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Kurdish soldiers with the Peshmerga keep guard near the frontline with Sunni militants on the outskirts of Kirkuk, an oil-rich Iraqi city on June 25, 2014 in Kirkuk, Iraq.

Foreign ISIS Recruits Likely to be More Educated, Wealthy than Average: World Bank

Oct 07, 2016 05:12 AM EDT

Recruits of the Islamic State group are more educated and relatively wealthy than their average countryman, according to a study by the World Bank entitled "Economic and Social Inclusion to Prevent Violent Extremism."

U.S. Court Sentences Colorado Teen to 4 Years in Jail for Trying to Join ISIS

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 24, 2015 05:00 AM EST

Federal Judge Raymond Moore gave on Friday a four-year sentence to 19-year-old Shannon Maureen Conley for conspiracy to support the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Hacker Group Anonymous Claims First Victim in the Name of Charlie Hebdo

Dino Lirios |

Jan 12, 2015 04:53 AM EST

The collective hacker group known as "Anonymous" has declared war on Islamic extremists after the recent attack on Paris-based satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The group state that they have claimed their first victim.

19-Year-Old Arrested on Terrorism Charges

Mitch de Leon |

Oct 06, 2014 10:17 PM EDT

A teenager from Chicago had been charged on Monday by federal prosecutors on the ground of attempting to flee to Syria in order to take part in the Islamic State group.

U.K. To Launch Airstrikes Against ISIS Within Weeks

Des Cambaliza |

Sep 04, 2014 11:06 PM EDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron hinted on Thursday at British involvement against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by carrying out air strikes that will begin within weeks.

Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town.

Yazidis, Christians, Ethnic Minorities Face Potential Genocide In Iraq

Ren Benavidez |

Aug 13, 2014 04:39 AM EDT

A humanitarian crisis continues to develop on a mountain in northern Iraq with thousands of people facing the threat of genocide from the Islamic state forces.

Son of Australian jihadist Khaled Sharrouf

Australian PM Condemns Horrifying Viral Image: Jihadist’s Child Holding Up A Severed Head

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 11, 2014 03:28 AM EDT

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott condemned the brutality of the Islamic State after a photo of seven-year-old boy holding up the decapitated head of a Syrian soldier went viral online.