ISIS
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Fears Renewed of Islamic State Attacks in Europe, U.S.
Washington, D.C. Western intelligence agencies are increasingly worried that Islamic State militants will soon find ways to carry out more and increasingly sophisticated…
ISIS Forcing Children to Be Killers, Suicide Bombers
Irbil, Iraq. Islamic State (IS) extremists are training Iraqi and Syrian children as young as eight years old to carry out suicide attacks and fight to kill, Iraqi Kurdis…
ISIS Presence in Predominantly Muslim Indonesia Growing
Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian officials estimate there are between 200 and 300 IS sympathizers in country. Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for carrying out Thu…
Attempt to Assist LGBT Persons Targeted by ISIS Applauded
Washington, D.C. In a statement released by the White House: The United States welcomes today’s first-ever “Arria formula” discussion by the U.N. Security Council of how…
Hellenic Fund Launching to Help Kids, including Refugees, in Hellas
New York, N.Y. I am pleased to announce that our Foundation will launch our Hellenic Fund to support children in Greece - whether economically distressed, orphaned, or re…
Kerry: U.S. Committed to Increasing Efforts Against ISIS
Washington, D.C. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday the Islamic State group "will feel even greater pressure" in the coming weeks as the United States, Franc…
Obama, Hollande to Meet in Wake of Paris Attacks re: ISIS
Washington, D.C. Less than two weeks after the deadly attacks in Paris, U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, to the Oval Office…
President Obama on the Death of Kayla Jean Mueller
Washington, D.C. President Obama released a statement this morning on the tragic death of Kayla Jean Mueller, an aid worker who was taken hostage by ISIL in 2013: "It is…
The Knife May Draw Blood But It Will Never Draw The Truth
The cartoonist will always bring a pen to the knife fight. The knife may draw blood but it will never draw the truth, © Jan Ivarsson 2015. Tweet
U.N. Security Council Calls for Eradicating ISIS Safe Havens
New York, N.Y. The United Nations Security Council this evening called on all countries that can do so to take the war on terrorism to Islamic State-controlled territory…
U.N., World Condemns ‘Despicable’ Terrorist Attacks in Paris
New York, N.Y. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council have condemned the “despicable" terrorist attacks carried out today in various locati…
Untold South Asian Stories at IAAC Literary Festival in New York
New York, N.Y. Aroon Shivdasani, Executive and Artistic Director of the Indo-American Arts Council ( IAAC ), did not sleep much last month - though she seldom does. Aroon…