Pentagon says two Isis leaders killed in US raid in Syria US raids come just weeks after Isis top leader is killed in battle The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
US Helicopter Raid Kills 2 ISIS Militants in Syria American forces on Sunday killed two ISIS militants in eastern Syria in a helicopter raid, US Central Command said in a statement. ISIS sleeper calls continue to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq. Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 11, 2022
Terrorists execute 33 'ISIS brides' in revenge slaughter by rival extremist group Militants from Boko Haram killed the partners of so-called Islamic State fighters in retaliation for previous attacks. Daily Record · Dec 10, 2022
Terrorists slaughter 33 ISIS brides in revenge execution by rival group Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group, killed the partners of ISIS fighters as fighting escalated between the rivals after Ali Ngulde sent his troops to a camp to execute their wives Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022
Saudi Arabia to Host Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ministerial Meeting Next Year Saudi Arabia has announced that it would host next year the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The announcement came during the Kingdom's participation in the meeting of the political directors of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, held in The Hague on Wednesday. The Kingdom is… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 9, 2022
Leeds mum-of-nine fears community kitchen that feeds her kids may 'disappear' Community kitchen Food Cycle in Leeds has seen a huge rise in demand for free meals recently amid the cost of living crisis Leeds Live · Dec 9, 2022
London barber convicted for sending up to £25,000 to Isis supporter in Syria after receiving Covid grant ‘We were preparing for an attack and I was going to join him,’ Tarek Namouz told friend The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
In Iraqi Kurdistan, Yazidi girls box their way to a new future after ISIS terror After the 2014 ISIS genocide which left them reeling from the effects of mass abduction and rape, Yazidi refugee girls are rebuilding their lives with the help of boxing, art and music classes. Emma Loffhagen and Charline Bou Mansour report from Iraqi Kurdistan Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022
US sides against Google in consequential social media case WASHINGTON — The Biden administration told the U.S. Supreme Court that social media companies in some cases can be held liable for promoting harmful speech, partially siding with a family seeking to sue Alphabet Inc.’s Google over a terrorist attack. Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022
US Does Not Want to See Military Operations in Northwest Syria The United States does not want Türkiye to pursue military attacks in northwest Syria, even if it recognizes Türkiye’s right to defend itself, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday. Türkiye has ramped up its shelling and air strikes on northern Syria in recent weeks and has… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022
CIA warned Turkey that strikes in Syria endanger U.S. troops CIA director Bill Burns gave his Turkish counterpart a strongly worded message opposing the recent Turkish artillery strikes. Axios · Dec 7, 2022
UN Team Accuses ISIS of Using Chemical Weapons in Iraq The United Nations Investigative Team for Accountability of ISIS (UNITAD) revealed in a report that the terrorist group used chemical weapons in Iraq. According to the report, which was submitted to the UN Security Council on Tuesday for discussion, ISIS used chemical weapons in the areas it controlled in Iraq… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022
Mazloum Abdi: US Barred Türkiye from Carrying Out Military Operation in Syria Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi said the American administration of former President Donald Trump “betrayed” its allies in the SDF when it did not oppose the Turkish infiltration in Syria in late 2019. Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022
Iraq's Mosul Healing Slowly, Five Years after ISIS Defeat Five years after it emerged from the ISIS group's extremist rule, Iraq's once thriving cultural center of Mosul has regained a semblance of normalcy despite sluggish reconstruction efforts. However, like in much of oil-rich but war-ravaged Iraq, ramshackle public services and deep economic difficulties continue to hamper people's daily lives,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022
Tribune News Service · Dec 6, 2022 What to stream: Heineman’s new documentary 'Retrograde' examines US withdrawal from Afghanistan Documentarian Matthew Heineman’s sixth documentary feature, “Retrograde,” arrives on streaming services this week, hitting Disney+ on Friday and Hulu on Sunday. The film is stunning, visceral and startlingly immersive look at the United States’ chaotic and tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The filmmakers, who start out embedded with the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 5, 2022 ISIS Suspect Arrested in Pakistan Embassy Attack in Kabul A member of the militant ISIS group has been arrested in last week’s shooting attack targeting the Pakistani Embassy in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, the spokesman of the Taliban government said. The attack, in which shots were fired at the embassy from a nearby building, triggered anger in Pakistan, and…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 5, 2022 Questions about Pledge of Allegiance to the New ISIS Leader Days after ISIS announced the appointment of “Abul-Hussein Al-Husseini Al-Qurashi” to lead the organization, succeeding “Abul-Hassan Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi”, and the organization’s call to pledge allegiance to the “new leader,” experts in the affairs of international terrorism said the development raised ambiguities. A Syrian security source had confirmed the death of…
Daily Mirror · Dec 4, 2022 'Barbaric' Foreign Office ignores plea to evacuate Brit who had stroke in Syria camp An unnamed British woman in her 40s who is both paralysed and epileptic is languishing in a camp in northeast Syria due to the "barbaric" inaction of the British government
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 4, 2022 ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Pakistani Embassy in Kabul ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistan's embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, via a statement carried by one of the extremist group's affiliated channels on Telegram on Sunday. The embassy came under attack on Friday and a Pakistani security guard was wounded by gunfire in what…
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022 Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war The Biden administration is toughening its language toward NATO ally Turkey
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 3, 2022 Syria Confirms Army, Local Fighters Killed ISIS Leader in October ISIS Leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi was killed during the security operation carried out by the Syrian Army in cooperation with local fighters from Daraa in October, a security source told Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). On Wednesday, ISIS announced the death of al-Hashemi al-Qurashi in battles without specifying the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 3, 2022 US-led Forces Resume Normal Patrols in Syria A US-led coalition fighting militants resumed regular patrols in Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria on Friday after earlier Turkish airstrikes, an AFP correspondent and a Kurdish military source said. Patrols were reduced following the Turkish strikes that began on November 20 in Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria and Iraq, in response…
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022 US military halts patrols against Islamic State in Syria U.S. forces have stopped joint military patrols in northern Syria to counter Islamic State extremists, as Turkish threats of a ground invasion stymie those missions with Kurdish forces
Al Jazeera · Dec 2, 2022 SDF says no more anti-ISIL operations after Turkish attacks The predominantly Kurdish group Turkey blames for the November 13 Istanbul bombing says it won’t cooperate with the US.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 2, 2022 Syrian Democratic Forces Halt Operation with US-led Coalition The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has stopped all joint counter-terrorism operations as a result of Turkish bombardment on its area of control, spokesman Aram Henna said Friday. SDF is a US-backed group that helped defeat ISIS militants in Syria. Henna told Reuters that "all coordination and joint counter-terrorism operations with…