by Hisham Al-Hashimi | Jul 7, 2014 | Debate
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a successor of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), which Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi (born Hamid Dawud al Zawi) established in 2006. In April 2010, Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi and ISI War Minister Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir were killed by US and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 14, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a major Islamist opposition group fighting the government of Bashar Al-Assad, was killed in the city of Salamiyah near Hama during a failed attack the rebel group launched against...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 20 people were killed and over 100 wounded on Monday, April 15 in a series of car bombings targeting mainly Shi’ite areas across Iraq. With the provincial elections due to take place on April 20, there is great concern that such...
by Fares Al-Sharifi | Mar 18, 2013 | Middle East
Basra, Asharq Al-Awsat—Basra, southern Iraq’s largest city and the country’s only seaport on the Gulf, was subjected to two simultaneous terrorist attacks yesterday, leaving 10 dead and 18 wounded according to security and medical sources. Ali Al-Maliki, head of the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 18, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq has claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings that targeted Shiite areas of Baghdad, killing 28 people yesterday. The terrorist organization said that it was taking revenge for perceived state...
