ISIS

What happens to ISIS after the death of Baghdadi? (2019)

First Mosul was liberated, then most of Iraq and Syria. Finally, in Nov. 2019, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi met the same fate as his caliphate. His death, however, maybe be a pyrrhic victory.

ISIS is dead. But it’s not gone (2019)

Travelling across northern Syria, the ghosts of the world’s most violent terrorist organization are everywhere. The war is far from over.

The last days of ISIS (2019)

As the caliphate collapsed, I spoke to two Canadians in northern Syria about the impact of ISIS on their lives – one a radical Islamist who joined the group, the other a radical leftist who fought it.

2014-2017: An obituary for ISIS (2017)

The so-called Islamic State has fallen. Its caliphate has crumbled, but its ideological fervor lives on.

The Canadian medics embedded in the fight against ISIS (2017)

Why a group of Canadian volunteers, led by former anti-Islamic State fighters, is rushing into the thick of the war in Mosul.

What went wrong in Mosul? (2017)

Iraqi forces were losing the battle. Then the airstrikes began, turning the tide—but at a horrible cost. Inside the terrifying fight for Mosul.

Love in the time of ISIS (2017)

Mustafa and Rosul planned to marry, until ISIS came and tragedy tore them apart. They feared they’d never see each other again.

Life under ISIS: Four stories of terror endured (2016)

When ISIS arrived in Mosul, they were seen as liberators. Then the violence began. Here are stories from people who survived ISIS rule.

Return to Qaraqosh, a city of ruins (2016)

The once-peaceful home to both Muslims and Christians has been reduced to rubble — with every mound of dirt a potential ISIS booby trap.

The horrors on the frontlines of the war for Mosul (2016)

Iraqi forces are inching forward to Mosul—and into a horrifying mix of civilians, snipers, car bombs and mortars.

Why the Islamic State keeps winning over our young (2016)

Mark Bourrie’s The Killing Game takes a deep dive into the foreign-fighter phenomenon.