Daesh

Jihadist corpses poison life in Iraq's Mosul

Mosul - Muslimchronicle

For three years, jihadists made life in Iraq's Mosul impossible. Now, six months after their defeat, even their corpses are polluting everyone's existence as no one wants to move them. The rare few who dare to venture into Mosul's historic centre do so with their nose and mouth firmly covered with masks or scarves to keep out the stench. Amid the rubble-strewnRead more

Syria Kurds say Turkish operation 'clear' support for IS

Ain Issa - Muslimchronicle

The Kurdish force in northern Syria on Monday said Turkey's operation against it in Afrin amounted to supporting the Islamic State jihadist group and urged its Western allies to act. "This barbaric attack... is clear support to the Daesh terrorist organisation," the Syrian Democratic Forces, who played a key part in retaking some of IS's main bastions last year, saidRead more

Teachers in Mosul learn to cope with traumatised pupils

Mosul - Muslimchronicle

On a classroom whiteboard in the battered city of Mosul the words “rediscovering how to smile” outline the heartbreaking task of Iraqi teachers striving to heal their students’ mental scars after brutal Daesh group rule. Dozens of Iraqi teachers — many battling trauma themselves — have gathered at a university, where instructor Nazem Shaker seeks to guide them in helping children still struggling toRead more

Salman Center will correct terrorist slurs

Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

The King Salman Center for International Peace in Malaysia aims to correct international misconceptions about Islam and combat the malicious rhetoric spread by Daesh and other terrorist organizations, Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Tun Abdul Razzaq has said. Addressing the Putrajaya International Security Dialogue 2018, themed “Wisdom and Moderation in Countering Terrorism,” the Malaysian PM added: “The role of religiousRead more

More than half of Iraq's displaced have returned home

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

More than half of Iraqis displaced by recent conflicts to other parts of the country have now returned to their homes, the UN’s International Organization for Migration said on Thursday. At the end of December, more than 3.2 million displaced Iraqis had gone home while 2.6 million still lived away from home, the IOM said. Iraqi forces have regained large swathes ofRead more

Iraq faces 'new war' - on corruption

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

They have fled the country, their pockets full, or been released from prison under amnesties: despite Iraq's "war" on corruption, those guilty of embezzling state funds often evade justice. Even before he declared victory against the Islamic State group in early December after a three-year battle, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the country's next fight would be against graft, vowing to "surprise theRead more

Victory over Daesh in Syria by February: Macron

Paris - Muslimchronicle

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday predicted Daesh would be crushed in Syria by the end of February, after the extremists were routed in Iraq. “We have just won the war in Iraq with the coalition,” Macron said in an interview with France 2 television. “And I think that by mid-February, we will have won the war in Syria.”Read more

Libya oasis town offers rare 'Safe House' for migrants

Bani Walid - Muslimchronicle

For migrants who escape torture and starvation at the hands of people traffickers, a "Safe House" in an oasis town offers a rare commodity in Libya: shelter and medical care. Bani Walid, on the edge of the desert 170 kilometres (110 miles) southeast of the capital Tripoli, is a transit point on the way to the coast and perilous boatRead more

IS long gone, but former Iraqi oil hub still dead

BAIJI - Muslimchronicle

A white rocking horse and a child’s toy car lie abandoned on a dusty lane in the Iraqi city of Baiji, a small sign of the ruin that can be seen all around. Two years after the jihadists of Daesh were forced from this one-time industrial hub, Baiji remains a devastated ghost city as pledges of funds to help rebuildRead more

Syrian governmental troops bombard Hama countryside

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Calm returned to prevail the battle fronts between Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and the “Islamic State” organization in the north-eastern countryside of Hama, after violent clashes during the past 24 hours, following an attack carried out by the members of the organization on the areas of Al-Dbi’eiyyeh and Muweileh Abu Hadib in the same countryside, in which the SOHR monitored violentRead more