Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Social Media Team Up To Fight Against Terrorism Content

Four of the largest tech companies—Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and YouTube—are coming together to stop the spread of terroristic content on social media.

ISIS Supporters Threaten Twitter, Facebook CEOs Over Suspended Accounts

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey are being directly targeted by ISIS. A group supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS, has issued a direct threat against the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter for suspending the accounts of the terrorist group.

Obama Islamic State Strategy: President to Congress: Authorize War Against Islamic State

President Barack Obama published his Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) letter to Congress to help “degrade and defeat” the Islamic State militant group.

US Airstrikes Have Killed 900 in Syria Since August, Numbers of Defects to ISIS Terrorist Group Grows

The death toll of the U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria has surpassed 900. The death toll of the U. S. -led airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria has surpassed 900, CNN reports.

ISIS Killings and Beheading News: Man Shown in Terrorist Group Video Beheading US Aid Worker Reportedly an Islam Convert From France

Paris authorities said Monday that one of the Islamic State extremists involved in a video showing a beheaded U.S. aid worker and slaughtered Syrian soldiers is an Islamic convert Frenchman.

Peter Kessig Beheading Video: ISIS Reportedly Beheads Journalist Peter Kessig, New Video Released

ISIS reportedly beheads Peter Kessig, new video released A former Army ranger who was a U. S. aid worker in Syria is reportedly dead, after the Islamic State released yet another video claiming to have beheaded Peter Kessig.

U.S. Military Preparing for Years-Long Battle Against ISIS

U.S. military preparing for years-long battle against ISIS Though the ground war rests on enlisting Syrians, Iraqis and other nearby Arab nations to fight the Islamic State, the U.

ISIS Crucifies 17-Year-Old Boy in Raqqa, Syria

ISIS crucifies 17-year-old boy in Raqqa, Syria The atrocities committed by ISIS are increasingly brutal, as an image of a crucified 17-year-old boy made its way around social media.

Iraq Requests 800 More Hellfire Missiles From U.S.

Iraq requests 800 more Hellfire missiles from U.S. The first of 5,000 approved Hellfire missiles for sale has been ordered -- for a total for a total of 800 -- by the Iraqi forces to aid in the fight for the Islamic State, Bloomberg reported.

ISIS Beheading Terrorist Group in Iraq & Syria: Pentagon Names Campaign 'Operation Inherent Resolve'

Airstrikes against ISIS militants named Operation Inherent Resolve by Pentagon Operation Inherent Resolve is the official name assigned to the battle against the Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria by the U.

Kerry Slams ISIL for Enslavement, Rape and Sale of Several Thousand Yazidi Women and Girls

Kerry slams ISIL for boasting of enslavement, rape and sale of several thousand Yazidis women, girls

ISIS in Iraq: Terrorist Group Closes in on Baghdad; Obama Meets with Military Commanders

President Barack Obama will meet with top military commanders Tuesday afternoon to discuss the fight against ISIS.

Syria: Air Strikes Hit IS-Controlled Makeshift Refineries

Air strikes hit IS-controlled makeshift refineries in Syria Makeshift oil refineries in Syria, set up by the Islamic State, were hit during U. S. -led airstrikes Sunday, Reuters reported.

Islamic State: Conference in Paris Aims to Divide Responsibility in Coalition Against ISIS

Conference in Paris aims to divide responsibility in coalition against Islamic State A historically important city in world wars, Paris will host yet another international conference Monday to divide responsibility in confronting the Islamic State.

ISIL: 500 Yazidis Killed and 300 Kidnapped into Slavery

This Sunday 500 Yazidis killed and 300 kidnapped into slavery by ISIL. Iraq's human rights minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani announced Sunday that at least 500 Yazidis been killed and about 300 had been kidnapped by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL.

Sunni Insurgency in Iraq: ISIS Claims 1,700 Iraqi Soldiers Dead; Visuals Circulate on Social Media, Authenticity Unknown

A Sunni uprising against Iraq's Shiite-led government resulted in significant security concerns for the country since the United States' withdrawal in 2011. The Sunni insurgent group, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is considered as an al-Qaeda offshoot with thousands of fighters supporting the mission.
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