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| − | ==ISIS Holds Thousands Captive== | + | ==ISIS Holds Thousands Captive for Ransom== |
| − | + | ''Source'' <ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/isiss-forgotten-hostages-islamic-state-still-holds-thousands-272353 ISIS's Forgotten Hostages: Islamic State Still Holds Thousands] — ''By Janine di Giovanni / September 23, 2014 / Newsweek Magazine''</ref> | |
| − | ''By Janine di Giovanni / September 23, 2014 / Newsweek Magazine''< | + | |
| − | The Islamic State has turned kidnapping into a multi-million dollar enterprise funding their government and armed forces while brutalizing thousands of innocent victims. | + | The Islamic State has turned kidnapping into a multi-million dollar enterprise funding their government and armed forces while brutalizing thousands of innocent victims through large scale kidnappings for ransom. Human rights organizations say the brutal killing of American and British hostages are only the tip of the iceberg of war crimes committed by armed groups across Syria and Iraq. |
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==Kurds issue 'Call to Arms'== | ==Kurds issue 'Call to Arms'== | ||
| − | + | Source <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/world/islamic-state-captures-21-villages-in-northern-syria-as-kurds-issue-a-call-to-arms-20140919-10j2mg.html#ixzz3EOkDmZgz Islamic State captures 21 villages in northern Syria as Kurds issue a call to arms] — ''By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam, September 19, 2014 — The Age, Australia''</ref> | |
| − | ''By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam, September 19, 2014 — The Age, Australia''< | ||
| − | + | Islamic State fighters besieged a Kurdish city in northern Syria on Thursday after seizing 21 villages in a major assault, prompting a call to arms from Kurds in neighbouring Turkey, who urged followers to go and help resist the group's advance. | |
==The Jihadi Highway: ISIS recruits openly in Istanbul== | ==The Jihadi Highway: ISIS recruits openly in Istanbul== | ||
| − | '''[http://www.newsweek.com/2014/09/19/exclusive-how-istanbul-became-recruiting-ground-islamic-state-269247.html Exclusive: ISIS Starts Recruiting in Istanbul's Vulnerable Suburbs] | + | ''Source'' <ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/2014/09/19/exclusive-how-istanbul-became-recruiting-ground-islamic-state-269247.html Exclusive: ISIS Starts Recruiting in Istanbul's Vulnerable Suburbs] — ''By Alev Scott and Alexander Christie-Miller” September 12, 2014 www.newsweek.com''</ref> |
| − | ''By Alev Scott and Alexander Christie-Miller” September 12, 2014 www.newsweek.com'' < | ||
| − | + | Reports from Istanbul describe ISIS operating an organised recruiting network online and through religious study groups, targeting young men from Sunni Muslim districts plagued by poverty and drug addiction. | |
==Kurdish women fight alongside men in war against ISIS== | ==Kurdish women fight alongside men in war against ISIS== | ||
| − | + | ''Source'' <ref>[http://mashable.com/2014/09/12/pkk-women-fighters-battling-isis/ Called From the Mountains: The women fighters who are taking on the Islamic State] — ''by Emily Feldman | September 12, 2014 | Mashable.com''</ref> | |
| − | ''by Emily Feldman | ||
An army of Kurdish women have taken up arms to defend their homes against the murderous rampaging ISIS. | An army of Kurdish women have taken up arms to defend their homes against the murderous rampaging ISIS. | ||
| − | “We knew what they did in Sinjar,” | + | “We knew what they did in Sinjar,” Ozlem said, referring to the recent slaughter of civilians from the Yazidi minority sect..." |
==Iraq Crisis: ISIS accused of ethnic cleansing== | ==Iraq Crisis: ISIS accused of ethnic cleansing== | ||
| − | '''[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-crisis-amnesty-international-uncovers-evidence-of-ethnic-cleansing-by-isis-9705719.html Iraq crisis: Amnesty International uncovers evidence of ethnic cleansing by Isis] | + | ''Source'' <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-crisis-amnesty-international-uncovers-evidence-of-ethnic-cleansing-by-isis-9705719.html Iraq crisis: Amnesty International uncovers evidence of ethnic cleansing by Isis] — ''By Rose Troup Buchanan | 02 September 2014 | The Independent, UK''</ref> |
| − | ''By Rose Troup Buchanan | ||
| − | Amnesty International has gathered evidence that several mass killings took place in Sinjar region in August, as young boys and men were bundled onto pick-up trucks, driven into the desert and massacred by Islamic State (Is) fighters. Hundreds – possibly thousands – of women and children, along with some men, have also been abducted, with no news on their welfare or whereabouts. | + | Amnesty International has gathered evidence that several mass killings took place in '''Sinjar''' region in August, as young boys and men were bundled onto pick-up trucks, driven into the desert and massacred by Islamic State (Is) fighters. Hundreds – possibly thousands – of women and children, along with some men, have also been abducted, with no news on their welfare or whereabouts. |
==ISIS: Terrorist organization run by MBAs?== | ==ISIS: Terrorist organization run by MBAs?== | ||
| − | [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/isis-slick-pr-great-wealth-and-strategies-to-rival-any-corporate-machine/story-fni0xs61-1227038352970?nk=d37aa8ccb60ddcd7e9f453a0f742e277 | + | ''Source'' <ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/isis-slick-pr-great-wealth-and-strategies-to-rival-any-corporate-machine/story-fni0xs61-1227038352970?nk=d37aa8ccb60ddcd7e9f453a0f742e277 ISIS: Slick PR, great wealth and strategies to rival any corporate machine] — ''By Emma Reynolds — August 27, 2014 — news.com.au''</ref> |
| − | ''By Emma Reynolds — August 27, 2014 — news.com.au''< | + | |
With at least $2 billion in the coffers, structured social media tactics and an astonishing growth rate, the threat of ISIS continues to grow. ISIS sees itself as an alternative to governments around the world, and what it offers is proving attractive to young, disaffected Muslims, holding up against fractured leadership in Syria and Iraq, as well as Western governments that are failing to engage young Muslims. | With at least $2 billion in the coffers, structured social media tactics and an astonishing growth rate, the threat of ISIS continues to grow. ISIS sees itself as an alternative to governments around the world, and what it offers is proving attractive to young, disaffected Muslims, holding up against fractured leadership in Syria and Iraq, as well as Western governments that are failing to engage young Muslims. | ||
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ISIS Holds Thousands Captive for Ransom
Source [1]
The Islamic State has turned kidnapping into a multi-million dollar enterprise funding their government and armed forces while brutalizing thousands of innocent victims through large scale kidnappings for ransom. Human rights organizations say the brutal killing of American and British hostages are only the tip of the iceberg of war crimes committed by armed groups across Syria and Iraq.
Kurds issue 'Call to Arms'
Source [2]
Islamic State fighters besieged a Kurdish city in northern Syria on Thursday after seizing 21 villages in a major assault, prompting a call to arms from Kurds in neighbouring Turkey, who urged followers to go and help resist the group's advance.
The Jihadi Highway: ISIS recruits openly in Istanbul
Source [3]
Reports from Istanbul describe ISIS operating an organised recruiting network online and through religious study groups, targeting young men from Sunni Muslim districts plagued by poverty and drug addiction.
Kurdish women fight alongside men in war against ISIS
Source [4]
An army of Kurdish women have taken up arms to defend their homes against the murderous rampaging ISIS. “We knew what they did in Sinjar,” Ozlem said, referring to the recent slaughter of civilians from the Yazidi minority sect..."
Iraq Crisis: ISIS accused of ethnic cleansing
Source [5]
Amnesty International has gathered evidence that several mass killings took place in Sinjar region in August, as young boys and men were bundled onto pick-up trucks, driven into the desert and massacred by Islamic State (Is) fighters. Hundreds – possibly thousands – of women and children, along with some men, have also been abducted, with no news on their welfare or whereabouts.
ISIS: Terrorist organization run by MBAs?
Source [6]
With at least $2 billion in the coffers, structured social media tactics and an astonishing growth rate, the threat of ISIS continues to grow. ISIS sees itself as an alternative to governments around the world, and what it offers is proving attractive to young, disaffected Muslims, holding up against fractured leadership in Syria and Iraq, as well as Western governments that are failing to engage young Muslims.
References
- ↑ ISIS's Forgotten Hostages: Islamic State Still Holds Thousands — By Janine di Giovanni / September 23, 2014 / Newsweek Magazine
- ↑ Islamic State captures 21 villages in northern Syria as Kurds issue a call to arms — By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam, September 19, 2014 — The Age, Australia
- ↑ Exclusive: ISIS Starts Recruiting in Istanbul's Vulnerable Suburbs — By Alev Scott and Alexander Christie-Miller” September 12, 2014 www.newsweek.com
- ↑ Called From the Mountains: The women fighters who are taking on the Islamic State — by Emily Feldman | September 12, 2014 | Mashable.com
- ↑ Iraq crisis: Amnesty International uncovers evidence of ethnic cleansing by Isis — By Rose Troup Buchanan | 02 September 2014 | The Independent, UK
- ↑ ISIS: Slick PR, great wealth and strategies to rival any corporate machine — By Emma Reynolds — August 27, 2014 — news.com.au
