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ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is a caliphate Islamic state declared over large swathes of Iraq and Syria and lead by its caliph Abu Bakr Baghdadi.

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Is an anti-Muslim backlash an explicit policy goal of ISIS?

Several commentators have claimed that ISIS (aka IS, ISIL or Daesh) has an explicit goal of triggering an anti-Muslim backlash from the West, thus encouraging moderate Muslims to become more extremist. For example, Australia commentator Waleed Aly…
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Is "Dabiq" an ISIS-produced magazine?

The magazine Dabiq is generally thought to be a propaganda magazine produced by the proponents on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (a.k.a. ISIS, ISIL or IS). The Islamic State (ISIS) regularly puts out a glossy propaganda magazine aimed at…
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Did 16% of French citizens support ISIS in 2014?

According to Newsweek1: One in six French citizens sympathises with the Islamist militant group ISIS, also known as Islamic State, a poll released this week found. Is this true? 116% of French Citizens Support ISIS, Poll Finds. Visited…
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Has ISIS forced 1500 Yezidis and Christians into sexual slavery?

In this United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) press release it is claimed that 1500 Yazidi and Christian persons may have been forced into sexual slavery by ISIS. The source for these statements is the Special Representative of the…
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Did ISIS bury women and children alive?

On the Huffington Post, it is claimed "We have striking evidence obtained from Yazidis fleeing Sinjar and some who escaped death, and also crime scene images that show indisputably that the gangs of the Islamic State have executed at least 500…
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Were ISIS soldiers ordered to rape women 'to make them Muslim'?

CNN: Headline: ISIS soldiers told to rape women 'to make them Muslim' The 22-year-old says the militant who picked her out raped her -- but not before trying to justify himself. "He showed me a letter and said, 'This shows any captured women…
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Did Daesh execute 5000 Yazidi men in August 2014?

DailyMail: Full horror of the Yazidis who didn’t escape Mount Sinjar: UN confirms 5,000 men were executed and 7,000 women are now kept as sex slaves ... Researchers, piecing together reports of attacks, have now concluded that more than 5,000…
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Does this video show an ISIS car bomb sent flying by an explosion?

The Daily Mail and Independent have reported on this video, which claims to show an ISIS car bomb being sent flying by an explosion. The original YouTube video can be found here: A screencapture of the video is shown below: However, both sources…
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Did Bin Laden warned his people from ISIS?

This article, originally posted on the daily mail, basically says that bin laden warned his people from ISIS, saying that they are brutal, you can read the article for more info. Is there any truth to it?
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Have ISIS publicly expressed a desire to bring on the End of Days?

Over on Politics, on What is ISIS fighting for it's claimed that ISIS wants to end the world. I can find many 2nd and 3rd hand claims that they have stated this as a goal in their communications and propaganda, for example in this widely-cited…
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WhatsApp group "Interschools" linked to Daesh?

I recently received this message, apparently a mass text message, from a WhatsApp group: There is a watsup group called' Interschools, if invited, don't join the group, it belongs to Daesh(ISIS). If you join the group you will not be able to exit…
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Were 10 ISIS fighters/members crossing from Mexico to US caught by US security forces in 2014?

In October 2014, Donald Trump tweeted: The fight against ISIS starts at our border. "At least" 10 ISIS have been caught crossing the Mexico border. Build a wall! What, if any, evidence is there for this claim?
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Is the "Mosul Sniper" a real individual or a propaganda stunt by US and its allies?

I'm reading various news reports such as this and this about a mysterious sniper that kill ISIS militia and executioners. These reports seem to me a bit out of the blue. For example the last article I read was about a executioner being killed just…
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Has the Swedish government determined flying the ISIS flag is not hate speech?

Speisa.com reports that an IS sympathiser in Sweden who flew the ISIS flag will not be prosecuted for incitement to racial hatred The question of the ISIS flag, whether it's a hate symbol in the same way as for example the Nazi swastika, has never…
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Turkish soldier with ISIS?

Oliver North posted this image on twitter and wrote A Turkish soldier "visiting" an ISIS anti-aircraft unit at Kobani. They look way too friendly. Is the description of the image correct?
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