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  1. Elephants May Sniff Out Quantities With Their Noses
  2. Denmark Faces an Election Fueled by Anger on Climate and Immigration
  3. French ISIS Supporters on Death Row in Iraq Ask for Mercy
  4. Either They Kill Us or We Kill Them
  5. After 4 Centuries, Family is Selling a Sicilian Island Retreat
  6. U.N. Aid Chief Warns of Looming ‘Horror’ as Somalia Again Faces Famine
  7. The Revered Crocodiles of This Island Nation Have Suddenly Started Killing People
  8. As World Makes Gains Against Child Marriage, Nepal Struggles to Catch Up
  9. Dutch Teenager’s Death Sets Off Debate, and Media Corrections
  10. Meet the Deep-Sea Dragonfish. Its Transparent Teeth Are Stronger Than a Piranha’s.
  11. The Fish Egg That Traveled Through a Swan’s Gut, Then Hatched
  12. How Should Christians Have Sex?
  13. Chilean Bishop Resigns After Comments on Absence of Women at Last Supper
  14. Should I Call My Father?
  15. This Town Comes Alive Once a Year, as Thousands of Snakes Mate
  16. How Libra Would Work for You
  17. Donald Trump, Facebook, Harvard: Your Tuesday Briefing
  18. Those Puppy Dog Eyes You Can’t Resist? Thank Evolution
  19. Emaciated Polar Bear Wanders Into a Siberian City
  20. Khashoggi Killing Inquiry Should Look Into Saudi Prince’s Role, U.N. Expert Says
  21. In Japan, It’s a Riveting TV Plot: Can a Worker Go Home on Time?
  22. The Workplace Still Isn’t Equal for Women. Here’s Some Advice to Navigate It.
  23. Meet the Narluga, Hybrid Son of a Narwhal Mom and a Beluga Whale Dad
  24. Iran, N.B.A. Draft, ‘Toy Story’: Your Friday Briefing
  25. Alabama Woman Who Was Shot While Pregnant Is Charged in Fetus’s Death
  26. Your Friday Briefing
  27. ‘The Rooster Must Be Defended’: France’s Culture Clash Reaches a Coop
  28. A Taliban Attack on Children Causes Outrage, Everywhere but at Peace Talks
  29. 2020 Census, Lee Iacocca, Women’s World Cup: Your Wednesday Briefing
  30. An Arctic Fox’s Epic Journey: Norway to Canada in 76 Days
  31. Stored in Synapses: How Scientists Completed a Map of the Roundworm’s Brain
  32. A Clash of Worldviews as Pope Francis and Putin Meet Again
  33. More Than 80 Migrants Feared Drowned Off Tunisia Coast
  34. Kashmiris Call for Investigation of Torture Accusations Against India
  35. This Reporter Asks a Lot of Questions. In Japan, That Makes Her Unusual.
  36. Eva Kor, Survivor of Twin Experiments at Auschwitz, Dies at 85
  37. Iran, Women’s World Cup, Jeffrey Epstein: Your Monday Briefing
  38. The Power of a Unified ‘No!’: U.S. Asylum Restrictions Hit a Bump
  39. Afghan Talks With Taliban Reflect a Changed Nation
  40. Mid-Brexit, Britons Pause to Debate What Really Matters: Tea
  41. Young Afghan General Tries to Reform Police With American Way of War
  42. Ignored in Russia, Domestic Abuse Victims Try European Courts
  43. U.K. Parliament Workers Face ‘Unacceptable’ Abuse, Report Says
  44. Populist Mayor Is Picked to Run Against Taiwan’s President
  45. The Taliban Promise to Protect Women. Here’s Why Women Don’t Believe Them.
  46. The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t
  47. |Italy Police Seize Missile From Neo-Nazi Sympathizers
  48. Police in Crete Arrest 27-Year-Old Man in Killing of American Scientist
  49. Ilhan Omar, Jeffrey Epstein, Ricardo Rosselló: Your Tuesday Briefing
  50. A Better Way to Manage Your Period? Try the Menstrual Cup, Scientists Say
  51. A Prosperous China Says ‘Men Preferred,’ and Women Lose
  52. Ebola Outbreak in Congo Is Declared a Global Health Emergency
  53. Trump’s Immigration Measures, Far From New, Follow Europe’s Example
  54. At Least 13 Dead in Suspected Arson at Japanese Anime Studio
  55. Japan Fire Killed Mostly Women, at a Studio Known for Hiring Them
  56. Angela Merkel ‘Feels Solidarity’ for Congresswomen Targeted by Trump
  57. When N.Y.C. Is Your Gym
  58. The Perfect Antidote to Trump
  59. Saudi Guardianship Laws Could Be Set to Change. Here’s How Women Are Reacting.
  60. A Historic Contender for Canada’s Top Political Job
  61. Taliban Attack Security Checkpoint and Hospital in Pakistan
  62. Heat Wave, Iran, ASAP Rocky: Your Friday Evening Briefing
  63. Venezuela Blackout Leaves Caracas, and Much of the Country, Without Power
  64. In Pakistan, a Feminist Hero Is Under Fire and on the Run
  65. U.K., Puerto Rico, Equifax: Your Tuesday Briefing
  66. Even Unhatched, Birds Exchange Survival Skills
  67. Why the insect brain is so incredible - Anna Stöckl
  68. U.K. Man Who Made Up Child Abuse Claims Is Sentenced to 18 Years
  69. An American Aimed to See Every Country in the World. Then He Hit Syria.
  70. ‘Her Eyes Were Full of Fear.’ Turkey Repatriates Children of ISIS Followers.
  71. Moscow Police Arrest More Than 400 at Election Protest
  72. She’s 14, Disabled From a Bomb Blast and One of Iraq’s Top Table Tennis Players
  73. 2 American Teenagers Admit Killing Police Officer in Rome, Officials Say
  74. Miners Kill Indigenous Leader in Brazil During Invasion of Protected Land
  75. Facebook Connected Her to a Tattooed Soldier in Iraq. Or So She Thought.
  76. India’s Wild Tiger Population Rises, Despite Conflict With Humans
  77. China Says Most Muslims Have Been Released From Camps. Others Say: Prove It.
  78. Princess Haya, Wife of Dubai’s Ruler, Seeks Protective Order
  79. Having Accused a Politician of Rape, She Feared for Her Life. Now, She’s Fighting for It.
  80. |Former Mayor of Tehran Is Sentenced to Death in Wife’s Killing

2019.08

  1. 4 More Inmates Die in Brazil After Deadly Prison Clash
  2. |On First Day of the Partial Ban on Burqas, Dutch Officials Decline to Enforce It
  3. Germany Trained and Hired Asylum Seekers, Then Started Deporting Them
  4. Twins Born Conjoined at the Head Are Separated Successfully
  5. U.S. Military Calls ISIS in Afghanistan a Threat to the West. Intelligence Officials Disagree.
  6. Craving Freedom, Japan’s Women Opt Out of Marriage
  7. A Battle Is Raging in the Tree of Life
  8. Wild Pups Romp Again in an African Paradise
  9. Saudi Arabia Extends New Rights to Women in Blow to Oppressive System
  10. Ugandan Academic Jailed for Insulting President on Facebook
  11. Stealing Lauri
  12. Dayton, Hong Kong, Kashmir: Your Monday Briefing
  13. Archaeologists Find 3,200-Year-Old Cheese in an Egyptian Tomb
  14. This Bread Recipe Starts With 4,000-Year-Old Yeast
  15. Canadian Teenage Murder Suspects Found Dead in Manitoba, Police Say
  16. To Save Tiny Penguins, This Suburb Was Wiped Off the Map
  17. The Great American Lawn: How the Dream Was Manufactured
  18. Background Checks, Iowa, Little Penguins: Your Friday Evening Briefing
  19. Climate of Fear: When Part of a Country Bans Abortion
  20. U.K. Seeks Answers After Biggest Power Failure in a Decade
  21. Israeli Military Kills 4 Palestinian Militants After Attack at Gaza Border
  22. These Giant Parrots Once Roamed New Zealand
  23. Here There Be Dragons. But Can They Survive an Invasion of Tourists?
  24. China Is Waging a Disinformation War Against Hong Kong Protesters
  25. German Police Look Into Killing of Rare Bird and Vigilantes’ Payback
  26. The U.S. and the Taliban Are Near a Deal. Here’s What It Could Look Like.
  27. Useless Dads and Placid Women: U.K. Bans 2 Ads Over Sexist Stereotypes
  28. Gay Penguins, and Their Hope for a Baby, Have Enchanted Berlin
  29. New Zealand Officials Admit Letting Christchurch Suspect Send Hateful Letter
  30. Teenage Brides Trafficked to China Reveal Ordeal: ‘Ma, I’ve Been Sold’
  31. Scorched Portugal Turns to the Goat as a Low-Cost Firefighter
  32. Iceland Mourns Loss of a Glacier by Posting a Warning About Climate Change
  33. Trump Scraps Trip to Denmark, as Greenland Is Not for Sale
  34. As Taliban Talk Peace, ISIS Is Ready to Play the Spoiler in Afghanistan
  35. Bold Women. Scandalized Viewers. It’s ‘Sex and the City,’ Senegal Style.
  36. ‘Rafiki’ Review: Falling in Love, Illegally
  37. My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes
  38. Massacred at Home, in Misery Abroad, 730,000 Rohingya Are Mired in Hopelessness
  39. Genome Study Reveals Clues to Komodo Dragon’s Unique Abilities
  40. Crack Cocaine Makes a Paris Neighborhood ‘Hell’ for Users and Residents
  41. Hong Kong Police Use Water Cannon for First Time Since Protests Began
  42. Who Is Killing Wallabies in Northern Australia?
  43. Where the Titanic Shipwreck Rests, New Photos Reveal Extensive Decay
  44. Trade War, Andrew Luck, U.S. Open: Your Monday Briefing
  45. She’s a World Famous Model. So Why Did an Australian Magazine Get Her Photo Wrong?
  46. Shortchanged: Why British Life Expectancy Is Falling
  47. India’s Widows, Abused at Home, Have Sought Refuge in This Holy City for Centuries
  48. Taliban Attack Afghan City as They Talk Peace With U.S.

2019.09

  1. Before 1st Day of School, a Quiz on How to Use Your Giant Schoolbag
  2. After Trump Calls Off Talks, Afghanistan Braces for Violence
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/world/asia/india-transgender-police.html
  4. Turkey, Long a Haven for Syrian Refugees, Is Sending Them Home For Transgender Indians Hoping to Join Police Force, a Dream Is Denied
  5. It’s Horses vs. Motors in Senegal. The Steeds Still Win on Many Roads.
  6. Taiwanese Man Who Disappeared in China Is Under Investigation, Beijing Says
  7. The Indigenous Man Who Declared His Own Country
  8. After Fleeing North Korea, Women Get Trapped as Cybersex Slaves in China
  9. 5 Cheap(ish) Things for Self-Care in 15 Minutes a Day
  10. Your Tuesday Briefing
  11. For Afghans Scarred by War, ‘Peace Can’t Bring My Love Back’
  12. ustin Trudeau, Donald Trump, San Francisco: Your Thursday Briefing
  13. Syrian Children Saved a German Village. And a Village Saved Itself.
  14. Your Friday Briefing
  15. Anti-Immigrant Venom Killed Their South African Dreams
  16. Sydney Is for the Birds. The Bigger and Bolder, the Better.
  17. Scientists Identify Neurons That Help the Brain Forget
  18. A Simple Regimen Can Prevent TB. Why Aren’t More People on It?
  19. A German Court Defines Hangovers as an Illness
  20. American Jews and American Muslims Have a Common Antagonist
  21. ‘How Did We Miss Him?’: Student Death Prompts Inquiries in New Zealand
  22. On Khashoggi Killing and Yemen, Saudis Cannot Avoid Fresh Scrutiny
  23. What Whales and Dolphins Left Behind for Life in the Ocean
  24. A Father-Son Split on Hong Kong Protests Shows City’s Generational Divide
  25. Prince Harry Retraces Princess Diana’s Steps in Angolan Minefield
  26. Greenland Calls On Denmark to Help Fight Child Sexual Abuse
  27. There Are Parasitic Wasps, and Then There’s the Crypt-Keeper
  28. Top Bodyguard to 2 Saudi Kings Is Shot Dead
  29. Luxury Cars Seized From African Leader’s Son Are Auctioned in Geneva
  30. Unveiling Monument to Migrants, Pope Francis Urges Compassion for Refugees
  31. Cats Like People! (Some People, Anyway)
  32. How to Develop an Appetite for Insects
  33. Prehistoric Parents Used Baby Bottles Made of Pottery
  34. Pope Francis May Not Change the World. But He Is Reshaping the Church.
  35. Under Pressure, New Zealand Ends a Refugee Policy Branded Racist
  36. He Opposed Using Transgender Clients’ Pronouns. It Became a Legal Battle.

2019.10

  1. Hard Times Have Pakistani Hindus Looking to India, Where Some Find Only Disappointment
  2. Su Beng, a Father of Taiwan Independence, Dies at 100
  3. Britons Demand Return of American Woman Who Fled After Fatal Crash
  4. In a Race Against Death, No Way to Call a Doctor
  5. |5 More Dead Elephants Found at Thailand Waterfall, Officials Say
  6. ‘An Exorcism Must Be Done’: An Anti-Putin Shaman Sets Off Unrest
  7. Why Is Turkey Fighting the Kurds in Syria?
  8. Death Toll Climbs as Turkish Offensive in Syria Enters 2nd Day
  9. Clay Pots Everywhere Quenched Myanmar’s Thirst, Until They Vanished
  10. ISIS Rears Its Head, Adding to Chaos as Turkey Battles Kurds
  11. Like ‘Working in a Prison’: Six Years in the Hell of Syria’s Hospitals
  12. For Poland, Nobel Prize in Literature Is Cause for Conflict as Much as Congratulation
  13. A Guide to the Queen’s Speech: Crown Jewels, Black Rod and a Mace
  14. Abandoned by U.S. in Syria, Kurds Find New Ally in American Foe
  15. myanmar-ethnic-cleansing
  16. These Sure Are Photos of Kim Jong-un on a Horse
  17. Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts to Hobby Lobby
  18. Why the Protests in Hong Kong May Have No End in Sight
  19. Another Hijab Furor Hits France, Over a Mother on a School Trip
  20. In Switzerland, Hints That the Far Right Has Run Out of Steam
  21. ‘It’s Hard’: Prince Harry and Meghan Speak of Strain of Royal Life
  22. Northern Ireland Set to Legalize Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage
  23. |Naruhito’s Enthronement: Hasn’t Japan Done This Already?
  24. |A Reporter Walked Into a Prison Full of ISIS Detainees
  25. Duterte, Citing ‘Unbearable’ Back Pain, Cuts Japan Trip Short
  26. Hong Kong Frees Murder Suspect Whose Case Led to Protests
  27. Turkey Halts Syrian Incursion, Hours After Deal with Russia
  28. Google Claims a Quantum Breakthrough That Could Change Computing
  29. ‘What Is Going to Happen to Us?’ Inside ISIS Prison, Children Ask Their Fate
  30. ‘We Will Bring Back a New Caliphate’: Wives of ISIS Fighters Speak
  31. In India, Release of Hate Crime Data Depends on Who the Haters Are
  32. China Holds #MeToo Activist Who Wrote About Hong Kong Protests
  33. Russian Circus Bear Mauls Its Handler, Terrifying Crowd Just Yards Away
  34. ‘Hitler or Höcke?’ Germany’s Far-Right Party Radicalizes
  35. Panic in Pakistani City After 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V.
  36. Germany’s Far Right Tightens Its Grip in the East
  37. Leader’s Death Will Damage ISIS, but Not Destroy It
    • The death of ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was announced by president Trump on Sunday. It is considered as a huge blow to the world’s most fearsome terrorist group. However, some analysts said that losing the leader was unlikely to stop ISIS spread its ideology.

Under al-Baghdadi, the group mostly ran on its own. The extremist group had a lack of central leadership; its leader only had few direct communications with his family and trusted officials. Most ISIS franchises were acting independently. They attacked local government forces and other militia for resources. Also, the extremist group had changed its leader before. Al-Baghdadi was the forth leader of Islamic State, all his predecessors were killed before he rose to power, which showed that the leader may change, but the extreme ideology remained.

  1. They Sought a Brighter Future in Britain. Instead, Their Families Are Mourning Them.
  2. ISIS, Germany, Twitter: Your Thursday Briefing
  3. Anxious and Cooped Up, 1.5 Million Kashmiri Children Are Still Out of School
  4. ISIS Leader Paid Rival for Protection but Was Betrayed by His Own

2019.11

  1. Turkey Wants Refugees to Move to a ‘Safe Zone.’ It’s a Tough Sell.
  2. They Didn’t Find Life in a Hopeless Place
  3. Nigerian Women Say ‘MeToo.’ Critics Say ‘Prove It.’
  4. 39 Vietnamese Died in a U.K. Truck. 18,000 More Endure This Perilous Trip.
  5. She Was Daddy’s Little Girl. At 3, She Watched Him Shot Dead.
  6. Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to Bar Immigrants Who Can’t Pay for Health Care
  7. ‘Guardian’ of the Amazon Killed in Brazil by Illegal Loggers
  8. Turkey Captures Sister of Islamic State Chief Killed in Raid
  9. Girls as Young as 12 Were Strip-Searched in Australia
  10. Mormon Family Massacre Stuns Mexico, Laying Bare Government’s Helplessness
  11. ‘Achieving the American Dream’ With a Loan and a Smuggler
  12. In Reversal, Saudi Court Grants U.S. Woman Shared Custody of Daughter
  13. Captives or Defectors? Taliban Fighters Tell Conflicting Tales
  14. Indonesia Wants ‘Halal Tourism.’ But Some Want to Wrestle Pigs.
  15. Trove of Mammoth Skeletons Excavated Near Mexico City Gives Clues About Hunting
  16. Indian Court Favors Hindus in Dispute Over Ayodhya Religious Site
  17. The City That Cycles With the Young, the Old, the Busy and the Dead
  18. French Baguettes From a Vending Machine? ‘What a Tragedy.’
  19. The Hidden Cost of Gold: Birth Defects and Brain Damage
  20. Hong Kong Police Shoot Protester Amid Clashes
  21. India’s Soundtrack of Hate, With a Pop Sheen
  22. New York’s Jails Are Failing. Is the Answer 3,600 Miles Away?
  23. Russian Professor, Found With Bag of Severed Arms, Admits He Killed Student
  24. Spain’s Far Right Emerges as a Force by Tapping a New Nationalism
  25. South Korea Stops Stream of Blood From Culled Pigs
  26. Why Are People Protesting in Hong Kong?
  27. ‘I Am Not a Witch’: Victims Testify on Ex-President’s Brutal Roundups
  28. Hong Kong Students Ready Bows and Arrows for Battles with Police
  29. Facing a Pollution Crisis, Netherlands Tells Drivers to Slow Down
  30. Saving the Fire Victims Who Cannot Flee: Australia’s Koalas
  31. To Make This Tofu, Start by Burning Toxic Plastic
  32. How Did Plants Conquer Land? These Humble Algae Hold Clues
  33. ‘We’re Just So Angry’: Australians Protest Police Killing of Aboriginal Teenager
  34. A 9-Year-Old Is About to Get a University Degree. He Has #Giganticplans.
  35. The Latest in Translation Devices
  36. Pushed From Hungary, University Created by Soros Shifts to Vienna
  37. On the Internet, No One Knows You’re Not Rich. Except This Account.
  38. 5 Takeaways From the Leaked Files on China’s Mass Detention of Muslims
  39. 1969: Queen’s Horses Sold for Slaughter
  40. Two Western Hostages Are Freed in Afghanistan in Deal With Taliban
  41. German Catholic Church Debates Sexuality, Celibacy and Women’s Roles
  42. Students Fainting From Hunger in Venezuela’s Failing School System

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新聞

  1. The Yamuna, India's most polluted river
  2. I Survived The Holocaust Twin Experiments
  3. How I Escaped The Holocaust
  4. 65 Migrants Were Picked Up at Sea. Then the Politics Began.
  5. Inside the Crackdown in Kashmir

食物

  1. This Rare, Golden Cheese Is Only Made in the Polish Mountains
  2. How To Make A Croquembouche (Cream Puff Tower)
  3. HONEY | How It's Made
  4. Why Caviar Is So Expensive | So Expensive
  5. How Bubble Gum Is Made
  6. How This 13-Pound $600 Chocolate Egg Is Made | The Making Of
  7. The 'Meat Men' Behind The Country's Best Cuts | Forbes
  8. Making Rainbow Croissants: Behind Tasty
  9. How To Cook Perfect Pasta
  10. How Is McDonald's Different In Japan?
  11. 4 Levels of Mac and Cheese: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious
  12. 4 Levels of Pizza: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious
  13. 4 Levels of Brownies: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious
  14. Meat Expert Guesses Cheap vs Expensive Deli Meats | Price Points | Epicurious
  15. Binging with Babish: Squid Ink Pasta from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
  16. How Dinnerware Is Handmade For 5-Star Restaurants | The Making Of
  17. Why Real Wasabi Is So Expensive | So Expensive
  18. What Bubble-Tea Hot Pot Tastes Like | What’s It Taste Like
  19. 1 Minute Vs. 1 Hour Vs. 1 Day Noodles • Tasty
  20. The Truth Behind Calorie Labels
  21. Tasty Cooking Challenge: Granddaughter Vs. Grandmother
  22. Arby's Secret Menu: The Meat Mountain & Double Reuben Sandwich | Fast Food Secret Menus

TED ED

  1. Could we actually live on Mars? - Mari Foroutan
  2. Can a black hole be destroyed? - Fabio Pacucci
  3. Ugly History: Witch Hunts - Brian A. Pavlac
  4. The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Konrad H. Jarausch
  5. How do vitamins work? - Ginnie Trinh Nguyen
  6. How do crystals work? - Graham Baird
  7. You are more transparent than you think - Sajan Saini
  8. Could underwater farms help fight climate change? - Ayana Johnson and Megan Davis
  9. The Romans flooded the Colosseum for sea battles - Janelle Peters
  10. What is HPV and how can you protect yourself from it? - Emma Bryce
  11. What makes TB the world's most infectious killer? - Melvin Sanicas
  12. How turtle shells evolved... twice - Judy Cebra Thomas

TED

  1. My life as a work of art | Daniel Lismore
  2. An ingenious proposal for scaling up marine protection | Mark Tercek
  3. Architectural secrets of the world's ancient wonders | Brandon Clifford

生物

  1. 17 Year Periodical Cicadas | Planet Earth | BBC Earth
  2. The Extraordinary Life Cycle of a Hornet Colony
  3. Cameras Capture a Hornet Hatching Up-Close
  4. Tiny Bombs in your Blood - The Complement System
  5. Look Inside a Rattlesnake's Rattle | Deep Look
  6. This Bee Gets Punched by Flowers For Your Ice Cream | Deep Look

化學

  1. Orbitals, the Basics: Atomic Orbital Tutorial — probability, shapes, energy; Crash Chemistry Academy
  2. Atomic Hook-Ups - Types of Chemical Bonds: Crash Course Chemistry #22
  3. Polar & Non-Polar Molecules: Crash Course Chemistry #23

其他

  1. Godzilla and Mothra: King and Queen of the Kaiju
  2. How Cats Are Trained For TV And Movies | Movies Insider
  3. Meeting a Wormlion Is the Pits | Deep Look
  4. This Is Where Your Wine Corks Come From
  5. Making $35,000 Bonsai Scissors

Podcast

Caliphate

  1. Prologue: The Mission
  2. Chapter 1: The Reporter
  3. Chapter 2: Recruitment
    • Only one true God. God is the lawgiver.
    • Destroy fake gods and idols, which includes leaders of democracy countries and spiritual believes except for Islam.
    • Be loyal to God. Reject everything God disapproves.
  4. Chapter 3: The Arrival
  5. Chapter 4: Us vs. Them
  6. Chapter 5: The Heart
  7. Chapter 6: Paper Trail
  8. Chapter 7: Mosul
    • Mosul was the largest city ISIS held in Iraq. It was also one of the oldest cities in the world. The ancient city was once an economic center of the region, but the ongoing war in the country had taken away all its glory. After American troops being drawn back from Iraq in 2011, Mosul was seized by a terrorist group, which later became ISIS.
    • ISIS provided a rather functional government compared to corrupted Iraqi officials. The extremists provided electricity to poor area, forbidden bribes, and clean the roads. Because of its capacity to govern, ISIS quickly won supports from poor areas around the globe.
    • However, they also carried out brutal punishments. Dissidents were lashed, amputated or beheaded publicly. As the result, the group remained being feared and hated by many of its citizens.
  9. Chapter 8: The Briefcase
    • Rukmini Callimachi was a journalist whose reporting focused on Islamic State. After ISIS retreat from Mosul, she went to the city to get documents left behind by the extremist group.
    • She was companied by a translator who identified himself as Hawk, and a journalist from The New York Times.
    • The Iraqi security force allowed them to go into western Mosul and collect documents. They also sent an amour car and some armed man to protect the journalists.
    • As they drove into the city, Callimachi saw ruined buildings everywhere. She couldn't see any body, yet she could smell the stench coming from them.
    • Their destination was a church building, which later became the headquarter of ISIS. The building had already been searched. They couldn't find any files.
    • When they got out of the church, Hawk recognized some of the nearby buildings. He used to work as a translator for US forces there. After ISIS took over Mosul, Hawk’s neighbor reported him. He was taken to the buildings again to meet a religious judge. The judge threw him in jail for a night.
    • He led the journalists into one of the buildings and went on searching the rooms. He came back with a black briefcase.
    • The briefcase contained financial reports, receipts and IDs, all with ISIS logo on them. Callimachi had learned many departments of the Islamic States from the documents.
    • She was also aware that ISIS had become a self-sufficient organization. Unlike other terrorist groups, it didn't rely on donors. The self-claimed Caliphate taxed their citizen and trade with foreign forces, just like a country.
    • The reporters also found a marriage certification, which enabled them to identify the owner of the briefcase, whose name was Abu Jarrah. They also learned his family's whereabouts from the documents they obtained.
    • Callimachi and Hawk went to the hometown of Abu Jarrah. They spoke to his family, whom kept denying their relative had joined the Islamic State. However, they told Callimachi a story.
    • After the US invasion in 2003, American soldiers broke into Abu Jarrah's house. They suspected Abu Jarra's grandfather had planted a land mine in nearby road. They asked the old man to follow them, but he was too weak to stand. So they dragged him out of the house and took him way to be questioned. He was released the next day.
    • Abu Jarrah came from a wealthy family. They were respected by local people. The event was a huge humiliation of the family, which could explain why Abu Jarrah had joined the ISIS.
    • The family confirmed that Abu Jarrah was alive, but refuse to give his actual location.