At least 27 people are being held by ISIL in southern Syria, Human Rights Watch said Saturday as it deplored the hostage-taking as a “war crime.” The group of mostly women and children were abducted by ISIL during a massive July 25 assault on the Druze community in Sweida, in which the ...
ISIL terrorist group has released an audio message purporting to come from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In the message, the first since September last year, the voice addresses ISIL supporters. Although the audio is undated, it appears to refer to recent events, including the detention of a US pastor ...