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Meeting the Future Suicide Bombers of the al-Nusra Front
We spoke to Paul Refsdal about his new film 'Dugma: The Button', in which he shadows a group of Jabhat al-Nusra fighters who have added their names to the "martyr list."
Discreet Funeral and No Autopsy: Israel Places Strict Conditions on Return of Palestinian Attackers' Bodies
VICE News spoke to relatives of Palestinian attackers killed by Israeli forces who are unable to get their remains back until they agree to certain conditions including small funerals and no autopsies.
Despite Islamic State Threat, Pilgrimages to Holy Shrines in Iraq Continue
Millions still converge on Iraq's holy cities to commemorate Shiite saints; since 2003 these festivals have been targets of bombings.
Summer Reading List: Zombie Hordes, Snuff Films, Haunted Computers
The hot flesh of summer is here, and the last thing I want to do when I’m living in the thick of it is read about it. If you feel the same, here are three short books that will make you feel strange in the sun.
A US Citizen Just Blew Himself Up in Syria, Rebels Say
If reports are confirmed, Abu Hurayra al-Amriki will be the first known American to have become a suicide bomber in Syria.