The Latest Breaking News from IS

Iraqi premier in Syria to discuss boosting cooperation during the first visit in over a decade

Iraq’s prime minister is holding talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind to the war-torn country since the 12-year conflict began

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023

Former UK rapper Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary goes on trial in Madrid for joining IS

The 32-year-old allegedly posted an image of himself holding a severed head on Twitter while visiting Syria

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023

Brothers plead guilty to terror offences after filling out IS application forms

The pair had bought clothing and equipment in order to travel to Afghanistan to join a regional branch of Islamic State.

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

Russian fighter jets harass American drones over Syria, US military says

The U.S. military says Russian fighter jets have “harassed” American drones over Syria for the third day in a row

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023

Iran hangs two in public over shrine shooting

Iran hanged two men in public on Saturday over an October attack on a shrine in the southern city of Shiraz that claimed over a dozen lives, the judiciary said.

Bangkok Post · Jul 8, 2023

Carillion ex-director gets banned for 11 years – here's what it means for people whose companies get wrecked

Zafar Khan, the former finance director of collapsed mega-contractor Carillion, has been banned from being a company director for 11 years. It is the longest ban imposed on an executive of a listed company by the Insolvency Service (IS) in 60 years, raising the prospect of lengthy bans for seven…

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2023

Why schoolchildren are regularly being targeted by terrorist groups in many countries

An Islamic State-linked group in Uganda attacked a school in June, killing more than 40 people, mostly students, in what seems to be an escalating trend of terrorism against schools. The attackers set fire to school dormitories and used machetes to kill and maim students.

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2023

Islamic State flag should be cut from ban list, Canberra group argues

The words of the Islamic state flag are used by Muslims on a daily basis.

The Canberra Times · Jul 2, 2023

IS Shivamogga conspiracy case: 5 accused with tech background planned to pursue robotics courses to carry out terror attacks in India

They were among those arrested as part of the Islamic State (IS) conspiracy case in Karnataka

The Hindu · Jul 1, 2023

Iraq's amputee football team defy war injuries to represent nation's rise from ashes

Bravery and determination – something we have seen all over Baghdad 20 years on from the 2003 invasion – drove Mohammed al-Najjar to create the team

Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2023