The Latest Breaking News from Islamic State

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks

Islamic State-inspired bombings of churches and hotels in 2019 was one of the country’s worst ever attacks

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23

Trial of six French Islamic State suspects opens in Baghdad

The suspects were part of a group of 47 French nationals transferred last year from Syria to Iraq, where numerous suspected IS members were already being held.

Euronews · Sep 21

Doctor Charged in ISIS-Linked 'Bio-Terror' Plot To Carry Out Mass Poisoning in India in Public Spaces

India's NIA charges a Hyderabad doctor and two men over an alleged ISIS-linked ricin 'bio-terror' plot, as courts weigh evidence, bail rejection and unanswered questions.

International Business Times UK · Sep 18

Militias in Iraq remain defiant as the last US troops pack up to leave

After withdrawing in 2011, U.S. troops returned three years later at Baghdad’s invitation to lead a smaller coalition against Islamic State militants who had seized wide areas of the country

The Independent UK · Sep 15

Africa world's most active terrorism theatre; reports more than two-thirds of ISIS activity: Report

Africa has emerged as the world's most active theatre of terrorism, with more than two-thirds of Islamic State (ISIS) activity taking place on the continent, according to a new report by the US House Committee on Homeland Security.

The Times of India · Sep 12

Woman whose case awakened long-dormant US court has been deported

Attorneys for Nazira Haji Zada said that her decision to consent to removal ‘should not be seen as an endorsement of this court’s legitimacy’

The Independent UK · Sep 11

25 years after 9/11, al Qaeda remains a threat – even as Washington looks away

A quarter of a century after the deadliest terrorist attacks in US history, al Qaeda’s various branches have moved away from the global jihad advocated by Osama bin Laden, focusing instead on regional insurgencies. Their actions continue to destabilise swathes of the world, from the Sahel to Afghanistan, neglected by…

France 24 · Sep 11

The failure to stop 9/11 was a catastrophe. But even bigger mistakes were made in its aftermath

The September 11 2001 terrorist attacks were unlike anything the world had seen before.

The Conversation · Sep 6

Iran's president says Iran would return to ceasefire agreement if US does, and other Mideast news

Iran’s president says his country is ready to return to the ceasefire deal agreed to with the United States in June so long as Washington follows suit

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Mutinous soldiers attack airport, presidency in Niger capital, sources say

Gunfire and explosions erupted across Niger's capital on Saturday morning. Mutinous soldiers reportedly attacked the airport and areas near the presidency. State television and radio went offline as security forces mobilized in response. This incident marks a new threat to the rule of Abdourahamane Tiani. Niger, a key uranium producer,…

The Economic Times · Aug 29