Bill Roggio

A man purported to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the miltant group ISIS, during what would have been his first public appearance at a mosque in Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet.

ISIS has mastered high-end video production in its new propaganda wing

Media

ISIS knows media and messaging, from its black and white flag to its raised index finger gesture to its tweets. Now the group has a new propaganda wing that is producing sophisticated, effects-laden videos in styles from rock videos to action movies. Reporter Bruce Wallace shares some examples and what experts think ISIS is hoping to achieve.

Fighters from ISIS on a vehicle in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, which the Sunni jihadi group overran on Wednesday, closing in on the biggest oil refinery in the country and making further gains in their rapid military advance against the Shi'ite-led governme

Who are the jihadi extremists storming through Iraq — and what do they want?

Conflict & Justice
Fighters from ISIS on a vehicle in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, which the Sunni jihadi group overran on Wednesday, closing in on the biggest oil refinery in the country and making further gains in their rapid military advance against the Shi'ite-led governme

Who are the jihadi extremists storming through Iraq — and what do they want?

Conflict & Justice