Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

Britain arrests two more in probe of Manchester bombing network

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) –British police said they arrested two more people during raids Saturday in connection with the suicide bombing at a Manchester concert, with a “large part” of the network behind the attack now being held. The two men, aged 20 and 22, were arrested in north Manchester early Saturday after police gained entry to an address using a controlled explosion. The arrests bring to 11 the number of suspects held in Britain […]

US monitors ISIS threat in the Philippines

According to the United States Ambassador Philip Goldberg, the US is strictly monitoring the threat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in the Philippines as well as other nations in South East Asia. Goldberg added that the US is monitoring the activities of groups that expressed support for ISIS, including the Abu Sayyaf Group. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Faith against faith in Syria

QUEZON City (September 11) – Syria’s civil war is an ongoing armed conflict and is said to be the worst humanitarian disaster of our time. The civil war in Syria started in 2011 because of the massive anti-government opposition demonstrations against the Ba’athist government of Bashar al-Assad and eventually escalated into a full-scale conflict. The civil war has left hundreds and thousands of casualties, with many more wounded. The plight of the citizens of Syria has […]