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Former Irish soldier was prepared to die for Islamic State, court hears

Lisa Smith ‘enveloped’ herself in the ‘black flag of IS’ in Syria, prosecutor says

The Guardian - UK

Syrian Kurdish forces free hostages amid IS prison attack

U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces say they have freed nine of their troops held hostage by Islamic State militants leading an assault on one of the largest detention facilities in northeastern Syria

The Independent UK

Lisa Smith ‘enveloped herself in the black flag of Islamic State’, court hears

The 39-year-old, from Co Louth, has pleaded not guilty to charges of being a member of the terror group and financing terrorism.

The Independent UK

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Kurds locked in tense five-day prison standoff with jihadists in Syria

US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose around armed jihadists hunkering down inside a Syrian prison Tuesday, with both sides facing a bloodbath or talks to end the five-day-old standoff.

France 24

German caution on arms to Ukraine rooted in history, energy

Germany’s refusal to join other NATO members in providing weapons to Ukraine has annoyed some allies and raised questions about Berlin’s resolve in standing up to Russia

The Independent UK

Australian teenager begs for help from inside Syrian prison at centre of dramatic battle between Islamic State and Kurdish fighters

For five days, Islamic State fighters have been battling Kurdish soldiers to free thousands of men from a Syrian prison. Amid the chaos, an Australian boy tells his Sydney-based family in voice recordings that he's wounded and terrified.

ABC News

Hundreds of boys ‘human shields’ in Islamic State prison breakout

Siege in Kurdish-run prison in Syria ‘deeply distressing’, says Save the Children

The Guardian - UK

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French surgeon tries to sell X-ray of patient shot during 2015 Paris attack as NFT

The medic faces the prospect of legal action and losing his job after trying to sell the image for £2,050

The Independent UK

Syria Kurdish forces close in on IS-controlled prison wing

U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces and a war monitor say fighters have begun closing in on the last wing of a prison in northeastern Syria that has been controlled by militants for days

The Independent UK

Lisa Smith trial to begin after court rejects bid to dismiss terror charges

The 39-year-old ex-Defence Forces soldier, from Co Louth, is accused of being a member of so-called Islamic State and financing terrorism.

The Independent UK

Standoff near Syrian prison holding IS militants continues

U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces say clashes with militants are continuing for a fourth day near a prison in northeastern Syria that houses thousands of members of the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

Syria prison attack kills more than 100, clashes ongoing

ISIL attack in Hasakeh has been one of the deadliest since the armed group lost its territory in 2019.

Al Jazeera

Syria: Intense fighting on for days after Isis tries to break inmates out of prison

Spokesperson for Kurdish-led SDF says it was largest attack on Isis prison in northeast Syria since 2019

The Independent UK

Dozens Killed in 3rd Day of ISIS 'Rebellion' in Syria's Hasakeh

Kurdish-led fighters advanced slowly Saturday under the cover of US-led coalition air power in Syria's northeast. Intense clashes with ISIS militants took place around a prison where thousands of extremists were held, officials said. Fighting broke out Thursday night when ISIS unleashed its biggest attack in Syria since the fall…

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The Independent UK

US-backed fighters chase IS gunmen near prison in Syria

Officials and activists say Kurdish-led fighters advanced slowly under the cover of U.S.-led coalition air power in Syria’s northeast

The Independent UK

IS gunmen mount deadly attacks in Syria, Iraq; dozens killed

Members of the Islamic State group have launched two sophisticated, deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq, including an attempt to break into a prison where suspected extremists are being held by U.S.-backed fighters

France 24

Kurdish security forces killed, IS fighters freed in major Syrian prison break

The Islamic State group on Friday attacked a prison in Syria housing fellow jihadists in one of the group's most significant attacks since its self-declared "caliphate" was defeated in the war-torn country nearly three years ago.

The Guardian - AU

US releases video of Afghanistan drone strike that killed 10 civilians

Pentagon declassifies footage from Kabul strike it defended but later admitted was an ‘honest mistake’

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The Independent UK

Pentagon releases first video of botched Kabul airstrike

The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of a chaotic American withdrawal that ended a 20-year war in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Bid by terror-accused Lisa Smith to have charges dropped to be decided on Monday

The 39-year-old, from Co Louth, is accused of being a member of Islamic State and financing terrorism.

AAP

SA woman 'still a risk' of terror offence

A Federal Court judge says an SA woman jailed for a terror-related offence remains a "vulnerable person, susceptible to adverse and destructive influences".

The Independent UK

Lisa Smith bid to have terror charges dismissed to continue on Wednesday

The Co Louth woman, 39, is accused of being a member of so-called Islamic State and financing terrorism.

The Independent UK

Court hears bid by ex-Defence Forces soldier to have terror charges dropped

Co Louth woman Lisa Smith, 39, is accused of being a member of so-called Islamic State (IS) and financing terrorism.

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda’s history of receiving deportees raises concerns for potential UK scheme

Analysis: UK reportedly considering sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, which was involved in controversial scheme with Israel

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