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Islamic State group nearly doubled its Mali territory in under a year, UN says

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement, United Nations experts said in a new report.

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UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are also capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement

The Independent UK

Pakistani doctor who sought to support Islamic State terror group sentenced in Minnesota to 18 years

A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator who sought to join the Islamic State terrorist group to fight in Syria and expressed interest in carrying out attacks on U.S. soil has been sentenced to 18 years in prison

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Maryland man charged with ISIS-inspired plot pleads guilty to planning separate airport attack

A man charged in 2019 with planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a Washington, D

The Independent UK

Leader of Niger's junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details

The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger's democratically elected president said Saturday night that they will return the country to civilian rule within three years.

Radio France Internationale

A scramble of last-ditch diplomacy aims at finding a peaceful solution to Niger's deepening crisis

A delegation from regional nations is expected to arrive in Niger in a last-ditch diplomacy effort to reach a peaceful solution with mutinous soldiers who ousted the country’s president last month

The Independent UK

Amid growing tension between Russia, Iran and the US, Syria's Kurds have been sidelined

In north-east Syria, the 12-year conflict is far from over. Russian fighter jets buzz US surveillance drones, threatening to bring them down. Iranian-backed militias occasionally fire rockets at US positions. The Assad regime maintains that it will “regain every inch” of Syria, ending Kurdish autonomy in the north-east.

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Gunman in southern Iran opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine, killing 1 and wounding 8 others

A gunman has opened fire at a prominent shrine in southern Iran, killing one person and wounding eight others

The Independent UK

IS claims responsibility for an attack that killed 20 Syrian soldiers, and vows to keep fighting

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an ambush in eastern Syria that killed at least 20 government soldiers and wounded others

The Independent UK

Fire breaks out at north Syria camp housing families linked to Islamic State group fighters

A fire has broken out in a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

Rebel attacks in restive northeastern Congo kill at least 21 people over the weekend, officials say

Officials and activists say that rebel groups — including one with ties to the Islamic State group — killed at least 21 people in restive northeastern Congo over the weekend

The Independent UK

Gujarat: Two IS-linked terrorists get imprisonment till "last breath" for planning lone-wolf attacks

A total of 75 witnesses, pen drives, mobile phones, laptops, surveillance data and digital evidence were considered by the court as evidence which established that the duo planned terrorist activities before fleeing to Syria.

The Hindu

Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group denies it was behind the killing of an Islamic State leader

Syria’s main insurgent al-Qaida-linked group denied it was behind the killing of the Islamic State group’s leader in the country’s northwest saying it would have otherwise claimed responsibility

The Independent UK

'In the fight against jihadist groups, Niger has no better allies than France and the US'

The military junta that took control of Niger at the end of July said on Thursday it would be cutting military ties with the United States and France, both former allies. The move could redefine the fight against Islamist groups in the Sahel region. FRANCE 24's expert on jihadist groups,…

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The Independent UK

The Islamic State group says its leader was killed by militants in Syria and names his successor

The Islamic State group has announced the death of its little-known leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurayshi, who headed the extremist organization since November

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Most of the unclaimed bodies in Manipur are of ‘infiltrators’, says Centre; Trump indicted over efforts to overturn 2020 election, and more

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The Guardian - AU

Australian teenager Yusuf Zahab ‘alive’ in Syrian prison months after reports he was killed in IS strike

Family ‘overwhelmed with joy’ after video emerges of teenager, believed to be Zahab, looking healthy and speaking into a camera

The Guardian - UK

Islamic State says it carried out Pakistan suicide bombing that killed 54

Blast took place at political rally for a pro-Taliban party as country faces a rising tide of militant attacks

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British rapper turned Islamic State fighter found dead inside Spanish prison cell

He was found dead on Wednesday in Puerto III prison in Cádiz where he was awaiting the trial verdict

The Guardian - UK

UK rapper turned Islamic State fighter dies in Spanish jail

Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary had been on trial in Madrid and was awaiting the verdict

The Independent UK

Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing

Kuwait says it executed five prisoners including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a Shiite mosque in 2015 that killed 27 people and was claimed by the Islamic State group

Radio France Internationale

Belgium court finds six guilty of murder for 2016 Brussels bombings

A court in Brussels has convicted six men of murder and two others on terrorism charges for the 2016 jihadist bombings in the capital that killed 35 people, concluding Belgium’s largest-ever criminal trial.

The Independent UK

Six men guilty of murder over Brussels terror attacks that killed 32 people

Both the Brussels and Paris attacks were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group

Evening Standard

Six convicted over Brussels terror attacks that killed 32

Islamic State terrorists found guilty of attacks at airport and on metro

The Guardian - UK

Six men guilty of murder over Brussels terrorist attacks in 2016

Islamic State bombers killed 32 and injured more than 300 in attacks at subway station and airport

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