Islamic State names new leader, confirming US raid killed predecessor Audio message names Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi as new leader in first admission of former head’s death The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2022
Islamic State confirms death of leader and names new chief The group announces Abu Al-Hassan al-hashemi al-Quraishi as its new leader following the violent death of its former leader during a US special forces raid in February. ABC News · Mar 10, 2022
ISIS names new chief after confirming death of former leader in audio clip In a new audio statement, ISIS confirmed the death of Abu Ibrahim Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi and former spokesperson Abu Hamza al-Qurashi, before naming its new leader Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2022
Islamic state confirms death of its leader, names new chief Islamic State confirmed on Thursday the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi and its spokesperson Abu Hamza Al-Quraishi, and announced Abu Al-Hassan Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi as its new chief. Reuters · Mar 10, 2022
Mosul's Old City Rises from Rubble in War-scarred Iraq Beneath what remains of the 12th-century Al-Hadba minaret, builders work on a project to revive Mosul's Old City, reduced to rubble during Iraq's battle to retake the city from jihadists. Mosques, churches and century-old houses are being brought back to life in the northern metropolis, which the ISIS group seized… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022
Terror in Peshawar: on Shia mosque attack Islamist terrorists are seeking to set off a Sunni-Shia sectarian war in Af-Pak region The Hindu · Mar 7, 2022
Honours for soldiers who went way beyond the call of duty Fifteen awards to soldiers who served in Iraq, Afghanistan as well as Australian floods and pandemic The Canberra Times · Mar 5, 2022
Pakistan vows to arrest masterminds of IS mosque attack Officials in Pakistan are vowing to hunt down and arrest the masterminds behind a deadly mosque attack claimed by an Islamic State affiliate The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022
Swedish woman jailed for war crimes over son becoming child soldier A Swedish court found a Swedish woman guilty of war crimes for failing to prevent her 12-year-old son from becoming a child soldier in Syria, where he was killed in the civil war. Reuters · Mar 4, 2022
Ericsson broke DoJ deal over Iraq corruption claims, say US prosecutors Telecoms group’s admission comes days after revelations about alleged bribes given to Islamic State The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022
Revealed: leaked files show how Ericsson allegedly helped bribe Islamic State Leak also found the telecoms giant had put its contractors at risk and allowed them to be kidnapped by the militants The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2022
‘A symbol of new beginning’: Mosul’s university library reopens The institution suffered a devastating attack by Islamic State in 2014. Eight years on, an international effort has seen it reopen as ‘a lighthouse of knowledge’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022
Canada responds to claims it's not helping citizens in Syria A Canadian government spokesman says officials are working with Syrian Kurdish authorities and international organizations to gather information and help Canadian citizens detained in Syria The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022
Lebanese authorities say they have foiled 3 militant attacks Lebanon's interior minister says authorities have thwarted attempts by members of the Islamic State group to carry out three attacks near the capital Beirut that would have inflicted a large number of civilian casualties The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2022 Boris Johnson’s Russia sanctions slammed by MPs as not tough enough Boris Johnson’s sanctions against Russia have been slammed as not tough enough by MPs.
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022 Boris Johnson warned UK sanctions against Russia are feeble and kleptocrats will ‘not be caught’ Senior Tories demand tougher action now – while one of Vladimir Putin’s most high-profile enemies brands measures ‘tepid’
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022 Boris Johnson under pressure from Tories and opposition MPs to go further on Russia sanctions – as it happened PM unveils sanctions on five Russian banks and three individuals
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022 AP News Digest 3:25 am Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022 Poverty, fear drive exodus from Syria's one-time IS capital Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State group, is now free but many of its residents are fighting to leave
The Conversation · Feb 21, 2022 Islamic State: death of leader is big step towards becoming a different kind of terrorist organisation A “proto-state”, a “socio-political movement, the ”beast“ – all names given to a single group that, at its height, seemed to embody the west’s worst nightmare.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022 France announces military withdrawal from Mali after nine years Fears of jihadist push in Gulf of Guinea after Macron and allies pull out
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 AP News Digest 4 am Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 Crisis looms in Syria camps, jails holding foreign nationals A deadly prison attack last month sharpened the focus on the tens of thousands of foreign nationals held in camps and detention centers in northeastern Syria — many of them affiliated with the Islamic State group
France 24 · Feb 17, 2022 Macron announces French troop withdrawal from Mali In a joint announcement from the Élysée Palace on Thursday, France and allied nations announced that they were withdrawing troops from Mali due to a breakdown in relations with the ruling junta after nine years of fighting a jihadist insurgency. Read FRANCE 24's live coverage of the day’s events as…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022 Behold the new ‘hostile environment’ – with the power to rob millions of British citizenship The government promised to learn from Windrush, but citizens trafficked to Syria have also been abandoned, says Lady Warsi, vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on trafficked Britons in Syria