Iraq’s most influential Shia leader issues call to arms to fight ISIS
Iraq's most senior Shia cleric has issued an unprecedented call to arms after the al Qaeda offshoot ISIS seized more towns in northern Iraq.
The...
Indian nurses in Tikrit promised wages by ISIS if they stay
Indian nurses were promised wages by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) fighters, which the Iraqi authorities failed to pay on time,...
ISIS claim to have restored the Khilafah
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has announced the restoration of the Khilafah over the areas under its control.
In a video, Sheikh...
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi urges Muslims to make hijrah to the “Islamic state”
The leader of the newly formed "Islamic State", Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has urged Muslims from around the world to migrate to the new "Khilafah"...
Iraqi Shia cleric declares support for Sunni uprising
Iraqi Shia leader Ayatollah Mahmoud Al-Hassani Al-Sarkhi has declared his support for the Sunni uprising in Iraq, stating they have been “oppressed”.
Ayatollah Al-Sarkhi, who...
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in public leading Jummah prayers in Mosul
The leader of ISIS' caliphate, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared in public leading the jummah prayers at Mosul's landmark mosque, Masjid Al-Nuri.
Speaking from the...
Bangladeshi workers beaten and humiliated by Iraqi soldiers
Hundreds of Bangladeshi construction workers have been beaten and mocked by Iraqi soldiers after becoming dragged into their host country's sectarian conflict.
Some had their...
ISIS demolishes sunni shrines and shia mosques
ISIS, which has been gaining ground in the north and west of Iraq since last month, has been demolishing sacred sunni and shia sites...
EXCLUSIVE: Mosul resident speaks to 5Pillarz about life under ISIS “Caliphate”
In an exclusive interview with 5Pillarz, a resident of Mosul describes life under ISIS and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s first public Khutbah.
Abu Abdullah is a...
Freed Indian nurses say ISIS were their “protectors” and called them “sisters”
46 Indian nurses who were held captive by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) have praised the insurgents for their good behaviour...