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The historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore marks a significant shift in diplomatic relations. The meeting, characterized by a carefully choreographed handshake and the signing of a document aimed at denuclearization, serves as a pivotal moment for both nations. W...
Journalist Rukmini Callimachi and her translator, Hawk, navigate the ruins of western Mosul to recover intelligence documents from a former Islamic State administrative base. By retrieving a discarded briefcase belonging to a high-ranking bureaucrat named Yasser Issa, they uncover evidence of a self-sustaining, sophist...
Mosul stands on the brink of liberation from ISIS in July 2017, marking a pivotal moment in the multi-year battle to reclaim Iraq’s second-largest city. The city’s descent into extremist control began following the 2003 U.S. invasion, as power vacuums and sectarian grievances allowed insurgent cells to flourish. Under ...
The investigation into the credibility of Huseyfa, a self-proclaimed former ISIS member, centers on reconciling his conflicting travel timelines with verified intelligence. While Huseyfa provided graphic, insider details about his time in the caliphate, discrepancies in his passport stamps and university records initia...
The declaration of the Islamic State caliphate in 2014 by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi served as a powerful ideological catalyst, drawing 40,000 individuals to join the movement under the promise of an Islamic homeland. Huzaifa, a former ISIS fighter, recounts the transition from initial fervor to disillusionment, triggered by...
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