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The U.S. military says nearly 25 operatives of the Islamic State group were killed or captured in Syria this month

The raids came a day after three police officers and six suspected Islamic State (IS) members were killed in a gunfight in northwest Turkey.

A 21-year-old Texas man who authorities say provided bomb materials and money to people he believed were affiliated with the Islamic State group has been federally charged with international terrorism

Police say an investigation that extended to the Philippines of two men accused of killing 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival has found no evidence they were part of a “broader terrorist cell.”

For the first time, the secessionist state of Somaliland has been officially recognised by another state, namely Israel. It's a blow for the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who managed to organise local elections despite growing pressure from the Islamist group al-Shabaab. RFI spoke to…

Another nine officers were injured in a shootout during a counter-terrorism operation in Yalova province, after Turkey arrested over 100 suspects allegedly plotting holiday attacks.

An investigation into whether a US-Nigerian airstrike on Dec. 25-26, 2025 struck a village with no history of ISIS activity, examining official statements, local accounts and the wider security context.

US-backed air strikes in Nigeria hit two Islamic State-linked camps in the Bauni forest of Sokoto State, targeting foreign fighters infiltrating from the Sahel, the Nigerian government said.

Country’s foreign minister says his president signed off on US air attack – key US politics stories from 26 December at a glance

Some even celebrated ‘mass killing’ and the president’s ‘resolve’ in attacking Islamic State targets

A U.S. airstrike that targeted an alleged Islamic State camp in Nigeria has caused panic in the village of Jabo