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Islamic State terror group claim responsibility for Iran attack

The terror group claimed two suicide bombers were responsible for attacks that killed nearly 100 people

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2024

Islamic State (IS) group claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Thursday for two explosions that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a US drone in 2020.

France 24 · Jan 4, 2024

Islamic State claims responsibility for Iran bombings that killed at least 84

Afghan affiliate of IS claims responsibility for blasts in memorial crowd as Tehran tightens security on its eastern bordersMiddle East crisis – live updates

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024

Court in Germany convicts a man inspired by the Islamic State group of committing 2 knife attacks

A Syrian man has been convicted of murder, attempted murder and bodily harm over two knife attacks in Germany this year

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023

Is Hamas the same as ISIS, the Islamic State group? No − and yes

In the aftermath of Hamas’ bloody raid into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, many Israelis and people around the world equated the newly ultraviolent and audacious Palestinian militant organization with the world’s deadliest terrorist group, ISIS – the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2023

Terror in Uganda: what's driving the Islamic State-linked rebels

The Islamic State Central Africa Province recently attacked and killed two foreign tourists and a citizen in a Ugandan nature park. Located in the country’s west near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Queen Elizabeth National Park is about 400km from the Ugandan capital Kampala.

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023

Paris knife attack suspect to face charges in anti-terrorist court

A man suspected of stabbing a tourist to death near the Eiffel Tower is due to appear before a French judge this Wednesday with a view to being charged with carrying out a terrorist attack.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 6, 2023

Teenager who threatened ‘lone wolf’ terror attack is found with explosives, police say

The 16-year-old male is said to have proclaimed his allegiance to the Islamic State on social media and pledged to carry out terror activities ‘against the enemies of Allah’

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Paris knife attacker 'swore allegiance to IS' terrorist group, suffered from mental issues

The man who stabbed a tourist to death near the Eiffel Tower in Paris swore allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video posted to social media, French anti-terrorist prosecutors said Sunday.

France 24 · Dec 3, 2023

Bombing of Catholic mass in southern Philippines leaves four dead

Police say explosion at Mindanao State University gymnasium in Marawi could be revenge by pro-Islamic State militants

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2023