Institute for Science and International Security
The ISIS resurgence in Syria and Turkey’s role in it
Nadine Maenza, the President of the IRF Secretariat, a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center, and the previous chair of USCIRF, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what a resurgent ISIS means for the region, particularly in the autonomous zone in north east Syria, and break down why we need to put the spotlight on Turkey's role in this ISIS comeback.
Kandic Faces Life Sentence After Conviction in US for Assisting ISIS
Kosovo-born New Yorker Mirsad Kandic, 40, faces up to life imprisonment for becoming an ISIS fighter, recruiting other ISIS fighters, and providing weapons, equipment, and battlefield intelligence to ISIS, the US Justice Department announced on Wednesday.
Turkish firms supplied equipment to ISIS to weaponize drones
ISIS continues to rely on “logistical hubs” inside Turkey for its finances, the U.S. Treasury said in January 2021
Photo of 34-year-old ISIS suspect arrested in Athens holding a Kalashnikov surfaces (photo)
He has been charged with being a member of ISIS
US President Vowed Retribution for Deadly Attack on Americans at Kabul Airport
President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to make terrorists "pay" for the deadly attacks that killed 13 U.S. service members and wounded many others when ISIS militants set off multiple bombs outside of Kabul's main airport earlier in the day.
US Treasury says Turkey still “logistical hub” for ISIS financing
Ankara’s commitment to combating ISIS has been a point of discussion for some time
ISIS member asks for defense lawyer
The 27-year-old from Syria who allegedly confessed to police that he was a member of ISIS will appear before an investigative magistrate after asking for a deferral on Monday.
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Police Action Against the ISIS Propaganda Sites "Has Had No Visible Impact"
Europol has said the ISIS propaganda machine has been dealt a major blow thanks to an international police operation launched on Wednesday, The Brussels Times reports.
However, historian Pieter Van Ostaeyen, an expert in the Arab world and ISIS, says this is "a slightly exaggeration" and there hasn't been any impact.
Balkan Arms Exports 'Diverted to ISIS': Report
EU-backed weapons inspectors have discovered that arms from Central and Eastern Europe make up a third of ISIS's arsenal, says a new report released on Thursday.
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Kandic Faces Life in US for Assisting ISIS
US authorities on Wednesday charged Mirsad Kandic, a legal permanent resident of the US, with providing material support and resources to Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, ISIS.
He faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, the US Department of Justice said.
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