Islamic State
Photos From the Rise and Fall of the Islamic State
Lorenzo Meloni’s new photobook explores the Islamic State’s post-colonial origins, its terrifying ascendence and steep collapse.
The Taliban Have a Growing ISIS-K Problem
For 20 years the Taliban waged an ultimately-successful insurgency against Western forces and the Afghan government they supported. They now face an expanding violent threat from ISIS-K insurgents.
Deputy Leader of ISIS Captured in Cross-Border Raid, Iraq Says
Sami Jasim al-Jaburi had a $5 million bounty on his head and was dubbed the Islamic State’s “finance minister.” A security source told VICE World News al-Jaburi was arrested in Syria.
We Spoke to Traumatised Afghans Who Survived the Deadly Kabul Airport Bombings
Scenes of horror continue to emerge from Kabul airport, while those who witnessed the attacks cope with the trauma and shock of escaping death.
The Victims of an ISIS Massacre That Shocked the World Are Finally Being Buried
“We'll always remember what happened to our people, and I pray our loved ones finally find some peace.”
32 People Killed in First Suicide Bombings in Baghdad in Three Years
Two suicide bombers detonated their suicide belts in a busy market during morning rush hour, in the first such suspected ISIS attack since January 2018.
Europe Now Has Its Own 'Guantanamo Bay'
Hundreds of European women and children, captured in former ISIS territories, face a gruelling winter inside a decaying prison camp.
ISIS Kidnapped Their Loved Ones. Now They Might Be Their Only Hope To Find Them.
The caliphate has collapsed, but for thousands of Syrians whose family members were kidnapped by ISIS, there is no peace.
UK Government Repatriates British Child from Syrian Refugee Camp
Save the Children said last year there were more than 60 British children living in the camps.
Yazidi Children Abducted and Tortured by ISIS Are Still Not Getting the Help They Need
An Amnesty International report details how some of the 2,000 abducted children are later rejected by their communities.
Thousands of Foreign ISIS Fighters in Syria Will Go on Trial Starting in March
Prison guards told VICE that they fear ISIS sleeper cells could target the prisons in order to free the suspects.
Trump Says the U.S. Has Destroyed ‘100% of ISIS.’ It Hasn’t.
The group continues to operate as an underground insurgent movement and carried out several mass casualty attacks worldwide last year.