FSA fighters close in on al Bab district, and Daesh is reported to have retreated as they prepare for a major battle ahead.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. Aug 02, 2021, 04:04pm EDT Aug 02, 2021, 04:04pm EDT This article ...

MIT says the captured suspect is linked to the group’s so-called “Türkiye Province” structure and provided details on ...

Here’s to the Daesh bags. Western leaders — most recently French President Francois Hollande — have begun using a silly-sounding phonetic term for Islamic militants that apparently makes the madmen ...

For a year now, the terrorist group ISIL, or Daesh, as it is known throughout the Middle East, has seized attention through its rapid growth and expansion. To fuel this growth, Daesh has maliciously ...

Only two years ago, Nadia Murad, UN Goodwill Ambassador, expressed her deepest fear after surviving the Daesh atrocities "that once Daesh is defeated, Daesh militants will just shave off their beards ...

Daesh (pronounced like dash), also stylized as Da'ish, is an acronym derived from Dawlat al-Islamiyah f'al-Iraq wa al-Sham, the Arabic translation for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. However ...

If you've wondered why world leaders, including President Obama, have started referring to the Islamic State, aka ISIS, as "Daesh" lately, you're not alone. The fact that these leaders are using the ...

Blanketed by drones, surrounded by mountains and with Special Forces crawling in the foothills beyond, the town of Miran Shah was possibly the most watched place on Earth in the 00s. It was one of the ...

Editor’s Note: Zeba Khan is a writer focused on how Islam intersects with race, politics, and identity. Follow her @zebakhan. The views expressed are her own. Zeba Khan: The word "Daesh" actively ...

What's in a name? When it comes to how to refer to the extremist group that has terrorized Syria and northern Iraq and violently imposed a caliphate, a lot. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ...

After the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria emerged as a threat, U.S. lawmakers, the press and the public at large discussed whether to refer to the group as ISIS or ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the ...