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Isil Mico took a photo of her sister-in-law, Oznur Mico, in front of Snowzilla, a snowman measuring more than 20 feet tall, in Anchorage.

Loneliness and social atomization play a large role in why individuals join extremist organizations be it ISIS/ISIL or right-wing paramilitaries and other antidemocracy and hate groups here in the U.S.

“ISIL weaponized several chemical agents and deployed these as chemical rockets and mortars, as well as improvised explosive devices, in the vicinity of Taza Khurmatu” which hit residential neighborhoods and agricultural fields, Ritscher said.

The attack against Taza Khurmatu was believed to be the first use of chemical weapons by ISIL, according to the U.N. investigators.

He said he has prioritized the investigation of chemical weapons used by the Islamic State, also known as ISIL.