MI5 chief: UK facing growing threat from Islamic State, Russia and Iran Ken McCallum says agency facing ‘one hell of a job’ to counter efforts to stage assassinations and terror attacks The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024
Three-fold increase in children being investigated for UK terror plots Ken McCallum, MI5’s director general, also warned Russian spies on ‘a sustained mission to generate mayhem’ on UK streets Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2024
U.S. Announces the Removal of Eight Tajikistan Nationals with Ties to Islamic State Terror Group According to agency data, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported only four migrants to Tajikistan last year Latin Times · Oct 7, 2024
A woman goes on trial in Sweden for war crimes over allegedly abusing Yazidis in Syria A 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group has gone on trial in Sweden on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024
“Happy She’s Free”: Woman Rescued After A Decade In Captivity As A Slave Kidnapped at age 11 by the Islamic State group, Fawzia Amin Sido reunited with her family after a decade. The post “Happy She’s Free”: Woman Rescued After A Decade In Captivity As A Slave first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Oct 4, 2024
Taliban's Battle With IS Opens Door To Foreign Cooperation Afghanistan's Islamic State group is staging a growing number of bloody international attacks, presenting a rare but complicated opportunity for foreign cooperation with the Taliban government to counter the jihadists. International Business Times · Oct 4, 2024
'Humiliated' Profession - Afghan Media Says Abuses Rising Afghan journalists have reported hundreds of cases of abuses by government officials, including torture and arbitrary detention, as well as tightening censorship since the Taliban authorities returned to power. International Business Times · Oct 2, 2024
London boy, 17, due in court on terrorism charges including 'support of Islamic State' He was arrested as part of a planned operation in Twickenham and charged with two terrorism offences Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2024
US Military Strikes Kill 37 Extremist Militants In Syria Recent U.S. military operations in Syria successfully target and eliminate militants associated with ISIS and al-Qaeda-linked groups to disrupt their capab... Top News · Sep 29, 2024
Wrapping up mission, US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq under new deal The U.S. has announced an agreement with the Iraqi government to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024
‘Indefinite torture’: Australian children held in Syrian camp feel abandoned as other countries repatriate citizens Plea comes as high court refuses to hear Save the Children appeal to return families of slain Islamic State fighters The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024
London man jailed for sharing Islamic State terror material online including how to poison enemies Ayoub Nacir from south west London has been jailed for six years after spreading terrorist material Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2024
Former wife of IS commander to stand trial in France on Yazidi genocide charges A French judge has ordered Sonia Mejri, a former wife of an emir of the Islamic State (IS) armed group, to stand trial for genocide and crimes against humanity. Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2024
High Court dismisses appeal to return Aust IS families The High Court has dismissed a bid to compel the government to repatriate Australian women and children of Islamic State militants stuck in Syria. AAP · Sep 23, 2024
Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2024 Robert Jenrick says 'dozens' of terror suspects have crossed the Channel on small boats Tory leadership hopeful says IS and Al-Qaeda members were intercepted
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2024 Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's what we know about them Extremist attacks in the Sahel have been increasing
The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2024 Five Great Reads: Sally Rooney, impossible beauty standards, and Labor’s environment policy flop Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024 Mali officials close livestock markets over suspected links to militants Following a deadly attack in Mali's capital by al-Qaida linked militants, authorities there have temporarily closed livestock markets that typically are run by an ethnic group that authorities associate with the militants
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024 Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria — in the first such case of a person to be tried in the Scandinavian country
Top News · Sep 19, 2024 Swedish Woman Charged With Genocide And War Crimes Swedish woman charged with genocide and war crimes against Yazidis in Syria, facing trial.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024 The cement company that paid millions to Isis: was Lafarge complicit in crimes against humanity? The long read: The French cement giant started operating in Syria just before the civil war erupted. When Islamic State took over the region, Lafarge paid them protection money so it could keep trading. The consequences are still playing out
Al Jazeera · Sep 15, 2024 Can the US find new partners in West Africa after Niger exit? Washington is now seeking a Plan B after troops were ejected from sprawling, expensive bases in Niger.
Top News · Sep 12, 2024 Austrian Raids Target Islamic Extremists Ahead Of 9/11 Anniversary Austrian security forces conduct raids on alleged extremists to prevent attacks on 9/11 anniversary, highlighting the ongoing threat of terrorism.
Radio France Internationale · Sep 12, 2024 Hundreds of children repatriated from Syria to France are 'doing well' France's anti-terrorism prosecutor says that 364 repatriated children of French parents suspected of joining the Islamic State armed group in Syria and Iraq a decade ago are "doing well".
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024 Austria carries out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists ahead of 9/11 anniversary Austrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States