Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 15, 2014
One’s heart goes out to the Sydney hostages. But it is distressing to see the hostage-taker made 10 feet tall by the media and to have Daesh (which is what most Arabs derisively call Islamic State) invoked. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 8, 2014
The U.S. war on Islamic State (also known as Daesh) in Iraq and Syria takes up less and less space in mainstream media. The group and its issues haven’t gone away, however. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 3, 2014
The U.S. Pentagon is confirming that Iranian F-4 fighter jets have flown bombing missions against Daesh or the so-called ‘Islamic State Group’ in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 25, 2014
I don’t see anyone talking about how the Defense Department's response to Islamic State has gone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 25, 2014
Islamic State (known in Arabic as Daesh) has mounted a major offensive in a bid to take Ramadi, the capital of al-Anbar Province in western Iraq. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 15, 2014
A voice recording has surfaced, attributed to Ibrahim al-Samarra’i, the leader of the brutal terrorist group Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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