Islamic state

Islamic State ‘Beatles’ charged in United States over hostage deaths

Two alleged Islamic State militants known as the ‘Beatles’ will arrive in the United States on Wednesday to face trial on U.S. charges for their alleged involvement in beheadings of Western hostages, the U.S. Department of Justice said. The alleged militants, Alexanda

October 7, 2020

Africa

France pledges military support to DRC

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged military support to Democratic Republic of Congo to fight armed groups in the country’s eastern region. “France is fully engaged at the side of DRC to fight armed groups which are destabilising the country”, some of

November 13, 2019

Breaking News

Top French Islamic State jihadist believed killed in Syria

A top French Islamic State jihadist who became notorious after voicing an audio recording claiming responsibility for the November 2015 attacks in Paris has been killed in an overnight airstrike, security sources told AFP. Fabien Clain, who is believed to have gone

February 21, 2019

Breaking News·Middle East

United States-backed Syria force announces final push against IS

Syria – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday it had begun the “final battle” to oust the Islamic State group from the last scrap of territory it holds in eastern Syria. Backed by air strikes by the US-led coalition against IS,

February 10, 2019

Breaking News

French President predicts Islamic State group will be defeated by February

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday predicted the Islamic State group would be crushed in Syria by February, pushing for the Syrian government and opposition to come together for fresh peace talks early next year. “We have just won the war in Iraq with

December 18, 2017

Asia

EU’s Mogherini: Trump decision could take region ‘backwards to even darker times’

US President Donald Trump’s decision to officially recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital could take the region “backwards to even darker times,” the EU’s diplomatic chief warns. “President Trump’s announcement on Jerusalem has a very worrying potential impact. It is a very

December 7, 2017

Middle East·Middle East·World

Israel says it will ‘lend a hand’ in Egypt’s fight against IS

Israel, according to foreign reports, has assisted Egypt throughout its fight against the Islamic State insurgency in the northern Sinai Peninsula, including intelligence sharing and even allegedly carrying out drone strikes against the terrorists. But in the wake of the deadliest terror

November 26, 2017

Europe·Religious

Girl, 17, persuades entire extended family join Islamic State

A 17-year old Indonesian girl has told how she persuaded her parents, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins that they should all move to Syria to join the Islamic State. She convinced two dozen relatives to leave their home in Jakarta by picking out parts of the

August 3, 2017

Breaking News

BREAKING : Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has been killed

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had “confirmed information” that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. The report came just days after the Iraqi army recaptured the last sectors of the northern Iraqi

July 11, 2017

Breaking News·US & Canada

U.S. Soldier Arrested for Supporting the Islamic State Terrorists

A US soldier has been arrested on charges of providing material support to Islamic State terrorists. Ikaika Kang, 34, is stationed in Hawaii with the 25th Infantry Division but he served in Iraq in 2011 and Afghanistan two years later. According to

July 11, 2017

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