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French military captures Islamic State group leader in Mali

The French military on Wednesday said it had captured a top-ranking member of the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group.

Radio France Internationale

France says it has captured Islamic State bigwig in Mali

Oumeya Ould Albakaye, ISGS’s chief of two provinces in Mali and Burkina Faso was captured this week.

Al Jazeera

France claims capture of senior IS figure in Mali

Paris (AFP) - French troops in Mali have captured a senior member of the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group, the French military said Wednesday.

AFP

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France announces capture of senior Islamic State figure in Mali

France announced on Wednesday that soldiers from its operation battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa had captured Oumeya Ould Albakaye, a senior Islamic State figure in Mali.

Reuters

Study: Facebook fails to catch East Africa extremist content

A new study has found that Facebook failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab extremist content in posts aimed at East Africa as the region remains under threat from violent attacks and Kenya prepares to vote in a closely contested national election

The Independent UK

Syrians returning from Al-Hol camp stigmatised over IS ties

Raqa (Syria) (AFP) - Noura al-Khalif married an Islamic State group supporter and then wound up without her husband in a Syrian camp viewed by many as the last surviving pocket of the "caliphate".

AFP

The silent majority are with me — bring Shamima Begum back home

Shamima Begum, the young British woman we have left in a camp for the women and children discarded by Islamic State, is back in the news. The 22-year-old spoke of how she is scared that she will be executed after being told that she will face trial in Rojava in…

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Prosecutors want life for surviving Paris attacks member

French prosecutors have laid out their sentencing demands in the historic Paris trial of 20 men suspected of critical roles in France’s worst peacetime attack

The Independent UK

Prosecutors seek life sentence for chief suspect in 2015 Paris attacks trial

French prosecutors on Friday laid out their demands for sentences in the historic Paris trial of 20 men suspected of critical roles in France’s worst peacetime attacks, the Islamic State (IS) group killing of 130 people on November 13, 2015.

France 24

White supremacists are riling up thousands on social media

White nationalists and supremacists are building thriving, macho communities across social media platforms like Instagram, Telegram and TikTok

The Independent UK

Prosecution tag team puts stranglehold on hopes of 'second-rank' accused

At the Paris attacks trial, the three co-prosecutors continued their summary of the evidence they believe is more than sufficient to see each of the accused suffer the harshest penalties permitted by law.

Radio France Internationale

Woman sentenced for recruiting terrorist

Hadashah Sa'adat Khan, 24, has been sentenced in Victoria to two-and-a-half years in jail for providing support and resources to terrorist group Islamic State.

AAP

Three days to explain why a man deserves life in prison

The November 2015 Paris attacks trial took another crucial step towards judgement on Wednesday with the beginning of the final presentation of the case by the prosecution. On Friday, the three co-prosecutors will demand the sentences they believe each of the accused deserves.

Radio France Internationale

Visitors trickle back to Syria citadel used by jihadists

Qalaat Jaabar (Syria) (AFP) - An ancient lake-side fortress once used by jihadists to launch attacks is slowly regaining its status as a key cultural destination, attracting visitors from across war-torn Syria.

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Australian court curtails government's citizenship powers

Australia’s highest court landmark ruling Wednesday will curtail how governments can deal with extremists

ABC News

Man suspected of joining Islamic State wins High Court challenge against government decision to strip him of his citizenship

The High Court of Australia overturns a key plank of the federal government's foreign fighter laws, ruling that the consequence of stripping someone's citizenship without them facing trial on Australian soil is so serious it should only be handled by a judge.

The Guardian - AU

Court rules minister can’t strip dual nationals of Australian citizenship for suspected terrorism

High court found in favour of Turkish citizen whose Australian citizenship was cancelled over Asio finding he joined Islamic State

AFP

US ex-teacher pleads guilty to leading Islamic State women's brigade

Washington (AFP) - A former US schoolteacher who became a high-ranking Islamic State official and organized an all-female IS military battalion, pleaded guilty Tuesday to supporting a foreign terrorist group, the Justice Department said.

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Ex-US teacher pleads guilty to leading Islamic State women's brigade

The Independent UK

US woman to plead guilty to leading Islamic State battalion

Court records show that an American woman is set to plead guilty to leading an all-female battalion of Islamic State militants in Syria

The Guardian - AU

Man who had Australian visa cancelled challenges government’s ability to keep evidence secret

Lawyers for Lebanese man tell high court that national security information should not be kept completely secret from parties

The Independent UK

Nigerian civilians bear brunt of attacks by armed groups

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, faces a myriad of security threats — from Islamic State-linked militants in the north to separatist movements in the south

Liverpool Echo

Man posted propaganda video to Instagram after Liverpool Women's terror attack

Azizi is said to have shared an Islamic State propaganda video the day after the bomb blast at Liverpool Women's Hospital

Reuters

Syria army should use air defences against Turkish invasion, U.S.-backed SDF says

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces would coordinate with Syrian government troops to fend off any Turkish invasion of the north, the SDF commander told Reuters on Sunday, saying Damascus should use its air defence systems against Turkish planes.

The Hindu

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