VIDEO: Who Is Buying Islamic State’s Oil?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2015 Oil is Islamic State's lifeline -- a business that provides the terrorist group with more revenue than any other source, helping to fund its war in Syria and Iraq, as well as providing electricity to the 10 million people living under the group's control. So who are the individuals and groups involved in refining and selling this oil? And where does it end up? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S.-Russia Diplomatic Rift Narrows as Presidents Talk Cooperation on Syria

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 18, 2015 President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin appear ready to cooperate militarily as the bitter rift over Ukraine gives way to a common interest in combating Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Islamic State Destroys Ancient Temple in Syria

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 24, 2015 Islamic State made a symbolic and destructive statement by blowing up the ancient Temple of Baalshamin, one of the foremost structures among the ruins of Palmyra in Syria, which The New York Times and other outlets reported was destroyed Sunday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkey Ends Two-Year Cease-Fire With Attacks on Kurdish Militant Camps in Northern Iraq

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 26, 2015 Turkey's air force is attacking Islamic State targets in Syria and Kurdistan Worker’s Party militants in northern Iraq, according to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No, Mr. Netanyahu, Iran Isn’t Trying to Take Over the World and It Isn’t ISIS

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 13, 2015 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged last week that Iran was the major sponsor of terrorism in the world and that it wants to take over the whole world. Here are some replies to Netanyahu’s silliness. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why a U.S. Alliance With al-Qaida Is a Crazy Idea

By Stanley Heller Jul 1, 2015 With US Middle East strategy in tatters, some experts are advocating that the U ally with al-Qaida against Islamic State Here’s why such a cold-blooded plan is pure folly -- and what we should call for instead. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Yemen Bombing: It’s Not the Islamic State Group, and It’s Not a Sunni-Shiite Conflict

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 25, 2015 The massive twin bombings at mosques in the capital that shook Yemen on Friday, killing over 100 and wounding many more, were immediately claimed by Daesh (the Islamic State group). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Did British Security Services Drive ‘Jihadi John’ to Join Islamic State?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2015 Documented evidence suggests the United Kingdom's MI5 drove a young Muslim man to the brink of madness. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Syria: Islamic State Takes 150 Christians Captive as 3,000 Flee to Hasakah (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 26, 2015 Al-Nahar reported that dozens of Assyrian Christians have been abducted by the Islamic State group (also known as Daesh) in Hasakah Province, northeast Syria. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky on the History Behind the Islamic State Group and Putin’s Actions in Ukraine

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 24, 2015 Shortly after the Minsk II cease-fire agreement was reached on Feb. 11, the United Kingdom's Channel 4 called on the world-renowned linguist and political activist to discuss two of the most pressing global crises taking place. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Asks Congress for Another Middle East War

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Feb 12, 2015 The White House has asked Congress to pass a deliberately vague authorization for the war against the Islamic State that has been in progress for six months. Congress seems disinclined to say yes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ISIS Vaccine

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