by Rukmini Callimachi | Jul 29, 2017 | Middle East
SHARIYA CAMP, Iraq — The 16-year-old lies on her side on a mattress on the floor, unable to hold up her head. Her uncle props her up to drink water, but she can barely swallow. Her voice is so weak, he places his ear directly over her mouth to hear her. The girl,...
by Rukmini Callimachi | Feb 8, 2017 | Features
Hyderabad, India — When ISIS identified a promising young recruit willing to carry out an attack in one of India’s major tech hubs, the group made sure to arrange everything down to the bullets he needed to kill victims. For 17 months, terrorist operatives guided the...
by Rukmini Callimachi | Dec 13, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture
KHAZER CAMP, Iraq — By the time the jihadists had finished, not even a woman’s eyes were legal. Showing them was a punishable offense. The dress code imposed on the women of Mosul started soon after ISIS overran the city more than two years ago. It was carried out...
by Rukmini Callimachi | Nov 19, 2016 | Middle East
Washington- American officials accuse him of being part of the “inner leadership circle” of Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, most widely known as the Nusra Front, and of raising as much as $5 million for the terrorist group while signing up thousands of fighters. But...
by Rukmini Callimachi | Aug 5, 2016 | World
BREMEN, Germany — Believing he was answering a holy call, Harry Sarfo left his home in the working-class city of Bremen last year and drove for four straight days to reach the territory controlled by the ISIS in Syria. He barely had time to settle in before members of...
