The Latest Breaking News from IS

German lawmakers recognise Islamic State crimes against Yazidis as genocide

German lawmakers on Thursday recognised as genocide crimes committed by Islamic State (IS) militants against minority Yazidis in Iraq in 2014.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023

Bomb blast at DRC church kills 10, Islamic State claims responsibility

At least 10 people were killed and 39 injured on Sunday in a bomb attack on a church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The terrorist action has since been claimed by Islamic State jihadists.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 16, 2023

GMB slammed for giving Shamima Begum air time for her new BBC podcast

The ITV show's criticism comes as the BBC has released a 10-part podcast about the British ISIS bride and her journey

Nottingham Post · Jan 12, 2023

Shamima Begum says she isn't a 'bad person' and is 'much more than Isis'

Shamima, who fled the UK at 15 years old, has opened up on a BBC podcast

Manchester Evening News · Jan 11, 2023

Shamima Begum says she's 'not a bad person' in new interview

Ms Begum told The Shamima Begum Story podcast that she accepts she is viewed “as a danger, as a risk”

Wales Online · Jan 11, 2023

Shamima Begum accepts she joined terror group and ‘understands public anger’

Ms Begum says she knows the public see her as potential risk, but claims: ‘I’m not this person that they think I am’

Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023

Discord as UN renews cross-border Syria aid for further six months

The UN Security Council on Monday renewed the cross-border aid mechanism to Syria for another six months, a length of time that several member nations consider too short.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 10, 2023

Alabama ISIS bride claims she was brainwashed as she fights to return home from Syria camp

A woman who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20 to join the Islamic State group in Syria says she is a victim of the militant organization and hopes to return to the US even if it means serving prison time

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

ISIS bride, 28, wants to return to US and regrets everything - apart from young son

Hoda Muthana says she now wants to fight extremism

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023

Alabama woman who joined IS hopes to return from Syria camp

A woman who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20 to join the Islamic State group in Syria says she is a victim of the militant organization and hopes to return to the U.S. even if it means serving prison time

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2023