Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Rise of ISIS
Jordanian airstrikes hammered ISIS targets in Syria today. The strikes are in retaliation for the murder of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State jihadists. The militants burned the captured pilot alive. And a new UN report says ISIS is systematically killing, torturing and raping Iraqi children. Brutality has become a hallmark of the Islamic State.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readJordanian airstrikes hammered ISIS targets in Syria today. The strikes are in retaliation for the murder of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State jihadists. The militants burned the captured pilot alive. And a new UN report says ISIS is systematically killing, torturing and raping Iraqi children. Brutality has become a hallmark of the Islamic State. But just over a year ago, few people knew about the group. Long-time foreign correspondent Patrick Cockburn has a new book out that tracks the swift rise of ISIS.
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1 of 5The Rise of ISIS, Jonathan Gold’s L.A., and Left Shark Madness- 0:00The Rise of ISISYou’re reading this
- 16:52The Saudi-Terror Connection
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- 32:58Is the Internet a Utility?
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