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Gary R. Bunt

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

The conclusion of an excellent series, including discussion on ‘Mosul Eye’ (which I refer to in Hashtag Islam). Discover More…

'IS' Camp

Vera Mironova, Middle East Institute, Life inside Syria’s al-Hol camp, 9 Jul 2020
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#FreeTox

Details of a social media campaign relating to Tauqir Sharif, a kidnapped British aid worker. CAGE details are here too Discover More…

'Islamic State'

BBC, Global News Podcast features Quentin Sommerville's report on 'Islamic State''s presence in Kurdish controlled camps, and the impact of Covid-19 (6:52 in) Discover More…

Syrian Jihadi Groups

Al-Monitor, The not-so-sacred profit bonanza of Syria's jihadi groups
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Online Relationships

BBC World Service, Outlook, A Syrian love story that started with a resume Discover More…

Turkey-Syria Confrontation

Syrian jets downed Discover More…

Turkey Net Block

Turkey internet blockage Discover More…

'IS' Remnants

Reuters, Goran Tomasevic and Issam Abdallah, Reuters, Widowed, imprisoned, detained: remnants of Islamic State in limbo in Syria Discover More…

IS TikTok

CNBC, TikTok removes two dozen accounts used for ISIS propaganda Discover More…

Northern Syria Updates

Coverage of the Northern Syria invasion: Discover More…

Yazidi Survival

BBC Outlook, Secret SMS texts saved my family from IS
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Profile

BBC Monitoring, Syria group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and al-Qaeda legacy, 22 May 2019
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Al Hol camp, Syria

Quentin Sommerville, BBC News, The children no-one wants. Discover More…

IS 'caliphate' 'ended'

Guardian, Isis defeated, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announce
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Yazidi Women

Guardian, 'We are now free': Yazidis fleeing Isis start over in female-only commune
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UK rehomes some 100 Syria White Helmets and family members

BBC News, UK rehomes some 100 Syria White Helmets and family members

Significant report from Catrin Nye.


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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

AFP/Rudaw, Al-Qaeda's shadow still hangs over Syria's Idlib: analysts
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UK IS members captured

Telegraph, British family among latest suspected Isil members captured in Syria  Discover More…

'IS' kill 700 prisoners

Reuters, Islamic State kills 700 prisoners in east Syria - Syrian Observatory
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Syria's forgotten women

Independent, Forgotten Women: The displaced Syrian mothers still fighting for change – who say ‘I want you to feel our suffering’, 17 Dec 2018
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'The looting of Aleppo'

Diana Darke, Middle East Eye, The looting of Aleppo: ‘We’re living in medieval times’ opinion/analysis
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Austrian Islamic State figure reportedly killed in Syria coalition strike

BBC Monitoring, Austrian Islamic State figure reportedly killed in Syria coalition strike
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Raed Fares

Middle East Eye, Prominent Syrian opposition activist Raed Fares shot dead in Idlib
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“Of Fathers and Sons” film

Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept, “Of Fathers and Sons” — a Startling Film Goes Inside a Generational Apocalypse in Syria

What appears to be a depressing but essential piece of cinema (I have only viewed the trailer so far).

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'Islamic State' Genocide: Report

NPR, Islamic State Dumped At Least 6,000 Bodies In Mass Graves In Iraq, U.N. Says

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