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ISIS Holds Thousands Captive

ISIS's Forgotten Hostages: Islamic State Still Holds Thousands

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 brutal killings of the American and British hostages was just a glimpse of the war crimes being committed by armed groups across Syria and Iraq, according to human rights organizations. Few details are known about the cases of the Syrians, Iraqis and Lebanese abducted by Islamist groups. According to local reports, two cars snatched al-Khalil, a prominent Syrian lawyer, from outside his office in the northeastern city of Raqqah in May 2013. Al-Chibani, an Iraqi journalist, was taken from al-Diwaniya, south of Baghdad. Al-Dlimi was captured in Tikrit, the Sunni stronghold in Iraq. And in Samarra, north of Baghdad, ISIS took al-Azaoui, a cameraman, along with about 20 other Iraqi nationals."

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Kurds issue 'Call to Arms'

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

Beirut: 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

Exclusive: ISIS Starts Recruiting in Istanbul's Vulnerable Suburbs

By Alev Scott and Alexander Christie-Miller” September 12, 2014 www.newsweek.com

"...others in Istanbul, ... describe an organised recruiting network operating 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

Called From the Mountains: The women fighters who are taking on the Islamic State

by Emily Feldman — September 12, 2014 — Mashable.com

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,”^[1] Ozlem said, referring to the recent slaughter of civilians from the Yazidi minority sect..."

Iraq Crisis: ISIS accused of ethnic cleansing

Iraq crisis: Amnesty International uncovers evidence of ethnic cleansing by Isis
By Rose Troup Buchanan — Tuesday 02 September 2014 — The Independent, UK

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: Slick PR, great wealth and strategies to rival any corporate machine
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.

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↑ Iraq crisis: Amnesty International uncovers evidence of ethnic cleansing by Isis. Independent, UK

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