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'Islamic State' group
The 'Islamic State' group is an extremist organization
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From Germany to 'Islamic State'
To Sabine Lappe, Christian was a dream child. But her beloved son became an IS terrorist who died in Syria.
North Rhine-Westphalia: Germany's Salafist hotbed
There are more Salafists in North Rhine-Westphalia than in any other German state, but they remain underground.
Violence, tech issues disrupt Afghan poll
Afghanistan's first parliamentary vote since 2010 has been hit by violence and chaos, with attacks killing at least 36.
Terrorizing a refugee camp
In Greece’s Moria refugee camp, criminal gangs claiming to belong to the IS have established a reign of terror.
Russian president reports 700 hostages taken in Syria
President Vladimir Putin said hundreds of hostages, including US and European nationals, have been seized in Syria.
German intelligence foiled 2016 terror attack
A couple who traveled to Syria was said to be trying to send teams of militants back to Germany.
UN reports 8,000 Afghan civilian casualties
Deliberate targeting of civilians amounts to war crimes, the UN said in a report detailing 8,000 casualties.
Is Afghanistan prepared to vote?
The government is tasked with organizing parliamentary elections at a time when the Taliban are stronger than ever.
Spain dismantles 'Islamic State' ring in jails
A jihadist network spanning 17 prisons had attempted to radicalize inmates and establish a "prison front."
Is Lesbos camp ruled by IS?
Camp Moria holds 8000 refugees. Has a violent gang affiliated with IS taken control there?
Iran fires missiles at Syria militants
Iran says it has launched a missile attack on miltants in Syria it blames for a deadly attack on a military parade.
Iran summons Western diplomats after parade attack
A Sunni militant group claimed responsibility for the assault.
Freedom and belonging
We travel to post-Islamic State Mosul, visit a 'crypto-party' in Berlin and journey back to protests in 1968 California.
'It's staggering!': Le Pen outraged over psychological exam
Le Pen says the order is part of a government plot to discredit her.
Defense minister urges long-term presence in Iraq
Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Germany needed to stick around to deliver training to Iraqi troops.
Germany ready to 'help Iraq back on its feet'
A heated debate about the Bundeswehr's role in the region could soften its commitment to Iraq.
War, tradition and memory lane
We meet a Yazidi mother torn from her family by ISIS, visit Russia's cheese man and discover The Beatles's hometown.
Iraq's Mosul celebrates cultural rebirth
Music is back in Mosul, as are books and paintings. Locals say things are even better than before the arrival of IS.
In times of hate
Hate speech, censorship and excessive political correctness – we examine the fallout from protests in Chemnitz.
Finding peace for the Yazidis
What will become of the Yazidis now IS’s reign of terror that killed and enslaved thousands is over?
Rival factions struggle for power in Iraq
Two parliamentary alliances are jousting to get a majority in Iraq, with PM Haider al-Abadi hoping to sideline rivals.
IS Afghanistan leader 'killed'
Kabul says Saad Erhabi, the fourth leader of Islamic State in Afghanistan, has been killed in a raid.
Afghan president rejects resignations
Three top security officials had offered to quit over policy differences and rising violence in the country.
IS claims responsibility for Chechnya attacks
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for attacks which injured several policemen in Chechnya.
German prosecutors probe Yazidi woman's claims
German authorities say they are ready to probe claims by a Yazidi woman that she ran into her IS captor in Germany.
The plight of the Yazidi minority in Iraq
For centuries, the Yazidi community has been targeted by its neighbors for its religious beliefs.
Yazidi woman encounters IS captor in Germany
Attempting to flee her past, a young woman was confronted by her former captor in a small town in Germany.
'Islamic State' youth fighters keep the faith in prison
Iraqi youngsters are doing prison time for their roles in the "Islamic State." Some will leave more radicalized.
Up to 30,000 IS fighters still in Syria, Iraq
Despite defeat in the region, the "Islamic State" can still "mount attacks inside Syrian territory," a UN report said.
WorldLink: Faith, doubt and control
On this week's show, we meet a respected reformist Iranian cleric who’s hoping for peaceful change in his struggling country. We also introduce you to Father Nikodemus – a charismatic German Benedictine monk who says religion has a “hooligan problem” and we find out how IS victims and perpetrators are trying to rebuild their home town of Mosul.
WorldLink: Mosul’s painful catharsis
Just over a year ago, Mosul was liberated by Iraqi forces after three years of Islamist terror and mass executions that saw former neighbors turn against each other. People are slowly returning to the destroyed city, but how to reconcile the victims and perpetrators and rebuild the trust that has been lost? This report is presented by Charli Shield.
German 'IS' recruit Lamia K.'s journey to Iraq
Iraqi courts are sentencing foreigners who joined the "Islamic State." DW traces the story of two women from Germany.
Iraq court jails German for life for IS membership
An Iraqi court has sentenced a German woman to life in prison after finding her guilty of belonging to "Islamic State."
Islamist kids pose real 'threat' to Germany, spy chief warns
The warning has led to calls from some German politicians for kids under the age of 14 to be put under surveillance.
UK teen jailed over terror plot
Safaa Boular is the youngest member of Britain's first all-female terrorism cell inspired by the "Islamic State."
Are Taliban and Kabul teaming up against 'Islamic State'?
Despite the war between the Afghan government and Taliban, the two share a common enemy: the "Islamic State."
Dozens dead in Afghanistan Shiite mosque bombing
The target of the attack was a mosque belonging to Shiites, who have been a frequent target of militant Sunni groups.
Iraq's Yazidis mourn loss of homeland
Their home has been liberated, but the "Islamic State" genocide left an indelible mark. Sandra Petersmann reports.
Sinjar still in ruins
Few Yazidis who escaped "Islamic State" atrocities have returned to rebuild their liberated town.
IS abducts dozens of Syrian women and children
Dozens of Druze women and children in Southern Syria were abducted when their villages were attacked by IS.
Gunmen attack midwife training center
Gunmen stormed a training center for midwives in Jalalabad, killing at least three people.
Life in the aftermath
Two cities piece humanity back together in the wake of IS occupation, Tahiti reclaims its Polynesian identity from French colonialism, and growing up as the first IVF baby. Plus a student's take on the ongoing conflict in Nicaragua.
Coming home to Mosul
Just over a year since "Islamic State" fighters were expelled from Mosul in Iraq, residents are still trickling back, as experts race to clear the city of mines, grenades and booby traps.
WorldLink: Raqqa’s mass graves
"Islamic State" has lost much of its Syrian territory, including its former de-facto capital, Raqqa. But it has left a trail of horror in its wake, with thousands of bodies buried in nine mass graves across the city.
German police arrest former "Islamic State" wife
German police have arrested a woman suspected of having worked for the so-called "Islamic State" while in Syria.
Suicide bombs kill dozens in Sweida, IS blamed
The regime of President Bashar al-Assad has in recent weeks ousted rebels from a majority of the country's south.
'Warlord' Afghan vice president returns from exile
Accused of rape and torture, Abdul Dostum, a warlord and Afghanistan's vice president, has returned from exile.
UK would not oppose death penalty for IS 'Beatles' suspects
Britain has suggested it will not block a death sentence on two British IS fighters if they are tried in the US.
Iraq: Gunmen attack governorate building in Irbil
Militants stormed the governorate building in the city of Irbil, the normally secure capital of Iraq's Kurdish region.
Raqqa's mass graves — digging in the dirt
Human Rights Watch says there are at least nine mass graves in the Syrian city of Raqqa.
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