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ISIS drowns, decapitates ‘spies’ in brutal new video

An Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group video released Tuesday showed the militants murdering 16 men by drowning them in a cage, decapitating them with explosives and firing a rocket-propelled grenade into a car. The video, apparently shot in Iraq's Nineveh province, was one of the most...

Baghdadi’s ex-wife gives birth in Lebanese hospital

 (The Daily Star)- The ex-wife of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who is formally under the custody of Lebanese authorities, allegedly gave birth at one of Lebanon's military hospitals, pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reported Tuesday. The daily cited judicial sources as saying that the that...

Security chief: No return to Roumieh impunity

The head of the Internal Security Force’s Information Branch vowed to block attempts to usher Lebanon’s largest prison back to an era of impunity, five months after security forces first stormed the notorious facility. “We will not allow a return to the emirate that is Roumieh [prison]...

Australian 'severed head' militants reportedly killed in Iraq

Australia is close to confirming the reported death in Iraq of two home-grown militants who shot to infamy last year after being photographed holding the severed heads of Syrian soldiers, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Tuesday. Australia issued arrest warrants for suspected Australian...