Factbox-Islamist militants present fresh challenge to Pakistan Monday's mosque bombing in northwestern Pakistan has underscored a resurgence in militant attacks in recent months in the South Asian nation. Reuters · Jan 31, 2023
News briefs Trump attacks Ron DeSantis for being too liberal on COVID and vaccine mandates Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023
ISIS soldier from Dearborn guilty in federal court terror trial DETROIT — An Islamic State soldier from Dearborn captured on a Syrian battlefield five years ago faces at least 10 years in federal prison after a jury Monday convicted him of providing material support to a terrorist group. Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023
Bomb Hits Bus Transporting Police in South Syria, Wounding 15 A roadside bomb targeting a bus transporting Syrian police in the country’s south Monday wounded 15 of the officers, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said in a terse statement that the officers were returning to the capital Damascus from the southern province of Daraa. The bomb exploded on the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2023
Trial of man behind New York’s worst terror attack since 9/11 details path to radicalization Sayfullo Saipov was convicted for the 2017 New York City truck attack and now awaits a decision on whether he lives or dies The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2023
15 things you could do in 00s Nottingham that you can't do now We've looked through our archives to find some of the things we loved and miss most about the 2000s Nottingham Post · Jan 29, 2023
Iraq to hang 14 people for brutal ISIS massacre which saw close to 2,000 killed The men set to be executed had been found guilty of killing thousands of military recruits in Iraq in 2014, as terror group ISIS carried out what was one of the worst massacre's in the country's history Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023
ISIS bride Shamima Begum blames her family for 'putting her all over social media' ISIS run away bride Shamima Begum has said she blames her family for plastering her all over media and social media as she continues to push her case to return to the UK Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023
US Raid in Somalia Kills Senior ISIS Figure A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the ISIS group, Bilal al-Sudani, US officials said Thursday. Sudani was killed during a gunfight after US troops descended on a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia hoping to capture him, according to… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2023
Special forces kill ISIS leader and 10 other terrorists in Somalia, says US A United States military operation has killed a senior ISIS official along with 10 terrorists in a remote area of northern Somalia, with Joe Biden having given the go-ahead for the mission, said the US Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023
US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia US forces had intended to capture Bilal al-Sudani but that did not prove to be ‘feasible’ as the operation was carried out, official says The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023
Isis-inspired Sayfullo Saipov guilty of eight NYC bike path murders in first Biden death penalty case Jurors needed less than a day to determine killer guilty on all counts The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023
SDF Arrests ISIS Commander in Eastern Syria Syrian Kurdish-led forces captured a local ISIS commander in eastern Syria as part of an ongoing operation targeting sleeper cells in the city of Raqqa, the US-backed forces announced Thursday. The commander served as the chief of the extremist group’s faction for Raqqa and was among the 68 militants detained… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2023
Commander of Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Visits Al-Tanf Base After Drones’ Attack The Free Syrian Army (FSA) revealed that an official from the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS held talks with leaders from the FSA on military coordination between both sides. This comes days after a drones-attack that targeted the Al-Tanf base. The talks held by Maj. Gen. Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 25, 2023 Iraq’s PM, NATO Commander Agree to Renew Cooperation to Fight ISIS Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani has stressed Iraq’s commitment to the partnership with NATO in countering terrorism. Sudani held talks on Monday with visiting Commander of NATO forces.The Iraqi PM expressed his appreciation for the efforts of the NATO Mission in Iraq (NMI) that support Baghdad in its fight…
Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023 Accused terrorist Sayfullo Saipov attacked on Halloween in NYC to maximize death, prosecutors say NEW YORK — An accused terrorist chose Halloween to “mow over people” on crowded city streets “like crops” in a 6,000-pound truck as part of his deluded quest to join ISIS, prosecutors told a Manhattan jury Tuesday.
Foreign Policy · Jan 24, 2023 ‘They Have to Balance’: New Iraqi Leader Tilts the Scales Toward U.S. Mohammed al-Sudani’s public support of U.S. troops reflects a behind-the-scenes shift—and the continued threat from the Islamic State.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2023 France Repatriates 15 Women, 32 Children from Syrian ISIS Camps France repatriated 15 women and 32 children held in ISIS prison camps in northeastern Syria, the French foreign ministry said Tuesday. "The minors were handed over to the services in charge of child assistance and will be subject to medical and social monitoring," the ministry said in a statement.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 23, 2023 US Military Says It Captured Two ISIS Members in Syria American forces have captured two ISIS members during an air and ground assault in eastern Syria, the US military's Central Command said in a statement released on Sunday. The raid happened on Saturday, according to Col. Joe Buccino, a Central Command spokesperson, adding that one civilian received "minor injuries" during…
Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023 Jury to decide fate of Brooklyn man accused of abandoning family to fight for ISIS and train snipers He’s accused of leaving behind his life and family in Brooklyn to fight and train snipers for ISIS — and now a Brooklyn jury will decide his fate.
Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2023 Filmmaker accuses ISIS bride Shamima Begum of ‘sham remorse’ amid BBC podcast series The BBC has released a podcast investigating Shamima Begum’s journey to joining ISIS as a schoolgirl
Daily Mirror · Jan 22, 2023 Britain's 'Jihadi Jack', 28, to be repatriated to Canada from Syrian prison camp The Oxfordshire man said he was an "enemy of Britain" after travelling in 2014 to Syria to allegedly fight with ISIS as a teenager
Al Jazeera · Jan 21, 2023 Canada says it will repatriate 23 of its citizens from Syria Move comes after the citizens, currently detained in camps for ISIL family members in Syria, challenged Ottawa in court.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 21, 2023 Drone Attack Hits Al-Tanf Base in Syria Three one-way attack drones targeted the Al-Tanf military base in southeastern Syria on Friday, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM). CENTCOM issued a statement noting that two of the drones were shot down by Coalition Forces while one struck the compound, injuring two members of the Free Syrian Army…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 21, 2023 Canada to Repatriate 23 Citizens from Syria Canada will repatriate twenty-three citizens who have been detained in northeast Syria in camps for family members of ISIS group fighters, officials and a lawyer said Friday. It would be the largest such repatriation of ISIS family members yet for Canada, and it comes after the families challenged the government…