An Iraqi officer planned Islamic State’s takeover in Syria and SPIEGEL has been given exclusive access to his papers. They portray an organization that, while seemingly driven by religious fanaticism,
one year from the beginning Raqqa is being slaughtered silently
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Smugglers on Turkey’s border with Syria send everything from iPhones to cooking oil into ISIS’ self-styled caliphate. BuzzFeed News’ Mike Giglio reports from Akcakale, Turkey. AKCAKALE, Turkey — From his
ISIS beheads top police official for smoking cigarettes
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