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Arab FMs Urge Support for Inclusive, 'Peaceful' Syria Transition

This is Beirut, 14/12 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Top diplomats from eight Arab countries, meeting in Jordan on Saturday, called for a peaceful transition in Syria with UN and Arab League support following Bashar al-Assad's ouster. In a final statement after the talks in the Jordanian Red Sea port of Aqaba, foreign ministers from Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, the United Arab ...

Blinken on ME Tour: Pledges to Work with Iraq Against IS Jihadists

This is Beirut, 13/12 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Friday to work with Iraq to ensure no resurgence of the Islamic State group after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in neighboring Syria. On a regional tour devoted to a suddenly-changed Syria, the top US diplomat flew to Baghdad from the Turkish capital Ankara and headed into talks with Iraqi Prime ...

US Continues Mission Against ISIS in Syria

This is Beirut, 10/12 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States is committed to continuing its mission against ISIS in Syria. During a Monday press briefing, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh explained that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin informed his Turkish counterpart that the US is closely monitoring opposition groups in Syria. Singh said, “And just yesterday, US Central ...

Syria: Blinken Warns Against ISIS Resurgence and Fragmentation

This is Beirut, 09/12 21:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States is determined to prevent the Islamic State group from reestablishing safe havens in Syria, as well as the fragmentation of the country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. "ISIS will try to use this period to reestablish its capabilities, to create safe havens. As our precision strikes over the weekend demonstrate, we ...

The Poisoned Chalice of Political Islam

Salam Zaatari, 05/12 09:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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For as long as I can remember, my identity as a Muslim has been a source of both pride and fear. Growing up in a post-9/11 world, I have lived under the shadow of suspicion, my faith often seen through the lens of terrorism, extremism, and political turmoil. From news headlines to Hollywood narratives, the image of Islam has been relentlessly ...

US Forces Strike Islamic State Group in Syria

This Is Beirut, 12/10 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US forces “conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple known ISIS camps in Syria in the early morning of Oct. 11,” the US Central Command said in a statement on X, using an acronym for the Islamist militant group. “The strikes will disrupt the ability of ISIS to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against the United States, its allies ...

The Media Glossary: ISIS-K

Lyne Sammouri, 27/03 16:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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The group claiming responsibility for the attacks on Moscow on March 22, 2024. What is ISIS-K? Where did the group originate from? How did the group emerge? [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/world/238995"]

Banned by ISIS, Iraqi 'Daf' Revives Religious Music

Vanessa Kallas, 17/02 09:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Once prohibited during the ISIS period, the Iraqi tambourine known as 'Daf' has resurfaced in the folkloric music scene as artisans have begun crafting it again.

From Daesh's Takfirism to Hezbollah's 'Takhuinism'

2023-12-31 12:08 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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If ISIS tried to carry out ethnic cleansing based on takfirism, Hezbollah has devised the notion of "takhuinism" (accusation of treason) to subjugate Lebanon in an atmosphere of terror. Every Christian is potentially labeled as a Zionist agent. The military tribunal has become Hezbollah's instrument of oppression, where any accused individual is ...

Beirut’s Justice Palace Faces Security Threats

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Beirut’s Justice Palace has been at the center of security threats since November 24. The hearing of individuals involved in two suicide bombings targeting a neighborhood of Beirut’s southern suburb, which were claimed by ISIS, was scheduled for that day. A few hours before the hearing was set to begin, President of the Higher Judicial ...