Islamic State

UN envoy in Iraq to step down at end of May, says country 'on a knife's edge'

"For Iraq to continue on its path of stability and progress further, an enabling environment will prove essential. And, such an environment requires restraint from all sides,"

By REUTERS
06/02/2024

Turkey arrests 25 suspects over church shooting - minister

The two main suspects were foreign nationals, one from Tajikistan and the other Russian, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said previously.

By REUTERS
02/02/2024

Philippine troops kill nine Islamist militants, including two linked to Catholic Mass bombing

Those killed were members of Daulah Islamiyah, a pro-Islamic State militant group that took control of the southern Marawi city in 2017 and held it through five months of ground offensives.

By REUTERS
27/01/2024
 People gather near a body lying on the ground at the scene of explosions

Islamic State claims responsibility for blasts near Soleimani's grave in Iran

Suicide bomber caused the first explosion at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate Soleimani, Iran claimed on Thursday.

By REUTERS
04/01/2024

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Philippine bombing

The attack was carried out in a university gymnasium in Marawi, a city in the south of the country besieged by Islamist militants for five months in 2017.

By REUTERS
04/12/2023
AN ISIS fighter uses his phone to  lm a military parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province in 2014

Alleged Islamic State 'Beatle' pleads guilty to terrorism offenses

He appeared at London's Old Bailey by video link form prison and pleaded guilty to two terrorism fundraising charges and possession of a firearm for terrorist purposes.

By REUTERS
16/10/2023
Turkish police officers stand guard on the top of the Kariye (Chora) museum in Istanbul

Turkish police detain 10 accused of Islamic State links, minister says

In addition to detaining 10 people with alleged Islamic State links, Turkish authorities discovered explosive gels, materials used to make explosives, as well as weapons and ammunition.

By REUTERS
22/09/2023

UN Human Rights chief calls for end to clashes in Syria's Deir ez-Zor region

Formerly united against Islamic State, the Kurdish-led SDF and the Military Council supported by Arab tribal leaders have been fighting for several weeks.

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
21/09/2023

Mozambique insurgency leader Omar killed by armed forces

Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi told a news conference on Friday that Omar had been killed on Tuesday, but cautioned that the fight against the insurgency was not over.

By REUTERS
25/08/2023

Attack on Iran's shrine kills at least one, injures several people - official

After an attack on Iran's Parliament in 2017 which also targeted an important shrine, militants have targeted a similar site again

By REUTERS
13/08/2023
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