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Opinion - How do the laws of war apply to terrorists?
A terrorist is an “outlaw” in the literal sense of that term. They are not protected by the ordinary rules of international law, because they don’t abide by these rules themselves.
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2 days ago
At 10-year mark, US and allies weigh future of Islamic State mission
Ten years to the day after the formal launch of the U.S.-led operation against the Islamic State, the United States and its NATO allies gathered in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the future ...
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6 days ago
May 31, 2022 · ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent ideology that calls itself a caliphate and claims religious authority over all Muslims. It was inspired by al Qaida but later publicly expelled from it. RAND terrorism experts have analyzed the group's financing, management, and organization ...
Willkommen auf ISIS, der elektronischen Lernplattform der TU Berlin. Auf ISIS werden Lehrmaterialien zum Download zur Verfügung gestellt, Informationen bekanntgegeben, Hausaufgaben eingereicht und bewertet sowie elektronische Tests bis hin zu digitalen Prüfungen durchgeführt. Außerdem kann in Wikis gemeinsam gearbeitet und über Foren ...
Dec 11, 2018 · The use of social media by ISIS and other militant groups in Africa, such as al-Shabaab and Boko Haram, corresponds with increased internet access, penetration and literacy. Africa is the world's fastest growing mobile phone market, with the number of subscribers in 2000 rising from 10 million to 647 million in 2011.
Jan 9, 2018 · The researchers collected data on more than 150 cities in Iraq and Syria, month by month. They estimated that as much as a third of the population had fled areas under ISIS control. Factories closed; fields dried up. In Syria, more than 60 percent of the lights went dark as ISIS struggled to restore electricity or fuel generators.
Feb 5, 2021 · Airpower played a pivotal role in the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from 2014 to 2019 and contributed to the success of Operation Inherent Resolve. This report sheds light on the impact of the air operations in Operation Inherent Resolve and whether airpower could have been applied differently to achieve ...
Dec 18, 2018 · Syria, Iraq, and ISIS. Military conflict, political unrest, and all-out civil war have plagued both Iraq and Syria, contributing to the rise of the Islamic State. RAND experts work to better understand the forces behind the turmoil in these countries, provide recommendations for political reconciliation and economic development, and seek to ...
Feb 4, 2015 · A video released yesterday by ISIS, the terrorist group also known as ISIL or the Islamic State, appears to show Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh burned alive in a cage. Militants reportedly captured al-Kasaesbeh in December. The gruesome execution comes roughly one month after individuals associated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ...
Sep 8, 2014 · ISIS' most important revenue source right now is the smuggling of oil from the oil fields it controls in Syria and Iraq. It has been reported to control about a dozen oil fields along with several refineries. Estimates of revenue vary, but a range of $1 million to more than $2 million a day is reasonable.
Mar 14, 2016 · Both Al Qaeda and ISIS see themselves as global movements with global ambitions. Both reject the tenets of the current international order and see the conflict between Muslims and “crusaders” as one that began centuries ago and that will continue to Judgment Day. Still, there are some doctrinal differences. Al Qaeda's leaders (and most ...
Aug 16, 2016 · This report examines the ongoing debate about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Arabic Twitter to better understand the Twitter networks of ISIS supporters and opponents, using a mixed-methods analytic approach to identify and characterize in detail both support and opposition networks. The authors draw on community detection ...
