Posts Tagged: Islamic state
In Saddam Strongholds that Fought America, Iraqis Fear a US Departure
Abu Arkan Ibrahim picked up a rifle and joined the Iraqi insurgency against US troops when they occupied his hometown of Fallujah in 2003. He...
US Backed Kurds Lift Siege of Syrian Army Run Enclaves in Northeast
US backed Kurdish-led forces and the Syrian army reached a deal on Tuesday to end a nearly three week long siege of neighborhoods under the...
Lebanon Army Arrests 18 Lebanese, Syrians Linked to Islamic State
Lebanon's army said on Monday it had arrested 18 people, some Lebanese and others Syrian, with links to Islamic State. The arrests came in "field operations"...
US, Gulf Nations Issue Sanctions on 6 Targets for Ties to Islamic State
The United States and six Gulf countries on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six targets Washington has accused of supporting Islamic State operations, including by funneling hundreds of thousands of...
Iran Quds Force Chief Visits Syria, Warns of US, Israel ‘Conspiracies’
The commander of Iran's elite Quds Force visited eastern Syria in the past few days, and accused the United States and Israel of conspiring to...
Islamic State Calls COVID-19 God’s Punishment for Foes: Tape
Islamic State (IS) said the coronavirus pandemic was divine punishment for its enemies, according to an audio broadcast on Thursday, where the jihadists also vowed...
Paris Car-Rammer Says He Was Motivated by ‘Plight’ of Palestinians
The man who committed a car-ramming attack near the French capital of Paris on Monday reportedly told police he was motivated by a pro-Palestinian ideology. Two...
Terrorist Who Stabbed Three in London Made Antisemitic Statements Online
The terrorist who stabbed three people in London over the weekend before being shot to death by police had made antisemitic postings online in the...
US Appeals Court Voids ‘Shockingly Low’ 17-Year Sentence in NY Terrorism Case
A US federal appeals court on Friday ordered the resentencing of a Staten Island, New York man for attempting to provide material support to Islamic...
Israel’s Mossad Intelligence Agency Helps Bust Islamic State Terrorist Cell in Denmark
Israel’s famed Mossad intelligence agency recently helped bust a major terrorist cell in Denmark as part of an ongoing policy of collaboration with Western intelligence...
Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead by Police on London Bridge After Stabbing Several People
British police on Friday shot dead a man who had strapped a fake bomb to his body and stabbed a number of people in what...
Dutch Court Case Reignites Europe’s Focus on ISIS Children
He is a handsome boy, about 9 or 10 years old, with large, pale green eyes and dark hair. He speaks softly, conversing with a...
French Islamic State Suspects Want to Go Home and ‘Go on With My Life’
Three French women who escaped from a camp for suspected jihadists in northern Syria say they want to go home and face whatever legal action France requires over their alleged links to...
Egypt’s Sinai Province Swears Allegiance to New Islamic State Leader
Egypt's Islamic State affiliate, Sinai Province, has sworn allegiance to the new leader named by the group following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the...
