UN investigative team hands over crucial ISIL crime data to Iraq
Jun 08, 2024, at 01:34 am
As the UN team charged with investigating crimes committed by the Da’esh terrorist group in Iraq prepares to conclude its mandate in September, significant strides have been made in transferring crucial evidence to the authorities, its acting head said on Wednesday.
UN investigative team outlines findings around ISIL chemical weapons use
Jun 09, 2023, at 10:26 pm
During their nearly four-year reign of terror in Iraq, ISIL extremists developed at least eight chemical agents, tested them on humans, and carried out at least 13 attacks, UN experts reported on Thursday.
Admissible evidence, competent courts, critical to ensuring justice for ISIL victims in Iraq
Jun 09, 2023, at 07:14 pm
New York: Competent courts, admissible and reliable evidence, and an appropriate legal framework are needed to ensure that ISIL extremist militants can be prosecuted for the atrocities they committed during their reign of terror in Iraq, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Shamima Begum: British woman, who once flew to Syria to join ISIS, loses UK citizenship appeal
Feb 22, 2023, at 11:42 pm
London: Shamima Begum, who had once left the UK to join the terror group ISIS, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship, media reports said.
ISIL terror threat still high and increasing in conflict zones, Security Council hears
Feb 10, 2023, at 09:10 pm
New York: Despite leadership losses and diminished cash reserves, the extremist group ISIL, or Da'esh, continues to pose a threat to international peace and security, the UN counter-terrorism chief warned on Thursday in New York.
Iraq: Investigative team reaches ‘next level’ in bid to bring ISIL terrorists to justice
Dec 06, 2022, at 07:20 pm
New York: Providing justice for the communities impacted by the ISIL terror network in Iraq remains the key focus of the UN investigative team there, Special Adviser Christian Ritscher told the Security Council on Monday.
Da’esh, affiliates remain ‘global and evolving’ threat, Security Council hears
Aug 10, 2022, at 06:07 pm
New York: In a joint briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday, UN counterterrorism officials confirmed that the threat posed by Da’esh terrorist fighters and their affiliates remains “global and evolving”.
UN renews commitment to Yazidi community eight years after ISIL onslaught
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: Every effort must be made to support the Yazidi community in Iraq, the United Nations said on Wednesday, marking eight years since the extremist group ISIL launched a brutal assault on the religious minority.
‘Great progress’ being made bringing Da’esh/ISIL terrorists to justice, Security Council hears
Jun 10, 2022, at 12:22 am
New York: Crimes committed by the Da’esh terror network in Iraq constitute some of the “most gruesome acts we have seen in recent history”, the UN Special Advisor reminded the Security Council on Wednesday.
Former ISIL prison transformed to bring joy and support to youth
Dec 31, 2021, at 04:22 pm
New York: Once used as a prison by the ISIL terror network in Iraq, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency and partners have converted a former grim detention centre into a sunny space for youth.
‘Turning point’ reached for survivors of ISIL crimes in Iraq, Security Council hear
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:48 pm
New York: The international community has reached a “turning point” in pursuing justice for atrocities committed by the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq, the new head of a special UN investigative team told the Security Council in New York on Thursday.
Iraq: ‘Moral obligation’ to ensure justice for Yazidi and other survivors of ISIL crimes
Oct 01, 2021, at 09:40 pm
New York: A new Iraqi law to support Yazidi women survivors of crimes committed by ISIL terrorists, represents “a watershed moment” in addressing the wrongs committed against them and other minority groups, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict told an event on Thursday, highlighting the need for effective reparations.
New Iraqi law ‘major step’ in assisting ISIL’s female victims but more must be done
Apr 22, 2021, at 11:11 pm
New York: A new law in Iraq provides a measure of comfort for women and girls who have survived atrocities of ISIL terrorist fighters, but more must be done, an independent UN human rights expert said on Wednesday.
Feb 12, 2021, at 08:25 pm
New York: The threat to international peace and security posed by ISIL terrorist fighters is “on the rise again”, the UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Six years after genocide, international community must prioritize justice for Yazidi community
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:35 pm
New York: Six years after ISIL launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq, the international community must live up to its promise to deliver justice, survivor and Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad told a virtual event on Monday marking the anniversary.
Iraq: ISIL’s acts of terror ‘divorced from the values of all faiths’
Jul 17, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York: Religious leaders from communities across Iraq called for greater “healing and reconciliation” during a UN-organized event on Thursday, reaffirming their commitment to support survivors of crimes perpetrated by ISIL terrorist fighters.
Iraq: UN probe into ISIL atrocities making ‘real progress’, Security Council hears
Jun 16, 2020, at 04:42 pm
New York/IBNS; The special UN Investigative Team probing ISIL atrocities in Iraq is making “real progress,” its chief said on Monday, as it begins to pinpoint the perpetrators of some of the worst crimes committed by the terrorist group during its years-long occupation of large swathes of the country.
Iraq: UN mission urges ‘maximum restraint' following deadly attack on foreign troops
Mar 13, 2020, at 09:20 am
New York/IBNS: The UN mission in Iraq has called for ‘maximum restraint’ following a deadly attack on foreign forces serving under the United States-led coalition against the militant group ISIL.
Iraq: Education access still a challenge in former ISIL-controlled areas
Feb 18, 2020, at 10:21 am
New York/IBNS: More than two years after the defeat of ISIL in Iraq, some children in areas formerly controlled by the terrorist group still cannot access school or get the necessary documentation required for enrollment, a UN report published on Monday finds.
ISIL still at ‘centre’ of terrorism threat, Security Council hears
Feb 08, 2020, at 07:47 am
New York/IBNS: Despite the loss of its last stronghold in Syria and the death of its leader, ISIL “remains at the centre of the transnational terrorism threat”, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Friday.
Iraq: UN human rights report voices concern over conduct of ISIL fighter trials
Jan 29, 2020, at 01:36 pm
New York/IBNS: A new UN report published on Tuesday shows that while considerable effort has been made by Iraqi authorities to bring former ISIL terrorist fighters to justice, there are “serious concerns” about the fairness of the proceedings.
Military operation in northeast Syria could see unintentional release of ISIL affiliates: UN chief
Oct 15, 2019, at 09:34 am
New York: The ongoing Turkish military incursion in northeast Syria could unintentionally lead to the release of scores of people associated with the terrorist group ISIL, the UN Secretary-General fears.
With ISIL down but not out, continued vigilance is key, UN Security Council told
Aug 28, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, Aug 28 (IBNS): Despite ISIL’s territorial defeat in Syria, the terrorist group, also known as Da’esh “continues to aspire to global relevance”, the United Nations top counter-terrorism officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Intensified Al Qaeda and ISIL activity in Yemen ‘deeply worrying’, says UN Human Rights Office
Aug 07, 2019, at 10:22 am
New York, Aug 7 (IBNS): Armed groups affiliated with the Al Qaeda and ISIL terror groups, appear to have intensified their activities in Yemen, Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) declared on Tuesday, describing the situation as an example of “deeply worrying developments” that have seriously impacted civilians over the past ten days.
Survivors of ISIL terror in Iraq want justice, not revenge, says head of UN investigation team
Jul 16, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): The scale and barbarity of the crimes committed by ISIL have ultimately served not to divide but to unify, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, head of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), told the Security Council on Monday.
Jul 02, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, July 2 (IBNS): The Security Council has concluded a first-ever visit to Iraq on Saturday, five years on from the proclamation, by the ISIL terrorist group, of a “caliphate” in the country. The visit, which also took in a trip to Kuwait, saw the members meet senior government, UN and humanitarian officials to discuss the development of Iraq, the humanitarian situation, and the ongoing security challenges faced by the Government.
Statelessness for terrorists’ families, never an acceptable option, urges UN rights chief
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:04 am
New York, June 25 (IBNS): Thousands of suspected foreign ISIL terrorist fighters and their families who are being held in detention in Syria and Iraq, must be treated fairly by their captors and taken back by their home countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday.
Syrians ‘exposed to brutality every day’ as thousands continue fleeing ISIL’s last stand
Mar 02, 2019, at 12:22 pm
New York, Mar 2 (IBNS): In eastern Syria, 13,000 people have arrived at a protection camp in just the last week, after fleeing fighting in the last ISIL extremist stronghold in Deir-Ez-Zor governorate, the UN’s emergency coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday.
Thousands risk lives fleeing fighting in Syria’s last ISIL stronghold
Jan 12, 2019, at 08:29 am
New York, Jan 12 (IBNS): North-east Syria is seeing increasing numbers of civilian casualties and large-scale displacement amid intensifying efforts to defeat extremists from ISIL, otherwise known as Da’esh, in Deir-ez-Zor governorate, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Syrian civilians must be protected amid ISIL executions and airstrikes: Bachelet
Dec 06, 2018, at 01:18 pm
New York, Dec 6 (IBNS): Reports that violent extremists in Syria have executed civilians in the east of the war-torn country have been condemned by the UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet.