Joining the Cubs of the Caliphate
Joining the Cubs of the Caliphate features 18-year-old Abu Yousef, a Syrian ISIS defector, who was lured into the ISIS Cubs of the Caliphate at age 16. Abu Yousef was interviewed…
Aiming for Paradise with the Cubs of the Caliphate
Aiming for Paradise with the Cubs of the Caliphate features 18-year-old Abu Yousef, a Syrian ISIS defector who served in the ISIS Cubs of the Caliphate at the age of…
Sex in the Islamic State
Sex in the Islamic State features 18-year-old Abu Yousef, a Syrian ISIS defector interviewed in 2016 by Anne Speckhard and Ahmet S. Yayla and was produced by Zack Baddorf and our…
The Sabayah of the Islamic State
The Sabayah of the Islamic State features 25-year-old Abu Hamza, a Syrian from Deir ez-Zor interviewed in 2016 in Turkey by Anne Speckhard and Ahmet S. Yayla. The video was produced…
Justice for Our Sisters in the Islamic State
This video clip features Ibn Mesud, an eighteen-year-old Syrian ISIS defector from al Hasakah, Syria interviewed in December 2015 by Anne Speckhard and Ahmet S. Yayla in southern Turkey. The video…
The Real Jihad
The Real Jihad features 25-year-old Abu Hamza, a Syrian from Deir ez-Zor interviewed in 2016 in Turkey by Anne Speckhard and Ahmet S. Yayla. The video was produced and edited by…
The Islamic State Hisbah
The Islamic State Hisbah video features 25-year-old Abu Hamza, a Syrian from Deir ez-Zor interviewed in 2016 in Turkey by Anne Speckhard and Ahmet S. Yayla. The video was produced and…
Rules of the Islamic State
Rules of the Islamic State is the 29th counter narrative video in the ICSVE Breaking the ISIS Brand series. This video clip features Ibn Mesud, an eighteen-year-old Syrian ISIS defector from al Hasakah,…
The Islamic State Takes Care of You
The Islamic State Takes Care of You features 25-year-old Abu Hamza, a Syrian from Deir ez-Zor interviewed in 2016 in Turkey by Anne Speckhard and Ahmet Yayla. The video was produced…
The Family that Slays Together – Mother’s Deadly Day: She Blew Up Herself and Her Two Girls to Murder Christians
The deadly attacks during Sunday services in Indonesia were the work of a whole family. They reportedly had returned from ISIS-land—a cautionary lesson as others seek to head home. ANNE…