Caliphate

Videos

Terror / Clip
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Fighting ISIS

In Iraq, Suroosh speaks to the soldiers on the frontline of the fight against ISIS and experiences the violence of the conflict firsthand.
Terror / Clip
4:59

The Formation of the Islamic State

Suroosh tracks the origins of the Islamic State from an American prison camp in Iraq and a 1400 year old religious prophecy.
Terror / Clip
6:21

Boko Haram Kidnappings

Boko Haram has forced dozens of girls to carry bombs because they attract less suspicion. Suroosh meets one of the few of them who managed to survive.
Terror / Clip
4:04

The Origins of Boko Haram

Suroosh speaks to Aisha Wakil, a lawyer who knew members of Boko Haram before the group declared jihad against the Nigerian government.
Foreign Fighter Diary
4:29

Safer at War than at Home | Diary of a Combat Medic (Part 3/3)

This is Swedish Kurdish combat medic Firat’s video diary from when he returned to Syria to fight to last battle against ISIS.
Foreign Fighter Diary / Clip
4:15

Interrogating Enemy Combatants | Diary of a Combat Medic (Part 2/3)

This is Swedish Kurdish combat medic Firat’s video diary from when he returned to Syria to fight to last battle against ISIS.
Foreign Fighter Diary / Clip
6:23

What to Pack for War in Syria | Diary of a Combat Medic (Part 1/3)

This is Swedish Kurdish combat medic Firat’s video diary from when he returned to Syria to fight to last battle against ISIS.
How-To
5:35

Recreating the World's Oldest Chicken and Date Recipe

VICE Arabia got their hands on a copy of Kitab Al-Tabikh, the most ancient cookbook in the Arab world, so we decided to test out a few recipes.
VICE News Shorts
1:05

Iraq declares end of ISIS caliphate but the war is far from over

Iraq declared the end of the Islamic State group's caliphate after seizing the ruined Grand al-Nuri Mosque.
VICE News Shorts
2:38

ISIS destroyed iconic Islam mosque as a “symbolic action”

The Grand Mosque of al-Nuri, one of Islam’s great cultural and religious monuments, was destroyed in the battle for Mosul.
VICE News Specials
6:39

What It's Really Like to Fight for the Islamic State

VICE News has obtained battle footage taken from the headcam of a dead Islamic State fighter. Here's what you won't see in IS propaganda.
VICE News Specials
42:31

The Islamic State

With unprecedented and exclusive access, VICE News journalist and filmmaker Medyan Dairieh spent three weeks filming alone inside the self-proclaimed caliphate of the Islamic State.
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