Conflict

Iraq: ISIL’s acts of terror ‘divorced from the values of all faiths’

New York: Religious leaders from communities across Iraq called for greater “healing and reconciliation” during a UN-organized event on Thursday, reaffirming their commitment to support survivors of crimes perpetrated by ISIL terrorist fighters. more

Iraq: UN probe into ISIL atrocities making ‘real progress’, Security Council hears

New York ; The special UN Investigative Team probing ISIL atrocities in Iraq is making “real progress,” its chief said on Monday, as it begins to pinpoint the perpetrators of ...

ISIL still at ‘centre’ of terrorism threat, Security Council hears

New York : Despite the loss of its last stronghold in Syria and the death of its leader, ISIL “remains at the centre of the transnational terrorism threat”, a senior UN offici ...

Military operation in northeast Syria could see unintentional release of ISIL affiliates: UN chief

New York: The ongoing Turkish military incursion in northeast Syria could unintentionally lead to the release of scores of people associated with the terrorist group ISIL, the UN Secretar ...

With ISIL down but not out, continued vigilance is key, UN Security Council told

New York, Aug 28 (JEN): Despite ISIL’s territorial defeat in Syria, the terrorist group, also known as Da’esh “continues to aspire to global relevance”, the United ...

Intensified Al Qaeda and ISIL activity in Yemen ‘deeply worrying’, says UN Human Rights Office

New York, Aug 7 (JEN): Armed groups affiliated with the Al Qaeda and ISIL terror groups, appear to have intensified their activities in Yemen, Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the UN ...

Pentagon admits many IS supporters sheltering in Al-Hawl refugee camp in Syria

Washington (Sputnik/UNI) Many supporters of the Islamic State (IS, or ISIS) terror group (outlawed in Russia) are sheltering the Al-Hawl refugee camp in Syria, the 18th Lead Inspector Gen ...

Survivors of ISIL terror in Iraq want justice, not revenge, says head of UN investigation team

New York, July 16 (JEN): The scale and barbarity of the crimes committed by ISIL have ultimately served not to divide but to unify, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, head of the UN Investigative Tea ...

Five years on from ISIL ‘caliphate’ proclamation in Iraq, Security Council makes first-ever visit

New York, July 2 (IBNS): The Security Council has concluded a first-ever visit to Iraq on Saturday, five years on from the proclamation, by the ISIL terrorist group, of a “caliphate ...

Children of ISIL terrorists likely held in ‘secret detention facilities’, UN human rights office warns

New York: In Syria, it is suspected that children whose fathers fought for terrorist group ISIL are being held in unidentified “settlements” and “secret detention facili ...