Islamic State

Afghan Militia Commander Who Fought ISIS Killed In Suicide Attack

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 31, 2018

A suicide bomber in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar killed at least four people, including a prominent local militia commander, considered a leading opponent of Islamic State fighters in the region, officials said on Monday.

Future "Human Bombs" Warning As Europe's Jails Fill With ISIS Fighters

World News | Souad Mekhennet, Joby Warrick, The Washington Post | Sunday July 29, 2018

A few months before his killing rampage, convicted robber and prison inmate Benjamin Herman had a jailhouse conversion of a sort. A white suburban teen and a nominal Catholic when he was first incarcerated, he emerged in late May as an avowed Islamist who would murder three people within hours of gaining freedom on a work-release program.

ISIS Claims Deadly Toronto Attack That Killed 2: Propaganda Agency

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 25, 2018

The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a weekend shooting that killed two people in Canada's Toronto.

American Captured In Syria Charged In US With Supporting ISIS

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 25, 2018

A Michigan man seized overseas by a U.S.-backed Syrian militia has been charged with providing material support to ISIS terroristts, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday.

ISIS Is Making A Comeback In Iraq A Year After Baghdad Declared Victory

World News | Liz Sly, Mustafa Salim, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 18, 2018

The Islamic State is creeping back into parts of central Iraq just seven months after the government declared victory in the war against the group, embarking on a wave of kidnappings, assassinations and bombings that have raised fears a new cycle of insurgency is starting again.

ISIS Group Claims Pakistan Blast That Killed Over 80

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 13, 2018

The Islamic State claimed a suicide bombing at a political rally in southwestern Pakistan Friday that killed at least 85 people, according to the group's Amaq propaganda agency.

Picture Of ISIS Terrorist Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi's Dead Son Comes Out

World News | ANI | Thursday July 12, 2018

The Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan and Pakistan released a picture of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's son Hudhayfah al-Badri, who was killed in an operation in Syria earlier this month. Taking to Twitter handle, a terrorism research group TRACterrorism.org posted the image, showing al-Badri carrying a rifle.

Forgiven By Her Native Chechnya, A Woman Is Returned From ISIS

World News | Amie Ferris-Rotman, The Washington Post | Tuesday July 3, 2018

She's a mother of seven who married an Islamic State fighter and was captured in Syria, but Madina was lucky. She is a Chechen, and that means she got to come home

Goverment Bans Offshoots Of Al-Qaeda, ISIS In Indian Subcontinent

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 22, 2018

The Centre has banned new offshoots of terror organisations al-Qaeda and ISIS under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, according to an official order.

New Clues Bolster Belief That ISIS Leader Is Still Alive - And Busy With A Chilling New Mission

World News | Joby Warrick and Souad Mekhennet, The Washington Post | Sunday May 20, 2018

His self-declared caliphate was in ruins when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi summoned some of his top aides to a meeting in eastern Syria last year. The Islamic State's capital in Iraq had already fallen, and its Syrian headquarters was under siege.

Actors Dressed As ISIS Militants Stormed Mall To Promote Film. Didn't End Well

Offbeat | Siobhán O'Grady, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 9, 2018

The plan was to harmlessly promote "Damascus Time," a new film about an Iranian father and son who travel to Syria to deliver humanitarian supplies and then get kidnapped by the Islamic State. Actors dressed as Islamic State fighters would show up at a large shopping mall and cinema in Tehran on Monday night and jovially pose for photos with passer...

Kidnapped Sex Slaves Help ISIS Gain Turf in Afghanistan

World News | Eltaf Najafizada, Bloomberg | Monday May 7, 2018

When Mohammad Shah realized his family would never be able to afford the $15,000 demanded by his fiancee's father for a traditional Afghan wedding, he turned to the one group he knew would help: the Islamic State.

Syrian Army, ISIS Fight Fierce Battle In South Damascus

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 28, 2018

The Syrian army and its allies engaged in a fierce battle today with ISIS terrorists in an enclave south of Damascus held by the ISIS. Reuters witnesses, a war monitor and state television reported intense fighting including artillery bombardment and small arms fire

US Lawmakers Jolted By Syria Briefing, Pentagon Warns Of ISIS Resurgence

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 18, 2018

The US military's hands-off approach on the ground in Syria is ceding influence to Russia and Iran, a top lawmaker warned Tuesday, as the Pentagon said it has seen the ISIS "resurge" in parts of the country

Iraqi Women Accused Of ISIS Ties Subjected To Sexual Abuse And Isolation At Camps: Reports

World News | Tamer El-Ghobashy, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 17, 2018

In December, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "complete" victory over Islamic State militants after Iraqi forces backed by American advisers and air power clawed back major cities occupied by the extremists for years.