were killed and 20 wounded Saturday in a suicide car bomb attack in Ragqa, a former stronghold of the Islamic State group in north Syria, a
Measles spread inside Ain Issa camp
Abdalaziz Alhamza “RBSS” More than sixty measles cases, along with a death of one child, have been reported in Ain Issa camp which is 50 km north Raqqa city. This
Death Camps, Tuehina Camp
Abdalaziz Alhamza “RBSS” Since launching the battle for Raqqa, several camps have been established for internally displaced people (IDPs) who had to move from under the terrorist group’s control to
Da’esh and the Gorge
“It never crossed my mind that my beloved gorge, where I had spent my time with the tourists and got paid, and where the local pigeons used to nest, would
Irrigation systems are out of service in Raqqa
Abdalaziz Alhamza “RBSS” During the battles between the terrorist group ISIS and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the city’s irrigation systems were targeted and massively destroyed. As such, large parts
Mine clearance and rubble removal in Raqqa
Abdalaziz Alhamza “RBSS” The Raqqa Civil Council, whose membership was decided by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), received the second batch of vehicles for rubble removal from the International