Atrocities Committed By ISIS in Syria & Iraq: ISIL/Islamic State/Daesh

War is a state of incessant conflict when the legal codes and moral laws that govern interactions in civil society are turned on their heads and momentarily cease to exist.

Since the beginning of recorded history, some of the most atrocious crimes have been committed under the shadow of war and anarchy. In some instances, these war-time barbarous acts, such as the Nazi genocide of Jews, the Hiroshima/Nagasaki nuclear bombings and the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, have had the effec...