9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Isis (redirected fromCult of Isis) Encyclopedia I·sis (ī′sĭs) n.Mythology An ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility and magic who was the sister and wife of Osiris. ...
American-backed forces fight ISIS in Syria The U.S. has been conducting airstrikes in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime, in part, it says, to prevent a resurgence of ISIS. Holly Williams got an on-the-ground look at how American-backed forces in Syria are also working to disr...
"But today, as a result of the political circumstances in the Middle East and the world, we see that President Trump will have a different outlook than before." The AANES administrates large swathes of north and east Syria under the SDF's control. The regime of Syrian President Bashar al...
Her cult became widespread outside Egypt as well (in Asia Minor, Syria, Greece, Italy, Gaul, and elsewhere). The wife and sister of Osiris and the mother of Horus, Isis was considered the personification of conjugal fidelity and motherhood. She was also revered as the goddess of fertility,...
US strikes ISIS in Syria as Assad regime falls “The future here will be written by Syrians,” a White House official told reporters. Patrick Tucker December 8, 2024 The D Brief: Ceasefire pact in Lebanon; US strike in Syria; New SecNav tapped; Space execs’ pleas to NATO; And a bit...
She said her first "owner" was an Iraqi ISIS commander who went by the name Abu Mansour in the city of Raqqa, the de-facto ISIS capital deep in Syria. He brutalized her, often keeping her handcuffed. She tried to run away twice but was caught, beaten and raped repeatedly. After a mo...
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The recent US airstrikes in Syria that targeted and reportedly killed up to 35 Islamic State (IS) members highlight America’s ongoing commitment to keeping the terror group from regaining ground. The operation, carried out on Monday, October 28, and announced by US Central Command (CENTCOM)...
Both the U.S. and Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State in 2017. Yet,today there are believedto be 8,000 to 16,000 fighters still active in Iraq and Syria, according to a 2020 report to Congress from the lead inspector general. ...
ISIS has seen plenty of military setbacks in recent months: at Kobani in Syria, to the north and east of Mosul where Kurdish peshmerga made widespread territorial gains, and in Diyala province north of Baghdad. The ultimately successful Iraqi offensive against Tikrit in March was its most obviou...