The Child Victims of ISIS Repatriating the Residents of Syria’s Detention Camps Foreign Affairs · May 27, 2022
Turkey Prepares to Expand Safe Zones in Syria Despite US Warnings Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent statement led to a dispute with the US concerning the safe zones in Syria. Erdogan on Monday said Ankara would soon launch new military operations along its southern borders to create safe zones 30 km (20 miles) deep to combat what he characterized as… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 26, 2022
Islamic State operative charged with plotting to assassinate George W. Bush DALLAS — An alleged ISIS operative based in Ohio was charged on Tuesday with plotting to murder former President George W. Bush and attempting to bring assassins into the country illegally, across the U.S.-Mexico border. Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022
Islamic State planned to assassinate George W. Bush, FBI report says DALLAS — An alleged Islamic State operative based in Ohio was plotting to assassinate former President George W. Bush and even traveled to Dallas late last year to survey his home, according to an exclusive Forbes report and recently unsealed court documents. Tribune News Service · May 24, 2022
ISIS 'plotting' to assassinate George W. Bush with 'death squad', search warrant reveals Former US President George W. Bush was targeted by an alleged ISIS-linked operative for assassination in revenge for the Iraq War, according to an FBI search warrant Daily Mirror · May 24, 2022
ISIS operative filmed George W Bush’s Dallas home in November assassination plot, FBI reveals According to an FBI document, the would-be assassin traveled to Dallas and filmed videos of the former president’s house The Independent UK · May 24, 2022
ISIS Plotted to Seize Syria's Hasakeh, Declare Formation of New Group ISIS was plotting to seize Syria's Hasakeh city and launch new operations to seize the province in wake of this year's prison break by members of the terrorist organization, revealed a member of a sleeper cell of the group. The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released the confessions of the… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 24, 2022
Security guard killed in attack at Qatar embassy in Paris A murder enquiry was opened in Paris on Monday after a security guard at Qatar’s Embassy in France was killed by an intruder. Evening Standard · May 23, 2022
Asma Khan: ‘As an immigrant, I want everyone to know you cannot eat my food if you don’t also take me’ The owner of Darjeeling Express and star of Netflix’s Chef’s Table is unapologetically political, telling Holly Baxter at the Santa Fe Literary Festival that ‘I rattle every cage I can’ The Independent UK · May 23, 2022
When war comes for our museums and heritage Protecting cultural heritage during crises and wars is a big challenge, especially if conflict erupts suddenly and consumes a country with violence. Bangkok Post · May 22, 2022
Man who had ‘extremely harmful’ ISIS terrorist manuals jailed Nuh Raheel was jailed for three-and-a-half years on May 20 Evening Standard · May 21, 2022
Pentagon: Most Casualties in Syria’s Baghouz Airstrike Were ISIS Militants The Pentagon has completed a lengthy investigation into a deadly 2019 strike by US forces in Syria. The internal US Army investigation focused on an operation by a special US force operating in Syria, which launched an airstrike on an ISIS bastion in Baghouz on March 18, 2019. Asharq Al-Awsat · May 19, 2022
Saudi Arabia Stresses Keenness on Stability of Iraq, Security in Syria The Saudi government reiterated on Tuesday its keenness on stability in Iraq as it seeks to impose its sovereignty over all its territories. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held virtually. The Kingdom had expressed its position on Iraq during… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 17, 2022
Uganda to withdraw soldiers fighting ADF in DR Congo this month The ADF, which began as an uprising in Uganda but is based in Congo, pledged allegiance to ISIL (ISIS) in 2019. Al Jazeera · May 17, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 15, 2022 Job Fair Offers Hope to Young Unemployed in Iraqi Province In an Iraqi province where unemployment is about 40 percent, a lucky few hoped to find work Sunday at a university job fair attended by French firms alongside local companies. The three-day event is taking place at the University of Mosul in Iraq's war-ravaged second city, where reconstruction has been…
Reuters · May 12, 2022 U.S. permits some foreign investment in northern Syria despite sanctions The United States on Thursday authorized some foreign investment in areas of northern Syria that are outside government control, in what it said was a strategy designed to defeat Islamic State through economic stabilization.
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 12, 2022 Marrakesh Meeting Renews Commitment to Eliminate ISIS Morocco hosted the first meeting of the Global Coalition against ISIS in Africa, which was called upon by the Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his US counterpart Anthony Blinken, who did not attend the meeting after he tested positive for the coronavirus. The meeting included 84 regional and international…
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 12, 2022 Saudi FM: ISIS Threat Remains Saudi Arabia appreciates the significant and tangible role played by the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS, announced Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. Prince Faisal chaired the Saudi delegation at the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS, which was held in Marrakesh, Morocco. "We should…
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 11, 2022 US to Allow Foreign Investment in Northeast Syria without Sanctions The United States will allow some foreign investment in areas of northeast Syria outside government control without coming under sanctions, it said on Wednesday, a move it says is aimed at helping a region previously controlled by ISIS. Speaking in Marrakech at a meeting of the global coalition against ISIS,…
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 10, 2022 Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS to Hold 1st Ministerial Meeting in Marrakech The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS will hold its first ministerial meeting in Marrakech on Wednesday, at the joint invitation of Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The meeting aims to address ISIS’s growing threat in Africa and efforts to combat this threat in…
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 10, 2022 Iraq's President Calls for Vigilance Against Terrorism Iraqi President Barham Salih discussed with Defense Minister Juma Inad and Minister of Water Resources Mahdi Rashid al-Hamdani the two most significant challenges facing the country: terrorism and water shortages. Iraq faces terrorism linked to ISIS remnants almost five years after the government announced the military defeat of the extremist…
Reuters · May 9, 2022 U.S. imposes sanctions on Islamic State financial network The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on what it said was a network of five Islamic State financial facilitators working across Indonesia, Syria and Turkey in support of members of the extremist jihadist group in Syria.
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 8, 2022 Iraq Signs Contracts with US, France to Import Advanced Weapons Iraq's Ministry of Defense signed contracts with the United States and France to import advanced weapons and strengthen artillery, the state news agency (INA) reported on Sunday citing a senior military commander. He added that long-range artillery weapons had proved efficient in fighting ISIS recently, and that new cannons are…
The Independent UK · May 7, 2022 Stephen Miller denies new book’s claim that he wanted slain Isis leader’s severed head dipped in pig’s blood Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper reportedly told Mr Miller that the act would be a ‘war crime’
Al Jazeera · May 7, 2022 Iraqi cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi deepens intra-Shia dispute The controversial figure has become the subject of widespread discussions in Iraq, igniting debates on his ideology.