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 ...

The UN warned on Wednesday that the Daesh (ISIS) terror group continues to pose a persistent threat to international peace and security, stressing the group's ability ...

August 3 marks the anniversary of the genocidal attack carried out by Daesh in Sinjar, Iraq. On that day, Daesh unleashed prohibited acts against the Yazidis, an ethno-religious minority group in Iraq ...

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 ...

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 ...

We assess that is unlikely that Daesh-Khorasan will be able to attack the US homeland and its interests as well as its allies in the foreseeable future. We assess that a Daesh-Khorasan attack against ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ayad al Jumaili, believed to be the deputy of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, was killed in the Al Qaim area, says Iraqi ...

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 ...

Reporting from Beirut — It’s an organization most everyone loathes — except, of course, for its fanatical supporters — but few seem quite sure what to call it. ISIL? ISIS? IS? Islamic State, the ...