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Islamic State Sanctioned Organ Harvesting from Captives in Document Taken in US Raid
The recovered fatwa says taking organs from a living captive to save a Muslim's life, even if it is fatal for the captive, is permissible. It justifies the practice in part by drawing an analogy to cannibalism in extreme circumstances.
Afghanistan's Government Really Wants to Shut Down the New Islamic State Radio Station
The IS station is broadcasting on the 90 FM frequency throughout the eastern province of Nangarhar, where IS controls several districts it took over from the Taliban. The aim is to increase the group's appeal among young Afghans.
The GOP Seems Genuinely Confused About the Islamic State
During Tuesday night's Republican primary debate, the presidential candidates fumbled key facts and demonstrated little fluency with the strategies to defeat the Islamic State.
A Guy Accused of Taking Cash From ISIS Says He Was Just Trying to 'Scam Some Money'
And that, when you think about it, the FBI should probably give him a job.
The Number of Foreign Fighters Who Travelled to Syria and Iraq Doubled Since Last Year
About half of the foreign fighters hailed from the Middle East and North Africa. Militants from Tunisia continue to have an outsized presence in Jihadi groups in Iraq and Syria.
US Citizen Defects from al Shabaab as Group Contends with Competing Islamic State
The man told Reuters that he found the group's ideology "totally wrong," but al Shabaab sources told other outlets that he had recently aligned himself with the Islamic State — an offense that the al Qaeda affiliate punishes with death.
On The Line: Danny Gold Discusses the War Against the Islamic State and the Liberation of Sinjar
VICE News correspondent Danny Gold joined 'On The Line' to take your questions on the liberation of Sinjar, and the fight against the Islamic State.
Three Kinds of People Return Home After Joining the Islamic State — And They Must All Be Treated Differently
As the Paris attacks proved, the threat of violence from some who return home after joining the Islamic State is very real. Nevertheless, the West must deal with the range of returnees in a range of ways.
Chris Mullin, Ex-MP, Voted Against Iraq. This Is Why He'd Vote No On Syria
"Surely we have learned by now from our experience in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya that, when you take the lid off one of these regimes you unleash the fires of hell."
Why Are So Many People Writing Bizarre 'Open Letters' to ISIS on Facebook?
People are doing their bit in the fight against the Islamic State by writing to their friends on Facebook.
Tunisia Arrests Brothers Suspected of Helping Islamic State Bomber, Finds Weapons Hoard
Tunisia has been under a state of emergency since a suicide bomber killed 12 people on board a bus that was carrying presidential guards in Tunis last Tuesday. The Islamic State immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Monitor Group Says Russian Airstrikes in Syria Have Killed Nearly 500 Civilians
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Russia has killed 419 Islamic State militants as well as 598 fighters from the al Qaeda-affiliated al Nusra Front. But it found that Russian strikes also killed some 485 civilians, 117 of them children.